Paul T. DeFay, Jr.

NOTAR
Y PUBLIC #DD481899
903 10th Avenue SW, Ruskin, Fl. 33570-4557 Residence: 813-645-8023
Email: calesa@verizon.net
OBJECTIVE I am seeking an administrative type position where I may utilize
/contribute my many years of diverse experience, possibly in the area of Manufac
turing and/or Facilities management, data entry, office/administrative capacity.
PROFILE Innovative, results oriented manager with many years of experience in di
versified environments. Demonstrated proficiency in Facilities and Industrial Ma
intenance, Manufacturing, Production and Engineering fields combined with abilit
y to interface and work collaboratively with a wide variety of constituents, whi
le effectively managing and prioritizing competing demands. Organized, flexible
professional with the ability to analyze and make intuitive, problem solving, de
cisions. Strong technical ability combined with excellent communication skills.
Held BSME degree positions of increasing responsibility. Ha
ve one United States Patent (#4,398,407) & one Patent application.
EXPERIENCE Jacobs Engineering/Turnpike Enterprises
5750 Major Blvd., Orlando, Fl. 32819
April 23, 2007 to Current
Facilities Contract Manager (Consultant to Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT))
As facilities contract manager I am responsible for the management of a comprehe
nsive maintenance program, including emergency power generation and other facili
ty equipment and systems repairs. The work involves the management and utilizati
on of private, general contractor(s) and LAT’s (Local Area Technicians) as well as t
he use of specialty maintenance and repair contractors on an as needed, routine
and emergency basis:
• Manage all facilities related maintenance issues for Polk, Suncoast Parkway’s & Vet
ran’s Expressway.
• Managed Maintenance requirements for eight (8) Mainline Plaza’s and thirty-two (32)
Ramp Plaza locations.
• Authorize/Issue/Process/Inspect/Manage Work Orders in FDOT (CMMS) Electronic Wor
k Order data base.
• Monitor performance of fourteen (14) contractors’ in accordance with all contract t
rms and conditions.
• Monitor, audit, submit invoices, amend/update contracts and program budget requi
rements.
• Manage state wide Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) contract, repairs/installatio
ns/Preventative Maintenance.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
6750 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, Fl. 33777
April 29, 2002 to April 20, 2007
Facilities & Maintenance Manager (Facilities and Manufacturing Equipment Mainten
ance)
Evaluate, schedule and manage skilled/non-skilled mechanical/electrical/electron
ic trade groups, including Janitorial activities, for 337,000 Sq. Ft. facility w
ith 11-acres of grounds. All manufacturing equipment repair, upgrade(s), relocat
ion(s) and installation(s). Renovation/reorganization of various internal depart
ment(s) including construction/renovation/relocation of office(s) and manufactur
ing equipment:
• Initiated and implemented utility, operational equipment repairs/parts, material
s cost reduction programs.
• Designed and installed a new, centrally located, compressed air center, converte
d power to 480VAC.
• Eliminated CFR-433 and local IWD testing/reporting & annual permit cost and requ
irements.
• Vendor/sub-contractor review/selection and coordination for cost effective expen
diture reduction(s).
• Design and installation of electrical power monitoring alarm system for ten (10)
 on-site, metered, facility locations.
• Rotating chairman for Facilities Health and Safety Committee.
EDUCATION
Four (4) Year Apprenticeship Machinist/Tool & Die Maker, Camden County Vocationa
l, Camden, New Jersey
Various, numerous Workshops and Seminars.
HISTORY
Senior Member Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Senior Member Society of Carbide and Tool Engineers
Senior Member American Powder Metal Institute (APMI)
Data Research Analyst/GTE Information Services (Conversion of communications fie
ld data to binary code/entry)
Facilities & Maintenance Manager, Allied Signal Aerospace, Electric Power Divisi
on
Research/Development Engineer/Burgess-Norton Mfg. * (Amsted Industries Inc.)
(*Invented Patented Process “Spherical Forming of Internal Radii†(Sizing
of Powered Metal Parts), Patent 4,398,407)
Process Engineering & Plant Maintenance Manager/Carmet Mine & Construction Tools
**
(**Patent application for design/manufacturing of a
carbide “Anti-Drift Roof Drilling Bit†, for mining application’s)
(Designed tooling for in-house manufacturing of conical carbide tip eliminating
import requirement from the UK)
(Automated snow plow production line reducing labor requirements by 60%)

COMPUTER SKILLS MS Word, Excel, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMM

S) Program(s), Lotus Notes 6.5, Outlooks 2007, Project Solve, Chief Architect, v
arious and numerous computer based programs for time keeping & expense reporting
.