Mr. Richard L. Verona
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
A seasoned professional with over 24 years of mechanical and facilities management experience. Solid experience managing a variety of assignments: over 2 million square feet of institutional facilities (hospitals), five star hospitality sites (hotels), and class A commercial office buildings. Among the years of experience while in the capacity of Regional Property Manger for an investment firm worked as a lead member of a team involved with pre-acquisitions, property sales and new developments throughout the Northeast Region.
EXPERIENCE:
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER 2002 - Present
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGER - PROJECT ENGINEER
Manage as owners representative for all related HVAC, Light, Power and Housekeeping departments for a 2.2 million square foot medical campus.
Manage all plant equipment and ground personnel for Monte Towers I & II (two 28 story) apartments
Responsible for all off-site properties maintenance & operations in conjunction with related Architectural and Engineering designs, contractors and vendors to insure compliance to the medical centers standards
Participated in establishing maintenance contracts, RFPs, repairs, upgrades and all related utilities for satellite facilities
Participate in the operations of the day to day responsibilities of the physical plant for several facilities
Interface with local utility companies to ensure implementation of energy use and rebate programs
Participate administratively in evaluating the selection of the appropriate service contracts for Janitorial, Grounds, General Contractors to build-out new apartments for leasing
Responsible for monitoring the construction of all existing patient care facilities
Participate in evaluating the selection of an appropriate construction management group for the multi-million dollar ($190 million dollar) FHA-5 infrastructure programs
Monitoring and coordinating a sixty million dollar mechanical, electrical and plumbing retrofit projects throughout multiple campuses while occupied
Insure compliance with Governmental/Hospital Agencies (i.e. DOH, J.A.C.H.O., OSHA, M/WBE, ICRA, FDNY & DOB) regulations and coordinated routine inspections
MARRIOTT HEALTH MANAGEMENT, CORP. 1994 - 2001
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center -Brooklyn, NY 11234
FACILITIES/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Managed as owners representative for all related HVAC, Light, Power and Housekeeping Departments for a 2.5 million square foot Medical Campus.
Evaluated and established appropriate labor optimization of in-house Engineering & Maintenance staff
Managed out-patient clinics, nursing homes and satellite operations and preventative maintenance
Established policy & procedures for tracking of all related tenant/department renovations
Negotiated and approved all financial operational perspectives and infrastructure construction programs
Answered to hospitals administration and corporate representatives regarding project status
Established proper communications between hospitals managers, vendors and contractors
Managed out-patient clinics Engineering & Maintenance departments operations for Doctors lease agreements, space planning and renovations for real estate division
Insured compliance with Governmental/Hospital Agencies (i.e. DOH, J.A.C.H.O., OSHA, M/WBE & DOB) regulations and coordinated routine inspections
Established capital budgets in conjunction with administration for properties owned by client
Monitored network system moves, modification, UPS and associated hardware and cabling
Interfaced with local utility company for compliance to energy rebate programs for retrofit projects
Mr. Richard L. Verona
EXPERIENCE:
INTEGRATED RESOURCES INC. 1988-1993
New York, NY 10003
REGIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER
Served as owner's representative for several limited partnerships and joint ventures portfolio
Monitored building managers relations with tenants for Investor's portfolio throughout the north east region
Monitored & approved all budget analysis and forecasts for twenty seven properties
Negotiated cost effective maintenance agreements and new construction contracts
Acted as Liaison for ownership in negotiating and approving major leasing agreements
Instituted all preventive maintenance programs and staffing for multi-use facilities ( Commercial, Malls, Hotels & Industrial properties)
Monitored major tenant construction improvements to insure compliance with all applicable codes, standards and interior design requirements per corporate standards
Initiated and managed several multi-million dollar capital projects at various properties
Conducted building pre-acquisition and environmental impact studies for prospected properties
Implemented energy conservation rebate programs for new lighting, mechanical and emergency generator installation with local utility companies
HOTEL PIERRE (Division of Four Seasons Hotel) 1983 -1988
New York, NY
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Management of heat, light and power of an forty two story Hotel/Cooperative facility
Organized a multi million dollar MEP modernization program to comply with current code standards
Conducted a $2 million modernization program of existing hotel suites
Managed forty (40) facility personnel
Established major HVAC modernization for energy/cost efficient operation
Developed operating budget and forecasts
Engineered $2.5 million asbestos abatement programs
Developed a preventive maintenance program for all equipment
Interfaced with hotels guest and tenants regarding general building services
Managed Co-Operative Apartments vendors, & maintenance programs
EDUCATION:
IONA College, New Rochelle, NY
B. S. in Facilities Property Management June, 1990
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRE)
Association of Energy Engineers
National Fire Protection Agency
LICENSES: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: 9/82
Safety Director, City of New York, 11/88
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
I enjoy playing golf, collecting sports memorabilia, and belonging to local community organizations.
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