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JAMES P. BARKER PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP.SOLID EXPERIENCE. TURNED-AROUND DECLINING OPERATIONS. Accomplished executive with a stellar history of producing results in management/administrative, facilities operations, and leadership roles. Management – Operations Leadership – Business Oversight – Team Leadership – Strategy Development – Facility Operations/ Leadership – Management and Operating Contractor Experience – Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification – Real Property Asset Management – FEMA – Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving & Decision-Making Training EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Proven Management and Opera0ng (M&O) contractor with experience spanning facility opera0ons, planning and management, and office and administra0ve services for Department Of Energy (DOE) consis0ng of 2,000+ employees. Innova0ve, strategic leader with dynamic track record of providing top- level leadership and shaping overall vision to achieve unprecedented results while consistently outperforming goals. Spear-headed opera0ons, projects, strategic ini0a0ves, and built rela0onships/ alliances with cross-func0onal teams that resulted in process improvements and cost savings while fostering quality and safety. SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ➢ Process improvements as a Six Sigma Yellow Belt resulted in an es7mated $1.06 million dollar savings over three years, reducing costs 50% and minimizing Informa7on Technology’s over7me support costs for office reloca0ons on the Yucca Mountain Project in Las Vegas, NV. ➢ Project managed paperless work order soSware implementa0on in tandem with new work control process to reduce high volume backlog of Facility Support work orders 82% and overall (including outsourced requests) 64% despite the loss of 1.5 full-0me employees while also elimina7ng recordable injuries. ➢ Achieved zero accidents for 5+ years (including subcontractor work and 6,400+ staff moves as part of the contract’s six million safe man hours). Stellar safety record enabled company to win mul0ple Voluntary Protec7on Program Star Status awards and earn DOE’s Legacy of Stars award. ➢ Outperformed management expecta0ons—request confirma0on average 32 minutes versus 24 hour expecta7on; average comple7on 1.8 days versus 3 days for crea7ng ac7on plan only. ➢ Delivered aforesaid accomplishments despite stringent budget cuts, a 75% reduc7on of staff, and increased workload over the last four years of the project due to reorganiza7ons and consolida7on of facili7es while maintaining highest levels of safety and quality standards. ➢ Ac0vist efforts resulted in an addi7onal $1.5 million dollar, six month clean-up in 2016 for State Superfund Site aSer recent tes0ng found New York Department of Environmental Conserva0on’s $11.2 million, ten-year inves0ga0on and remedia0on effort completed in 1999 unsuccessful. ➢ Ac0vist efforts won support from interna0onally-recognized ac0vists Erin Brockovich and major law firm Vi0toe Law Group with 400+ individuals submiang retainers as part of a poten7al mul7- hundred million dollar lawsuit. TOP-LEVEL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVIST/MEDIA RELATIONS, New York Air Brake Superfund 2011 to Present Spearhead overall management of complex inves0ga0on of New York State Superfund Site and its widespread impact on the community. Led all aspects of inves0ga0on requiring intense review of thousands of documents (obtained through Freedom of Informa0on Act). Gathered data and developed easy-to-understand dashboard and reports detailing the site’s history (since 1900’s), contamina0on, and concerns a decade later. Served on panel for discussion on public television along with NYSDEC officials. 149 E. Division Street Watertown, NY 13601 315-782-2782 [email protected]
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JAMES P. BARKER PROGRESSIVELEADERSHIP.SOLIDEXPERIENCE.TURNED-AROUNDDECLININGOPERATIONS.
Accomplished executive with a stellar history of producing results in management/administrative, facilities operations, and leadership roles.
