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920 MADISON, 8TH FLOOR LAURA MOONEY, PROJECT MANAGER
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 920 Madison 8th Floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Projects Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Plexiglas Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Employee Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The 920 Madison 8th floor project is complete. The space was previously the old Eye Bank suite of offices. The space renovation included the removal of old cabinets, and abated walls (by contractor) along with ceilings and old lighting. It also included abating flooring and removing plumbing fixtures. Facilities added new cabinets and a sink in the breakroom, new walls/frames, doors to construct new offices, a reception area and new flooring (carpet and LVT). Great job to our carpenters, electricians, plumbing, fire safety, custodians, movers, and HVAC employees in addition to the IT department.
July Birthdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Campus Safety
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Meet the Director of Operations . . 4 Energy Mgmt Incentives. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION TEAM uthsc.edu/facilities Kimberly Moore
Administrative Director, Business Office
Edwin Jeffres,
Director of Operations, Facilities
Michael Nelson
Building Maintenance Manager
Jesse Johnson
Interim HVAC Supt., PM, Boiler Operations
Leslie Gray
Mechanical Services Manager
Timothy Barton
Chief Safety Officer, Campus Safety
Rosie Davis
Administrative Specialist III
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/ Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
DID YOU KNOW? The Facilities Archibus Maintenance, Key/Lock, and Motor Pool request forms can be found on our website? Visit us at: uthsc.edu/facilities
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PROJECTS SPOTLIGHT 910 MADISON, 9TH FLOOR Bill Crewe, Project Manager
Brand new furniture arrived from Italy for the Fountain Project and has been installed. If you have not visited the area, stop by, and take a look at how awesome it looks!
PLEXIGLAS PROJECTS
Glen Dawkins, Bio-Med Supervisor Rosalie Nelson, Assistant Project Manager The 100-cubicle plexiglas installation in the GEB dental laboratory is complete. This one was a major project for the Facilities Bio Med department. They also finished the executive administrative staff’s installation in the Mooney Building. Keeping our campus safe is top priority and the dedication that goes into every plexiglas ticket request continues to have a quick turnaround from the date received. The 920, 2nd floor reception area is finished as well and all projects are included in the project pictures below. Thanks to the team for constantly doing an outstanding job!
PAPPY’S PARKING LOT Bill Crewe, Project Manager
The Pappy’s lot at East and MLK Boulevard is complete and ready for parking. The lot is now freshly paved to add additional parking due to spaces lost during the current Dunn building construction and renovation. All work was by completed by an outside contractor. Pictures include soil cement work, first asphalt coat, a new stair entry and the completed paving. Employees appreciate the parking!
CAMPUS SAFETY
TIMOTHY BARTON, CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER The campus safety team hosted a lock-out, tag-out, cook-out for the facilities teams to encourage personnel to complete their safety training and follow the UTHSC lockout/tagout procedures. HILTI Fire Caulk hands-on training was held as well with the facilities teams to ensure they know how to properly apply fire caulk to penetrations in fire walls and smoke barriers. Take a look at some pictures below from both events. Job well done team!
DENIM DAYS The facilities team showed support to survivors for sexual violence recently by wearing denim for this great cause!
HVAC DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
CELEBRATION TIME!
The HVAC department had to bring in and set up a rental cooling tower for the SAC building recently which included the use of a crane. Facilities helped with set up prior to the work starting and recruited the help of Campus Police to step in, block off and monitor surrounding streets to ensure campus safety.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION
Jesse Johnson, HVAC Supervisor
Leslie Gray Promoted to Mechanical Services Manager
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULY BIRTHDAYS Kimberly Moore
VAN VLEET BUILDING
Jesse Johnson, HVAC Supervisor Facilities employees, Henry Buchanan (HVAC) and Robert Gertz (Preventive Maintenance) are pictured cleaning coils on an air handler (AHU-4, 2113) at Van Vleet.
