Richard L. (Rick) Shaklovitz
Miami, FL 33132

Objective: A managerial level position with a progressive company which will provide a long-term opportunity for career advancement through organizational development, technical challenges and rewards for successful contributions.
ProfileOver 28 years of experience in Industrial and Manufacturing Facility Construction and Operations including over 15 years of experience as a Facilities Engineering and Maintenance Manager for highly technical companies. Four years of management experience in process engineering and metrology departments
Proven Project Manager in a variety of project types including; construction; manufacturing process development; and business systems implementation. Collaboratively worked with Human Resources, Engineering & Operations groups to implement inter-departmental programs
Goal-oriented manager with a history of developing high-performance organizations. Proven ability to work in unison with individual contributors, supervisors, managers, and executives.
Organized, highly motivated and success driven.
Education: Post Grad. Studies, Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Post Grad. Studies, Project Management, Keller University/Project Management Institute
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Facilities and Maintenance
Programs Managed numerous building construction and remodeling projects including greenfield projects, tenant finish projects and MEP infrastructure projects. Led planning, scheduling and control of relocation activities for many relocation and rearrangement projects
Successfully established Total Productive Maintenance Programs for two different medical device manufacturing companies.
Participated in space programming, block layouts, space planning, and relationship analyses to determine efficient office, factory, laboratory and warehouse layouts
Participated in FDA inspections regarding Facilities, Maintenance, Calibration and Process Control
Implemented Computerized Maintenance Management Systems in two different Facilities and Maintenance Departments (MainSaver, MP2). The systems became the center of all maintenance operations including machine histories, performance metrics, purchasing and inventories, work requests and work orders, and preventive/predictive maintenance scheduling
Managed environmental, health and safety programs for compliance to regulatory agencies and permitting. Managed Emergency Response, First Responder, and Spill Response teams development, training and operations
Successfully participated in ISO Certification activities at three different medical products companies resulting in ISO Certifications.
Instituted Training Programs and career paths for department personnel. Programs entailed skills assessment, training curriculum development and training documentation. Coordinated in-house certification programs for skills based pay programs.
Collaborated with a cross-functional team to develop the companys Process Validation Program. Developed decision-making flowchart regarding validation requirements, proceduralized IQ, OQ & PQ process, and developed records-keeping system
Led projects to develop Compressed Work Week schedules for production maintenance operations. One project resulted in a 7-day/24-hour coverage and the other project developed a weekend shift
Completed a conversion project to outsource Housekeeping function. This program reduced housekeeping cost, reduced management involvement and improved overall facility cleanliness.
Participated in numerous Kaizen, Five S, and TPM events. Acted as team leader on teams developing manufacturing cells, equipment re-builds, process improvements, and safety/health related improvements.
Developed continuous improvement activities for equipment reliability based on Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Mean Time Between Failure and Mean Time to Repair indices. These indices were tracked via information from the CMMS and other databases.
Management/Supervision
Directed recruitment and retention of engineers, technicians and administrative personnel for departments up to approximately 40 employees.
Developed and managed annual capital and operating budgets for multiple cost centers.
Trained, supervised and evaluated staff and provided coaching for performance improvement.
Project manager for construction, remodeling and relocation of manufacturing facilities in Calgary, Alberta; Austin, TX, Anaheim, CA, Largo, FL and Miami, FL.
Employment: Sr. Project Manager , Soares Da Costa CS, LLC, Miami, Florida
Provide management for all aspects of construction projects for large scale commercial and manufacturing projects. Projects ranged from $ 36M to $ 132M.
Participate in pre-construction activities to develop new project opportunities for construction projects. Provide internal consulting on Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing System design, project schedule and proposal development2005- present

Facilities and Maintenance Manager, Linvatec Corporation, Largo, Florida
Oversaw daily operations at 225,000 sq. ft. facility. Facility included office, manufacturing, R&D and warehouse functions
Directed facilities engineering, facilities and production maintenance, housekeeping, grounds-keeping.
Project Management for pre-construction activities for new manufacturing facility construction in Anaheim, CA. Led site selection and acquisition, design, permitting and construction of a new manufacturing facility.2000-2005

General Manager, Southwest Desert Builders, Austin, Texas
Developed and executed business plan to start-up a facilities construction and services company branch for a Tempe, AZ company
Directed marketing, bidding, pre-construction, staffing and accounting functions for Austin branch1998-2000

Facilities Engineering Manager, Dade International, Miami, Florida
Oversaw facilities engineering activities for a large Invitro Diagnostics Medical Company. Completed many projects constructing aseptic cleanrooms, de-ionized water systems, emergency power generators, and a refrigerated warehouse.
Coordinated incorporation of additional manufacturing operations from closing Puerto Rican facility into an operating manufacturing building.

Facilities Engineer/Facilities Manager/Operational Assurance Manager, Intermedics Corporation (Carbomedics, Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc.) Austin, Texas
Provided facilities engineering support for four years for Carbomedics, Inc. a heart valve manufacturing start-up company
Managed facilities and maintenance functions for Intermedics Orthopedics for four years.
Managed site selection process to build a build corporate headquarters, manufacturing and warehousing operations
Managed production maintenance, metrology and process engineering functions for Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc. for four years
1983-1996

Relevant Skills and Training
Engineering Equipment, Process, Measurement, Electrical and Industrial

Project Management Institute Project Management Professional Training
Microsoft Project Expert
Manufacturing Process Validation Protocols Writing, Testing Development & Data Collection
FDA cGMP Compliance, Process Validation & Inspections
Manufacturing Statistical Methods SPC/SQC, DOE, CpK
AutoCAD Cadkey and AutoCAD
Manufacturing Company ISO Certification
Crosby Total Quality Management, Kaizen, Five S