Karen A. Gaines
825 Indian Ridge Road
Clinton, Tennessee 37716
Telephone: (423)457-5763
Fax: (423)457-3336
- Goal
- Provide facility management solutions to organizations that will save them money.
Professional Experience
- Facility Solutions, Inc.
- From January 1997 to the present,
performed duties as president for a facility management consulting
services firm. Specializes in property management and data development
and analysis of property/office space including
- equipment maintenance,
- asset management, and
- all other facility-related costs.
Evaluate rent allocations, coordinate relocations--internal/external, and set up turnkey offices.
Coordinate vendor agreements for companies/corporations. Structure
and recommend cost-effective business methodologies.
- Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- From October 1990 to January 1997, employed as a corporate facility
administrator. Responsible for twenty-six corporate offices with duties
that included
- coordination of corporate office supply purchasing system;
- assisted in setting up corporate furniture standards;
- corporate office space planning;
- relocation planning and management using AutoCad/ARCHIBUS FM;
- management of corporate leases including allocation of office
rents with a value of about one-half million dollars each month
using ARCHIBUS;
- procuring and managing corporate photocopy equipment;
- distributing $450,000 monthly in equipment lease cost;
- ordered fax machines, Pitney-Bowes mailing machines;
and Copitrak terminals including approving such invoices;
- cost analysis for corporate offices in equipment use and office space allocations; and
- maintain corporate telephone database.
Performed duties as a facility specialist. General office facility support
activities included
- installing telephones and computer wiring, and
- terminating telephone and computer wire at both equipment and
service ends and programming telephone positions on a Northern
Telecom SL1 switch,
- planned and coordinated personnel moves within
the facility,
- assisted in construction of cubicle/hard office
walls,
- verified subcontractor invoices for proper rent and
office supplies charges,
- supervised mail room and receptionist operations,
- oversaw building maintenance,
- reviewed and approved accounts payable invoices,
- composed and processed letters and memos,
- maintained personnel database,
- maintained office equipment and equipment database,
- reconciled bank statements, and
- imprested reportsfor facility security and Corporate Security
Director,
- controlled employee and maintenance facility access badging
and programming,
- acted as the Department of Energy (DOE) Security Coordinator
and DOD Security Processor,
- scheduled employee vehicle control and maintenance,
- coordinated office key control,
- performed exit interviews for personnel leaving DOE projects, and
- inputted computerized timesheet data entry and uploads to
corporate payroll office.
- Various Public Service Positions
- During October 1970 through October 1990, held various public
service positions in the United States.
Software Skills
Numerous software package skills include
- Word Processors
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Publisher
- WordPerfect
- Spreadsheets
- Security Systems Software
- ERS
- System 10 Security
- Time Sys
- Northern Telecom Software
- Computer-aided Design (CAD) Software
- Databases
Proficient with nine-digit calculator, and running and maintaining
photocopy equipment.
Education
- Oak Ridge High School
- Graduated 1972.
- Anderson County Vocational School special courses:
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- WordPerfect
- Lotus 1-2-3
- dBase
Special Certifications and Qualifications
- Pensacola Junior College, Florida; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) License
- DOE Q Clearance
- Department of Defense (DOD) Secret Clearance
References: Available upon request.
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Last updated: June 13, 1999
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