Matt Race

Experience

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  Gordon Food Service

  May 1995 - Jun 1998

  Facility Manager

  Created and conducted building audits on 65 stores throughout four states. Aided in the preparation of capital budget reports. Created an extensive database from data collected from the building audits for easy tracking of information. Created a Preventive Maintenance Schedule/ Program to be followed by all 65 stores. Provided all phases of project management for all store remodels, including (but not limited to); preparing drawings, corresponding with architects and engineers (MEP), bidding process, monitoring and punch list. Designed in store security systems, which consisted on door contacts to cameras. Show less

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  Gallant Building Solutions

  Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

  Manager; Facilities Management Services

  Managed the Facilities Maintenance Department. Duties included, but not limited to; invoice approval, project management, establishing departmental procedures and goals for employees and department. Serviced the maintenance needs nationwide to Chevy's and Rio Bravo Restaurants, Barnes & Noble, Toys R' Us, and J.Crew to name a few.

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  Heaton Companies

  Jun 1999 - Apr 2001

  General Manager

  Operated and managed new construction company. Created procedures for operating and controlling the office functions as well as establish the commercial end of the company. Established a facilities maintenance program to accommodate the maintenance needs for retail stores nationwide. Managed subcontractors for commercial projects. Assisted the field carpenters with projects that I've bid on or where extra manpower was necessary.

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  Abercrombie & Fitch

  Apr 2001 - Apr 2004

  Regional Maintenance Coordinator

  Supervised all "emergency" tasks for 300 stores within my region. Established new vendor/contractor relationships and monitored existing vendors. Created new database for reference for the entire Maintenance Department. Managed Preventive Maintenance vendors for HVAC, smoke/fire, etc. Dealt with the maintenance requests as they were called in the stores, District and Regional managers. Regionalized contractors of all trades to cut costs of nationwide vendors. Provided project management for all projects from bidding to punch list. Co-created their first in-house emergency maintenance request call-center. Show less

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  Chipotle Mexican Grill

  Apr 2004 - Nov 2004

  Regional Facilities Manager

  Maintained approximately 200 stores on the east half of the country in regards to capital reinvestment remodels and improvements. Duties included design, bid preparation/approval, project implementation/management, punch list review and invoicing. Performed maintenance walks for site audits. Compiled data from these walks to assist the following years capital reinvestment process. Screened and qualified vendors/contractors for project use. Assisted with implementation of operating procedures for Operations Department and contractor relations. Created new maintenance tracking database for all reinvestment projects illustrating actual budgets vs. accrual. Co-created project reports for the Operations Dept. to depict all current/past projects and their perspective job costs vs. budgeted dollars. Show less

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  MAR Contracting Inc

  Nov 2004 - Mar 2007

  Owner

  Owned and operated a facilities maintenance-contracting firm (call center) that hired local contractors to handle retailer and restaurants emergency maintenance needs nationwide. Handled all daily aspects of this company from receiving service requests, dispatching, bidding, invoicing etc. Acted as a consultant for other maintenance contracting firms looking to enter this market. Managed a staff of three carpenters whom handle all service calls within our geographic region. Frequently assisted with such calls as the scope or manpower dictated. Assisted facilities managers with projects and remodels when needed. Show less

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  Lydia Café Deli

  Mar 2005 - Nov 2005

  Operations Consultant

  Establishing a Training & Procedures Manuals, a Recipe Book, and an Employee Handbook for a fast growing Café Deli in the Midwest. Guided the owner on streamlining their procedures and documentation as the owner began to expand into multi-locations. Assisted in the training of all employees and managers to ensure consistency among the new locations. Redeveloped their marketing package as it pertains to in-house marketing. Established emergency maintenance procedures for the management staff and owner depicting whom to call for whatever the maintenance issue that surfaces. Show less

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  Walgreens

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2011

  Sr. Regional Facilities Manager

  Responsible for managing a staff of 40-60 facilities professionals, including but not limited to: Regional Facilities Managers, Facilities Engineers, field mechanics consisting of HVAC and carpenter trades. Provides comprehensive facilities support for store operations; including complete interior and exterior building shell and grounds maintenance. Single source asset manager for complete building, property, and maintenance thereof, including, but not limited to; full budgetary responsibility for anything with depreciative value, asset life cycle analysis, reactive and proactive maintenance schedules including preventive and predictive maintenance. Show less

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  Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM)

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Board of Directors
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  CBRE

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  Director of Facilities Management

  Responsible for identifying, developing and implementing multiple cost save initiatives (ask for additional details) which result in continuous improvements in cost, service delivery, and equipment reliability. Established partnership with strategic sourcing to negotiate, bid and execute service contracts. Acted as thought leader and liaison during the transition of the outsourcing of Walgreen’s maintenance department to CBRE’s internal maintenance structure.

