Walter Fortes

Experience

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  Uhaul Co. of Rhode Island

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2006

  Area Field Manager

  • Responsible for recruiting private independent businesses to rent U-Haul Equipment. • Provided Management skills and kept inventory of supplies. • Serviced equipment on lot to customer safety specifications for customer handling.

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  D&S Appliance Service

  Jun 2004 - Oct 2006

  Appliance Technician

  • Responsible for the Diagnosis, service and repair of major household appliances. • Performed general maintenance to air condition units in customers homes.

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  Intercontinental Hotel Boston

  Oct 2006 - Nov 2020

  • Directs and manages staff of 11 full time employees. • Maintains mechanicals of 424 hotel rooms and 12 meeting spaces• Maintains organized and efficient administrative and filing systems.• Maintains a well-defined and organized system within the shop for the inventory, maintenance and storage of all tools, products, materials and equipment.• Assigns, verifies and participates in the completion of all routine maintenance in public spaces, meetings rooms, outlet, back of the house spaces and grounds.• Hires, trains, supervises and disciplines departmental staff and all independent contractors.• Adheres to corporate required purchasing policies and controls to include outside contractor bids, budgets and schedules.• Assists in educating hotel personnel on emergency procedures and safety precautions• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.• Inspects guest rooms after preventative maintenance. Reviewed any problems with maintenance staff. • Ensures swimming pool and spa maintenance duties are performed according to brand standards and health department regulations• Performs annual performance reviews.• Helps develop processes, procedures and standards for the facility’s operational performance.• Assists in developing, managing and operating budgets.• Assists in the coordination and supervision of all contracted capital projects.• Accountable for securing and negotiating outside contracts. • Participates in a consistent and regularly scheduled property walk through.• Maintains accounting records and procedures for Department.• Participates in the Recycling committee quarterly meeting.• Assumes Chief Engineers duties when not present. • Responsible for all HVAC systems. Show less • Inspected, repaired, modified and installed HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes. • Conducted regular preventive maintenance inspections on all units. • Repaired or replaced defective parts in units and equipment and their controls.• Performed all general shift engineer duties. • Responsible for communicating with vendors and technical support• Provided support and back up to Assistant Chief Engineer. Show less

  • Assistant Chief Engineer

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2020

  • HVAC Engineer

    Oct 2006 - Nov 2017
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  The Langham Hotel Boston

  Nov 2020 - Sept 2022

  Assistant Chief Engineer
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  The Langham Hotel

  Sept 2022 - Jul 2023

  Chief Engineer
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  Canopy by Hilton Boston Downtown

  Jul 2023 - now

  Director of Engineering