Larry Neely Timmie Robertson John Menne London Marion Danquet Pettigrew Aleshia Eppenger
ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Jacob Hopper
Leslie Gray, Mechanical Services Manager
The Energy Department has a positive light shining in the form of energy incentives received for the university. The department received $42,067.50 from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) the second week of April, 2021, for the Mooney Building revitalization Project. After contacting the TVA in the summer of 2018 to inquire if the Mooney Building met the requirements of the TVA EnergyRight for Business and Industry program, a representative from TVA’S engineering department came out to perform a site visit. The project was approved to proceed with the required paperwork to incentivize and everything was submitted. There was a seven step process that TVA had in place to receive final payment to which Leslie, with the help of other facilities personnel, put all the pieces together. A huge thank you to everyone that was instrumental in ensuring the process and paperwork was complete! This is true teamwork, thanks team! STOCKROOM SPOTLIGHT Edwin Jeffres, Director of Operations Great job to Verdale Walters, stock room foreman and Quincy Houston, stockroom clerk. They recently demonstrated outstanding service by going above and beyond their duties. Dale and Quincy exemplify the meaning of teamwork and sacrifice in making sure the auto shop and fleet vehicles continue to operate at normal capacity. They performed the additional functions along with their daily position responsibilities. Keep up the great work!
FACILITIES HR SPOTLIGHT Tracy Horton, Employee Relations Counselor Kameron Lurry joined UTHSC on March 30, 2020. She has been a terrific asset to the Facilities Administration Department. On April 9, 2021, Kameron successfully passed the Certified Administrative Professional Exam. Kudos Kameron and keep up the good work!
Justin Shrader Cortez Dickerson Elzie Rosebud Jaqueze Roberson Darius Madison Rosie Davis Eric Young Quincy Houston Shelia Stovall Curtis Peterson Sheila Smith Michael Nguyen
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NEWS YOU CAN USE... KEY AND LOCK CONTROL MANAGEMENT
Key and lock control management is under Facilities Administration. If you need to turn in, transfer, have new keys issued, or have locksmithing needs do the following: 1) Complete a request form found on the facilities website under the key control tab (https://www. uthsc.edu/facilities/key-control. php). 2) Attach the form to an Archibus work order request (link found at the bottom of each page of Facilities website) and bring to Facilities. We are located in the Physical Plant Building, room 224. Office hours are 8:00 - 11:30 am and 1:00 - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. For further assistance please call 901.448.4001.
MEET THE FACILITIES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WRITTEN BY AMBER CARTER, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Edwin Jeffres has been named Director of Operations in the Facilities Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jeffres leads all full-time, part-time and temporary university employees working within the department. He also oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing, and direction of various crafts areas within the facilities administration office. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the university in this role,” he said. “It plays a key part in assisting the campus ongoing efforts to build state-of-theart infrastructure that will provide optimum operations for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. I look forward to forging stronger relationships with my colleagues and other stakeholders that will lead to greater collaboration as we continue maximizing resources to perfect the UTHSC campus vision.” Jeffres’ additional responsibilities include establishing policies and procedures, schedules, and department needs, providing day-to-day staff directives; managing departmental concerns and disciplinary actions; determining cost benefits and managing annual budgets; directing the maintenance, repair, and alteration of buildings and grounds; and ensuring optimal utilization of personnel and other resources. He reports to Kimberly Moore, MBA, assistant vice chancellor for Facilities at UTHSC. “With 25 years of experience, Edwin’s determination and innovative thinking have allowed him to easily transition into his new leadership role,” Moore said. “As the director of operations, he has exhibited the ability to strategically plan and influence the commitment that drives the workforce of the facilities administration. Congratulations on your promotions, Mr. Jeffres!
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For more information, please contact: Facilities Administration | 201 East Street | Suite 113 phone 901.448.5661
uthsc.edu/facilities
THE UTHSC CAMPUS IS OUR #1 PRIORITY! The Facilities Administration department at UTHSC has the overall responsibility of all facilities activities, including basic operations, buildings systems maintenance, logistics, grounds, transportation, custodial services and continuous maintenance of the Health Science Center of The University of Tennessee.