John Bower

Experience

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  Indiana University Bloomington

  Aug 2005 - Mar 2021

  Directly oversee game day operations for men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving, and baseball. Assist with the game day operations for football and men's basketball.Manage assigned game management interns.Prepare bids and oversee all Big Ten and NCAA post season events for men's and women's soccer, field hockey, swimming and diving, water polo, and baseball.Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot Daktronics scoreboards.Write and distribute visiting team guides.Manage the department key system.Routinely inspect assigned facilities to insure that they are clean and well maintained and assist with capital projects upon request.Oversee 3rd party security, ushers, ticket takers, and parkers, for assigned sports.Schedule police and ambulance services for assigned sports. Show less Responsible for the maintenance, cleaning, setup/strike, and preservation of recreation facilities including wood floor resurfacing and machine maintenancePerformed daily inspections of IMU Recreation Center to insure that the space was clean, safe, in a state of good repair, and took necessary action to insure that any problems were rectified quicklyManaged a $275,000 budget and introduced a business revitalization plan that successfully ended a ten year downturn by turning a profit for the first time in Fiscal year 2011 and achieving a record profits in fiscal year 2012 Created facility policies and wrote staff and facility policy manuals, maintained social media, and the website Responsible for the hiring, training, electronic payroll processing, and scheduling of 15 – 20 student employees, one full-time AFSCME maintenance technician, one graduate student, five adjunct bowling instructors, one part-time studio director, and three part-time studio instructorsDeveloped a core group of students who had the knowledge and desire to run the operation on their own, which has resulted of a non-graduation related turnover rate of less than one student per yearResponsible for cash operations, obtaining RFPs, purchase orders, invoicing, and bid evaluationResponsible for creatively marketing the recreation center to increase usage and revenueCoordinate and manage recreation center reservations (approximately 400 annually), ranging from small 10 person birthday parties, to large corporate gatherings with full buffet and barAssisted in the planning and operation of the Taste of the IMU, an annual welcome party for all IU freshmen Show less

  • Director of Events

    Feb 2017 - Mar 2021

  • Assistant Director of Events

    Sept 2012 - Feb 2017

  • Assistant Coordinator of Games

    Jan 2005 - Sept 2012

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Aug 2005 - May 2012
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  Self-employed

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  Handyman

  I do general home maintenance, repair, and lawn care.

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  Commercial Service

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Commercial Service Technician

  Perform preventative maintenance on rooftop units, split systems, mini splits, plate and frame heat exchangers, chiller tubes, exhausters, DOAS systems, and makeup air unitsDiagnose and repair/replace HVAC related single phase and three phase electrical components and low voltage control systemsDiagnose and replace heat exchangers, compressors, motors, and fan bearings as neededI’m able to properly maintain and diagnose high temperature refrigeration system, detect and repair leaks, properly recover refrigerant, and properly evacuate the system in order to improve efficiency and prolong system life. Show less

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  Walmart

  Jul 2023 - now

  HVACR Technician

  Diagnose, repair, and maintain rack refrigeration systems and rooftop units.