Career

Facilities Management Consultancy - Sommerfeld

Since 2005 I've had the opportunity to lead, manage, mend, and reinvigorate three large facility management organizations where I've led as many as 750 employees, managed millions of square feet of space, and controlled operating budgets of $40M.

In each case I balanced budgets, improved the reputation of facilities management, increased employee and customer satisfaction, and engaged at a strategic level in the organization.

Mount Royal University

Chief facility management officer in an organization that includes 2,957,807 square feet of buildings valued at $916M and situated on a 118-acre campus. Responsibilities include leadership to a team of 81 employees, 220 outsourced providers, and oversight of an annual operating and capital budget of $18M.

Responsible for building maintenance and operations, security services, housekeeping, grounds and snow removal, space management, waste management, environmental sustainability, utility management, facility renovation and capital upgrades.

City of Calgary

Change agent recruited to rebuild and lead the facility management operation for the City of Calgary's 3.25 million square foot portfolio of owned and leased buildings. The responsibility includes leadership to a team of 120 employees, a $26.5 million operating budget, a $3.5 million revenue stream, and an annual $15 million capital budget.

The portfolio included 139 buildings with responsibility for building maintenance and operations, grounds and snow removal, waste management and recycling, utility management, and facility renovation and capital upgrades.

Saskatoon Health Region

Organizational builder trusted with the executive leadership of 4th largest department in a 12,000-employee organization operating 10 hospitals and 29 long-term care facilities.

Led a regional team responsible for operational support services in both acute and long term care. Responsibilities included facility maintenance and operations, housekeeping, security services, construction, utility management, space planning, and a 8,500 stall parking operation.