Management – Operations Leadership – Business Oversight – Team Leadership – Strategy Development – Facility Operations/Leadership – Management and Operating Contractor Experience – Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification – Real Property Asset
Management – FEMA – Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving & Decision-Making Training
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ProvenManagementandOpera0ng(M&O)contractorwithexperiencespanningfacilityopera0ons,planningandmanagement,andofficeandadministra0veservicesforDepartmentOfEnergy(DOE)consis0ngof2,000+employees.Innova0ve,strategicleaderwithdynamictrackrecordofprovidingtop-levelleadershipandshapingoverallvisiontoachieveunprecedentedresultswhileconsistentlyoutperforminggoals.Spear-headedopera0ons,projects,strategicini0a0ves,andbuiltrela0onships/allianceswithcross-func0onalteamsthatresultedinprocessimprovementsandcostsavingswhilefosteringqualityandsafety.
SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS➢ ProcessimprovementsasaSixSigmaYellowBeltresultedinanes7mated$1.06milliondollar
savingsoverthreeyears,reducingcosts50%andminimizingInforma7onTechnology’sover7mesupportcostsforofficereloca0onsontheYuccaMountainProjectinLasVegas,NV.
➢ ProjectmanagedpaperlessworkordersoSwareimplementa0onintandemwithnewworkcontrolprocesstoreducehighvolumebacklogofFacilitySupportworkorders82%andoverall(includingoutsourcedrequests)64%despitethelossof1.5full-0meemployeeswhilealsoelimina7ngrecordableinjuries.
➢ Achievedzeroaccidentsfor5+years(includingsubcontractorworkand6,400+staffmovesaspartofthecontract’ssixmillionsafemanhours).Stellarsafetyrecordenabledcompanytowinmul0pleVoluntaryProtec7onProgramStarStatusawardsandearnDOE’sLegacyofStarsaward.
➢ Outperformedmanagementexpecta0ons—requestconfirma0onaverage32minutesversus24hourexpecta7on;averagecomple7on1.8daysversus3daysforcrea7ngac7onplanonly.
➢ Deliveredaforesaidaccomplishmentsdespitestringentbudgetcuts,a75%reduc7onofstaff,andincreasedworkloadoverthelastfouryearsoftheprojectduetoreorganiza7onsandconsolida7onoffacili7eswhilemaintaininghighestlevelsofsafetyandqualitystandards.
➢ Ac0visteffortsresultedinanaddi7onal$1.5milliondollar,sixmonthclean-upin2016forStateSuperfundSiteaSerrecenttes0ngfoundNewYorkDepartmentofEnvironmentalConserva0on’s$11.2million,ten-yearinves0ga0onandremedia0oneffortcompletedin1999unsuccessful.
➢ Ac0visteffortswonsupportfrominterna0onally-recognizedac0vistsErinBrockovichandmajorlawfirmVi0toeLawGroupwith400+individualssubmiangretainersaspartofapoten7almul7-hundredmilliondollarlawsuit.
TOP-LEVEL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY ACTIVIST/MEDIA RELATIONS, New York Air Brake Superfund 2011toPresentSpearheadoverallmanagementofcomplexinves0ga0onofNewYorkStateSuperfundSiteanditswidespreadimpactonthecommunity.Ledallaspectsofinves0ga0onrequiringintensereviewofthousandsofdocuments(obtainedthroughFreedomofInforma0onAct).Gathereddataanddevelopedeasy-to-understanddashboardandreportsdetailingthesite’shistory(since1900’s),contamina0on,andconcernsadecadelater.ServedonpanelfordiscussiononpublictelevisionalongwithNYSDECofficials.
149 E. Division Street Watertown, NY 13601
315-782-2782 [email protected]
JamesBarkerPage� of�2 2➢ Servedasmediaspokespersonandwasinterviewedbymajormedia,includingnewsagencies,
newspapers,andbroadcastmedia.Actedasanadvocatebyraisingawarenessandeduca0ngpublicthroughsocialmedia,communityoutreach,andotherplaeorms.
