HARRY ZIEGLER
FACILITIES MANAGER/PROJECT ENGINEER with extensive experience in facility planning/management, chemical process design, construction, project management, and budgeting. A skilled project manager with strong customer service, objectivity and problem solving skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BENJAMIN MOORE & CO., Montvale, NJ1981 2008
Chief Engineer Manager of Security and Facilities for North America (2002 2008)
Managed Facilities and Security for North American operations, including Project Management and Design for Capital improvement projects. Supervised support staff of 17 people (6 direct reports). Day to day management of 2 corporate facilities, including maintenance of building and grounds and management of building services (reception, switchboard, mail room, cafeteria, and site security) (140,000 sq. ft office with redundant Data Center and 78,000 sq. ft. R& D laboratory with Corporate Data Center, and Customer Service center).

Preparation and management of an $8 MM annual operating budget and average $2 MM + capital budget.
Manage procurement/invoicing for all material and services related to operating budget and capital projects.
Manage Fire Code Compliance/Risk Management Engineering for North American facilities.
Start-up and supervision of North American Facilities Department and a Corporate Security Department.
Lead design, construction and relocation of Corporate Offices (400 employees) to a 140,000 sq. ft. building on budget and in 5 month timeframe; served as General Contractor for project.
Lead standardized and roll-out of business equipment for all North American offices.
Oversight of facilities budgets for all field sales offices in US and Canada. Managed office layout, furniture procurement, installations and renovations for all North American offices; acted as General Contractor for renovations saving normal 21% GC mark-up.

Chief Engineer - Corporate Engineering (1993 2002)
Managed Corporate Engineering Department, including engineering design for process equipment installations/upgrades, new facility construction, and project management/field supervision for all projects.

Led design and construction of $50MM reorganization of all production and warehouse facilities during (2000-01) including: major process/manufacturing equipment upgrades to 6 existing facilities, fit-up of 4 stand alone paint warehousing facilities. Designed and constructed new a manufacturing facility in Canada.

Assistant Chief Engineer - Corporate Engineering (1991 1993)
Project Engineer Corporate Engineering Department (1981 1990)

Designed & constructed 6 new paint manufacturing and warehousing facilities (60 to 100,000+ sq. ft.)
Fit up of 3 leased warehousing facilities
Designed and renovated 78,000 sq. ft. building for corporate office/R & D Laboratories/data center facility, including permitting, design, field supervision of construction (as General Contractor) and employee relocation.

NEW DEPARTURE HYATT BEARINGS, DIV. GMC , Clark, NJ 1976 1981
Project Engineer Plant Engineering Department (1977 1981)
Process Engineer (1976 1977)


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, General Motors Institute (Kettering University)


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Board of Directors, Greater Montvale Business Association