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  CD One Price Cleaners

  Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Director of Store Support

  Manage a team of two Store Support managers and three in-house service technicians. Responsible for developing a scalable facilities maintenance department to support a 30+ store chain in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Work with company and franchise stores to manage all expense/capital improvements. Created a departmental score carding process to provide outside visibility for other departments, while providing departmental accountability. Formalized: departmental roles/responsibilities, store and technician training programs, an IT enhancement program, and an ongoing formal refresh program. Show less

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  Knowledge Universe

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2017

  Regional Facilities Manager

  Manage the maintenance & repairs for 150 (open & passive) child daycare centers in Illinois and Indiana. Provide tactical leadership for twelve in-house route service technicians whom handle daily M&R and comprehensive monthly general maintenance PMs. Act as a thought leader in identifying regional strategic maintenance opportunities surrounding recurring services. Manage capital and expense budgets, improvements and allocations for the region. Provide thought leadership and counsel to Facilities’ senior management surrounding strategic initiatives and cost save opportunities. Show less

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  Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

  Manager; Facilities & Energy

  Manage a staff of 11 to maintain 70 retail stores and 4 office/warehouse facilities throughout Chicago & Milwaukee. Created a LED retrofit plan to convert all retail stores to LED, cost avoidance of approx. $450k/year via utility & maintenance savings. Standardized maintenance tech role and saving $240k/yr by self-performing additional project responsibilities. Enhanced customer engagement by implementing communication protocols with our retail partners. Consolidated and standardized maintenance service commodities (i.e. high dusting, landscaping, parking lot services, etc.) to a regional centralized model with a single scope. Show less

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  Graham Enterprise, Inc.

  Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  Director of Facilities Management

  Responsible for full facilities management oversight for a family-owned company, managing a staff of 5 in-house service techs maintaining a portfolio of 39 corporate and 27 leased/franchised convenience stores & carwashes throughout Chicago and suburbs. Manage ten brand conversion construction & remodel projects per year. Established department structure, consisting of defined in-house tech responsibilities, service regions, and service expectations. Responsible for identifying, developing and implementing OpEx & CapEx budgets. Show less

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  The Scion Group

  Oct 2020 - Feb 2022

  Director of Facilities

  Created and implemented a preventative maintenance program ran through an internal CMMS platform (Entrata). Hired and managed four Regional Facilities Managers and five Floating Facilities Specialists to maintain a national portfolio of 120 student housing properties (32M SF). Identified & implemented national maintenance programs for all service lines (i.e., elevators, water treatment, tools/parts procurement, roofs/parking lots, FLS, etc.). Created and conducted ongoing learning & training resources/curriculum for 360 in-house techs across multiple talent levels (Tech I, II & Supervisor). Worked collaboratively with FP&A to create a CapEx forecast & budgets for systemic asset replacement. Show less

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  Mandel Group, Inc.

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  VP of Facilities & Capital

  Developed & administered a PM program ran & tracked through Entrata. Hired and managed two Facilities Managers to maintain a regional portfolio of 30 conventional housing/retail properties throughout four states (5426 units, 5M SF). Created a project database to track Capital ($8M) & Operating ($7M) expenses. Implemented an asset inspection plan to capture condition & asset data to create a systemic CapEx replacement plan. Implemented an ongoing learning and development program integrated with Interplay to promote professional & technical growth for 55 in-house techs across multiple talent levels (Apprentice, Tech I, II & Supervisor). Responsible for developing and hosting Mandel’s 1st weeklong Facilities Appreciation conference. Currently creating a procurement strategy to centralize all vendors (OpEx & CapEx) with standardized SOWs with KPI validation. Show less

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  Avanath Capital Management, LLC

  Feb 2023 - Jan 2025

  VP, Facilities & Procurement

  Hired and manage Dir. Building Services (5), Dir. Procurement, Dir. Facilities Special Projects (2), to maintain a national portfolio of 108 multifamily & retail properties (15K units, 14M SF). Currently consolidating & standardizing maintenance services and increasing performance efficiencies of the maintenance techs. Within the first 12 months, identified opportunities to save $4.8M by consolidating multiple facilities services (i.e. MROs, Ext. Services, M&R services, etc.). Implemented an ongoing learning and development program integrated with Interplay to promote professional & technical growth for all in-house techs across multiple talent levels (i.e. Apprentice, Tech I, II & Supervisor). Implemented an asset inspection plan to capture condition & asset data to create a CapEx replacement plan and PM program. Partnered with Asset Management to manage & track Capital ($170M) & Operating ($30M) expenses. Show less