Colorado College Facilities Services

Services Provided by Facilities Services

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CARPENTRY:
Karl Greis, Supervisor
Dan Crossey, Cabinetmaker
Kevin Gallegos, Carptener
James Martinez, Carpenter
Ken Wilson, Carpenter
This shop works in all phases of carpentry, cabinetmaking, furniture repair, and masonry as well as repair and/or replacement of ceiling tiles, windows, drapery rods, venetian blinds, lexan at the Ice Rink.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY:
EH&S provides chemical and hazardous waste disposal services for the campus, coordinates the radiation safety program, responds to chemical, biological and radioactive spills and releases, consults with campus constituents on occupational safety matters and performs ergonomics assessments for office and industrial work environments. EH&S coordinates most aspects of environmental compliance on campus, including air permits, asbestos management, oil spill prevention and preparedness and underground storage tank management.
Kent Clawson, CHMM, x6279, manages hazardous materials, including asbestos, oversees the program, including evaluating ergonomics concerns.

ELECTRIC:
Lane Zak, Electrician
Bill Holmes, Electrician
This shop provides a full spectrum of electrical services to include rewiring, bulb replacement of anything over 10' high, wiring, maintenance and repair of life safety systems, and campus security lighting.

ENERGY CONSERVATION:
Jim Cain, Manager
Jim is the Technical Services Manager and the overall manager of the Central Plant, Electric, HVAC, and Plumbing shops. He determines methods which will more efficiently control our utilities expenditures. He a1so acts as our liaison with the City utility department.

GROUNDS:
Jerry Switzer, Supervisor
Jerry supervises a staff of 11 full-time employees which include an arborist, a horticulturist, a turf grass specialist, and sprinkler maintenance. Their duties include ice and snow removal, daily clean up of trash, watering, mowing, weed control, care of athletic fields, flowerbed design and maintenance.

HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC):
Doug Sullivan, Supervisor
Johnny Valdez, Controls
Jim McGee, Mechanic
Terry Kemp, Mechanic
Lenny Ortman, Mechanic Kevin Vitamas, Mechanic
Juan Pacheco, Mechanic
Fred Shoemaker, Lead Central Plant Operator
Bob Belnap, Central Plant Operator
Don Griffith, Central Plant Operator
Steve Rizor, Central Plant Operator
Edward Wojakowski, Central Plant Operator
This shop centers at the Central Plant and includes Plant Operators as well as mechanics and controls specialist. Central Plant Operators are responsible for the smooth operation of the Central Plant and the boilers contained therein. The HVAC mechanics and controls specialist are responsible for heating/cooling/ventilation system levels in all campus buildings. The Swimming Pool and Ice Rink mechanic functions and campuswide welding requirements are also the responsibility of this shop.

LOCKSMITH:
Pete Ordway, Supervisor
Lee, Locksmith
This shop has responsibility for all locking systems on campus. The Lock Shop is responsible for all lock changes, cuts keys, maintains systems so they function properly, changes and maintains combination lock systems, and maintains the campus door access system. They also work with the systems for ADA access and fire doors.

PAINT:
Jim Montoya, Supervisor
Bill Solano, Painter
Responsibilities include maintenance of all painted surfaces in academic buildings and, when requested by Residential Life, dormitories. Grafitti removal, curb painting, replacement of rubber base, and making or replacing signs for interiors of academic buildings are also the domain of this shop.

OFFICE:
Karen Crews, Manager
Sally Eisentraut, Work Order Specialist
Randy Nehls, Accounting Specialist
Eirene Cutolo, Staff Assistant
All work orders are channeled via ext. #6876, fax #6981, e-mail to Sally, or by written request. The office staff issue keys, process invoices, purchase orders and requisitions, schedules appointments. Deals with contract services for trash removal, elevator maintenance, pest control, warranty issues. The office staff acts as liaison with campus community, contractors, vendors, etc.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:
Ed Eng, Director Ext. #6568
George Eckhardt, Assistant Director Ext. #6568
Carl Brandenburg, Assistant Director of Projects Ext. #6951
Will Wise, Crafts Manager Ext. #6978
Jim Cain, Technical Services Manager Ext. #6017
Karen Crews, Office Manager Ext. #6276
While this will give you the names of the shop's employees, please do not go directly to them with work orders. All work orders are to be called in to the Work Order Desk staffed by Sally Eisentraut, ext. #6876.

PLUMBING:
Sam O'Neill, Supervisor
This shop is responsible for sewer cleaning, broken pipe repair, thawing frozen lines, repair or replacement of plumbing fixtures, checks for gas leaks, backflow preventers.

SECURITY:
Ron Smith, Chief
Ron has a staff of about 20 Security Officers which includes dispatchers who staff the Security Office 24 hours per day. The staff safeguards the campus community. They are responsible for traffic and parking control, dog control, noise abatement, transporting of injured or ill students, issuance of parking stickers, eviction of non-affiliated persons from College property, in addition to many and varied duties. The dispatch staff provides contact with the Facilities Services staff for after-hour emergencies. Please call ext. #6707 with after-hour emergencies.

PURCHASING / SUPPORT SERVICES:
Don Davidson, Purchasing / Support Manager
Brad Fairbanks, Support Services Specialist
Mike Starr, Supervisor
Nick Solano, Events
Kris Higginbotham, Events
This shop does purchasing for Facilities Services and, in many cases, other campus departments. Events (or Set-ups) are also a part of this shop. It provides quick and efficient set-up of chairs, tables, podiums, staging for campus functions. It provides set-up coordination for Homecoming, Commencement, lectures, luncheon and dinner meetings, drama and musical presentations, etc.

TRANSPORTATION:
Bob Winkelblech, Supervisor
Jim Vauthrin, Driver/Mechanic
Glen Powers, On-call driver
Barney Parker, On-call driver
Transportation shop is responsible for approximately 80 College vehicles to include fleet vehicles, maintenance vehicles, mowers, Zambonis, etc. The drivers respond courteously and efficiently to all driving requirements as scheduled. To schedule a vehicle for use on College business, please call ext. #6175. Driving Training Classes are the 1st Tuesday of each block at 3:00pm. There are 2 additional classes on the 2nd Tuesday of Block 1 & 5. All classes are held at Facilities Services in the Van Briggle Conference Room. Please Bring your driver's license with you.