Richard Egelston

12515 193rd Ave KPN

Gig Harbor, WA 98329
253-884-3934 Home
253-205-5642 -Cell
re64f3a4@westpost.net

OBJECTIVE
As an experienced professional, with a proven track record of successfully devel
oping effective operational processes and procedures with a background in energy
efficiency and building automation. I am looking for a challenging position wit
h a dynamic company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AVALONBAY Bellevue Regional Office

9/2009-Present
PORTFOLIO MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR
I manage a portfolio of almost 4000 Apartment Homes at 13 locations. These locat
ions include a twin tower
25 story high-rise buildings, midrise buildings and some garden style communitie
s.
I have a staff of 56 people including Senior Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Ma
nager, Maintenance Supervisor, Tech III, Tech II and Tech I.
My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Develop and manage annual capital and expense budgets for the 13 properties.
Contract and complete all capital projects on budget and within the quarter the
y are budgeted in.
Review monthly, all facilities spends and work with my Operations Partners to m
ake sure we are on track and under budget.
Manage and understand all Controllable Maintenance Expenses including landscapi
ng, electricity, water, trash, gas and sewer
Contract and complete all non-routine budgeted items at all location.
Was asked to join the Nationwide MAG (Maintenance Advisory Group) for the month
ly meeting and new initivies.
Conduct monthly training and safety meetings.
React and supervise all emergencies.

T-Mobile USA- Corporate Headquarters, Bellevue WA

9/2006-6/2009
Senior National Facilities Manager-Real Estate and Facilities
I managed the National Facilities program that supports over 400 sites. This inc
ludes 8 campus facility managers with one regional east and one west coast facil
ity manager. Travel is about 65% of the time.
Developed annual capital and expense budget requirements for the 8 regional cam
puses sites across the country.
Managed to implement a substantial 5% cost savings in 08 by negotiating better
rates with our vendors.
Project Manager for site specific capital projects and equipment installations
across the country. Energy saving techniques, building automation and renewable
energy practices are incorporated into these construction projects.
 Developed the scopes of work for the facilities needs for new construction, sit
e selection and preparation for new sites. Worked with architects, structural en
gineers and general contractors to utilize green building practices to get these
sites LEEDs accredited.
SME (subject matter expert) for all building materials, mechanical equipment an
d energy saving technologies.
Merged a purchased telecommunications company (SunCom Communications) into the
portfolio.
Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and implemented them across the
entire organization nationwide.
Initiated a call center for all work orders to be dispatched and tracked. This
included over 7 million square feet of office and warehouse space.
Developed and deployed a Preventative Maintenance Program (PM.s) to look for wa
ys to improve energy efficiency and utilize new green technologies.
Developed a dashboard type of on-line tool. This tool has information about eve
ry site including location, type of building, total sq. ft, which departments ha
ve what % of space, pictures and lease information.
Worked closely with our facilities partner and their ROMS (regional operations
managers) to ensure our vendors were giving us the very best service for a reaso
nable cost.
Review monthly all facilities spends and work with finance to make sure we are
on track and under budget.

Starbucks Coffee Company- Corporate Headquarters, Seattle WA

7/2005-9/2006
Recruited by T-Mobile
Manager, Facilities Development and Technical Support Services
I managed the Facilities Support Services Team for Regional North America. This
included 4 project managers in the corporate building and 8 partners at an off-s
ite building called Technical Parts Department.
Provided leadership to cross-functional teams to ensure that efficient developm
ent and implementation of Facility Services policies, procedures and functions t
o increase productivity and maintain quality in the stores.
Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and implementing these SOPs to t
he field organization. I have worked very closely with the field organization to
provide plans, processes and practices to ensure that programs are aligned with
company business goals and objectives. Prepared, communicated and educated clie
nt groups and teams on changes in policies and procedures.
Coordinated, facilitated and implemented programs and schedules to fully integr
ate our Licensed Stores and International groups into all facilities programs.
Developed analytics and metrics across equipment types for Preventative Mainten
ance Standards (PMs). Direct information gathering, conduct analysis and reports
on business data relative to managing short and long term cost for repair and m
aintenance decision making.
Led projects and large scale initiatives that contributed positively to the env
ironment such as reduced electrical usage, water conservation and other green st
ore initiatives. Develop plans and facilitated implementation of new equipment p
rojects. Studied and recommended improvements in processes, technology, systems,
mechanization and human factors that can reduce costs.
Provided technical analysis and project management support for the field facili
ties and equipment services teams.
Directed the distribution of equipment and parts for service providers, provide
guidance and resources that contribute to technology development and work cross
functionally with other store development teams.
Determined annual capital and expense budget requirements through the use of as
set management programs and fleet analysis. Assist in data gathering and buildin
g of network and supply chain analytical models to determine optimized network.

Pride-Industries @ Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California

7/2002 to 7/2005
Director Facilities and CLEANROOM (World Headquarters)
Responsibility for daily operations of a multi-site campus that has more than 5
million square feet, including office space, manufacturing, production, cleanroo
m and warehouse space. Also responsible for all vendors and subcontractors 24/7
on site.
Reporting to the Vice President of West Coast Operations, I have 4 direct repor
ts and a staff of 200.
Duties include developing and staying within budget, managing remote sites and
working closely with other departments.
Manage the entire site, including maintenance, cleanroom, janitorial, landscape
and special customer service requests.
Oversee the completion of special projects and construction of remodels with th
e help of the projects group.

Kenmark Inc. @ Echelon, San Jose, California

2001 to 2002
Director Technology and Buildings Operations
Duties included being owners representative as well as hands-on daily facility m
anagement, budget, vendor, and subcontractor control.
Liable for P&L concerning all buildings in the Kenmark Portfolio, which include
d all of California.
Responsibility to oversee completion of Echelons world headquarters, in San Jos
e, California.
Daily interaction with general contractor and sub-contractors.
Served as Echelons authorized representative in lease negotiations, budgetary i
tems, and facilities issues for all buildings, which included multiple locations
with millions of square feet of production area as well as office space around
the world.
Extensive facilities operations and project management experience, with a conce
ntrated focus on energy management and Internet driven building control systems.
Global Industrial Services, Inc. @ Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, California
1996 to 2001
A facilities maintenance service provider to the industrial and manufacturing in
dustries.
Facilities Manager
Responsible for maintaining a large spacecraft manufacturing facility with 30+ b
uildings and approximately 2 million square feet. Was also responsible for all m
aintenance, HVAC, security, janitorial and for all budgetary preparations.
Served on the lease negotiation team and handled all outside vendors.
Communicated with 6 direct reporting managers, 3 administrators and a staff of
125 employees.
Duties included major construction, adds-moves-changes, a major P.M. program an
d daily maintenance of all buildings, vehicles, machinery, grounds, and surround
ing areas.
 Maintained all cleanroom facilities and production areas.
Maintenance budget was $15 million.
Reported directly to the Vice President of Operations.

EDUCATION
B.S. Business Administration
Continuing Education
LON Open Systems BAS Networking Training
IFMA Continuing Facilities Maintenance Training
California State Fire Marshall Certificate of Registration
Hazardous Materials Toxic Waste Disposal
OSHPD Regulations, Management-Engineering, Facilities-Maintenance

References Available Upon Request