➢ Ini7atedstrategicmee7ngswithCityManager,CitySchoolSuperintendent,StateSenatorstaffandcountylegislatorsleadingtojointNYSDECandNYSDOHtownhallmee7ngfocusedonaddressingcommunityconcerns,furthertes0ngandremedia0on.NYSDOHagreedtoundertakestudyforbirthdefects,birthoutcomesandcancerdiagnosesintheareaasaresult.
FACILITY SUPPORT SUPERVISOR, Bechtel SAIC (YMP M&O) - Las Vegas, NV 2002to2009Oversawdevelopment/implementa0onofgoals,policies,plans,systems,andprocedures.Createdbudgetsandme0culousstaffingplans.Leveragedleadershipskillstoorchestrateorganiza0onal/departmentalself-assessments.Cer0fiedSixSigmaYellowBelt—createdprocessesandcostenhancementsresul0nginefficiencyandsavings.Chairedongoingcross-func0onalsupportteammee0ngsandenhancedcommunica0on/coordina0on.ResolvedalllevelsCondi0onReportissuesacrossfacilityopera0ons.“LessonsLearned”coordinatorforFacilityOpera0ons.Asbuildingtenantmanager,conductedsafetyinspec0onsandcoordinatedEmergencyManagementResponseandevacua0ons.➢ Directedteamoftenprofessionals—facilitysupport,workcontrol,anddataservices.Oversawstaff
recruitment,compensa0on,management,performance,andtraininganddevelopment.➢ Project-managedtherenova7onoflargestbuildingexceeding18,000sq.f.➢ Servedassubcontracttechnicalrepresenta7ve;managedGCwithover$1millioninprojects.➢ Createdbusinesscase,solesourcejus7fica7on,scopeofwork,andproposalcriteriatoprocure/
implement$150,000soSwaresuitefeaturingMaximoandAperture.➢ Implementedself-serveconferenceroomscheduler,elimina7ng1,000+monthlymanualentries
andassociatedrepe77vemo7onrecordableinjuries.Administra7vehoursreducedfromamonthlyaverageof136to4,allowingforthereduc7onof1FTEposi7on($60Ksavings).
➢ M&Oliaisonforlandlord.Project-managedtenantimprovementsandmaintenanceacrosscampusoffifeenbuildings,over300,000sq.f.officespace.
➢ Createddesktopinstruc7onsandPhysicalWorkControlproceduresandworkinstruc7onsincompliancewithIntegratedSafetyManagement(ISM)principles.
➢ Coordinateddevelopmentofofficestandards(construc0on/leaseoftwo-story,36,000sq.S.building)—25%improvementinspaceefficiencyandcorrespondingsavingsinlaborcosts.Standardswerereplicatedduringrenova0onofthreeaddi0onalofficebuildings.
➢ Orchestratedtenantimprovementoffiveofficebuildings(vacancyandreconfigura0on).➢ NominatedBestinClassselec7onforDOE’sPollu7onPreven7onaward.Winnerofnumerous
managementandpeer-recogni7onawardsincludingMostValuableContributorforM&Oreorganiza7onproject—800employeeofficereloca7onsoverthreemonths.
ADDITIONAL MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING & OPTIONED WRITER 1996toPresent
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BA: Psychology & Media Study, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, ’96
Disparate Major Award for Exemplary Dedication to Intellectual Breadth and Liberal Knowledge; Magna Cum Laude (both degrees); Member, Golden Key National Honor Society.
Associate of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences, SUNY Jefferson, Watertown, NY, ’94 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Certificate – Crucial Conversations Mastery Course; DOE Corporate Facilities Information Management Systems (FIMS) Training; Secondary Subcontract Technical Representative Orientation; Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IS-00200 Training; Frontline Leadership Training.
“SPECIAL THANKS FOR UNRELENTING PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND EXPECTATIONS, FOR UNWAVERING COURAGE, FOR RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR, CONCERN FOR OTHERS, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF MEDIOCRITY,
BUT PARTICULARLY FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.” — M D’OUVILLE, ORG. MANAGER/BECHTEL SAIC
