Rob Gagne Resume
- 1. ROB J. GAGNE 1717 Country Club Road (203) 238-7754 Middletown, CT 06457 Email: robjgagne@gmail.com PROFILE Highly skilled and accomplished Facilities Management Professional in a large scale university environment with oversight for maintenance, repairs, capital projects, plant operations, and a workforce of over 100 employees, and multiple M.E.P. contractors COMPETENCIES Strategic Planning Energy Saving Initiatives Goal Setting/KPIs Safety Compliance (OSHA) Contract Administration Repairs, Maintenance, Work Order System Plant Operations Team Coaching & Development Emergency Planning Continuous Quality Improvement WORK EXPERIENCE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, New Britain, CT 1/90 Present PLANT FACILITIES ENGINEER II 1996 Present Direct a staff of eight direct reports and a workforce of over 100 employees. Interview, hire and select all trades. Manage key operational functions including building maintenance, janitorial, power plant operations, preventative maintenance, repairs, plumbing/electrical, access and security, work order tracking, safety compliance (OSHA), and groundskeeping. Direct operations for 38 buildings totaling 3.5 million square feet. Run power plant operations encompassing central plant with 2.5 megawatts of power, along with chillers, 1.4 megawatt fuel cell, 13,800 volt distribution center and transformers, waste heat steam generators, heat exchangers, and 2 miles of tunnel for utilities, etc. Oversee automated work order tracking system and allocate resources based upon facility impact. Establish goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) using data collection, analysis and trending to take a proactive versus reactive response to problems and opportunities, and as a baseline for continuous quality improvement. Streamline and re-engineer workflows/processes to maximize productivity and to achieve lean staffing. Manage capital projects with contractors representing all trades. Use a critical path project management process, along with cross-functional team facilitation, to keep all stakeholders focused and on-target with project objectives. Participate in emergency planning and evacuation plans. Ensure the operational integrity of all equipment, fire and safety systems with a focus on back- up/disaster recovery and continuity planning. Plan and manage plant outages. University liaison with system office for energy master planning Identify and implement retrocommissioning (RCx) projects and setting up persistent strategies for continuous tracking. Administer, track and monitor contract compliance.
- 2. ROB J. GAGNE Page 2 Resum辿 (Continued) WORK EXPERIENCE (Continued) PLANT FACILITIES ENGINEER II (Continued) Select Accomplishments Spearheaded energy saving initiatives including fuel cell, LED lighting, new HVAC equipment, and several RCx projects on campus including the installation of VFDs located in the CHP Plant. Key catalyst in the planning/design of a new power plant (CHP) and decommissioning of old thermal plant. Installed automated digital controllers for HVAC systems. Promoted from Plant Facilities Engineer I to Plant Facilities Engineer II. CHIEF STATIONARY ENGINEER 1990 1996 Ran plant operations for thermal plant with two 18,500 PPH boilers and two 40,000 PPH boilers. Managed Stationary Engineers, and Boiler Tenders with oversight for Powerhouse operations, repairs, maintenance, and capital improvement projects. Focused efforts on cost efficiencies, productivity, safety, and compliance. Streamlined workflows and processes to improve response to repairs and maintenance requests. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, State of Connecticut, Enfield, CT 4/86 1/90 CORRECTIONAL STATIONARY ENGINEER Ran Power Plant operations for a central thermal steam plant. Ensured the operational integrity of all equipment. Oversaw maintenance, repairs and response to outage issues. Supervised inmates performing cleaning of plant. MILITARY UNITED STATES NAVY ACTIVE DUTY 11/81 11/85 INACTIVE DUTY 1/85 1987 MACHINIST MATE (MM) Served on USS Midway. Helped with the operation of steam turbine engines and power generation equipment. Earned Navy Battle-E Efficiency Award while stationed on the USS Midway. EDUCATION Completed Extensive Training in the United States Navy Machinist Mate A School and Navy Damage/Fire Control Training