Staff news November 2023
November 1, 2023
New hires
- Charles Alt, senior welder, Utilities
- Arianna Ballas, landscape and grounds worker, Landscape Services
- Pabitra Budhathoki, custodian, E&G Custodial Services
- Austin Burkholder, BAS controls assistant, Automation Services
- Shaquille Carter, custodial services worker, Housing Custodial
- Cynthia Chambers, custodial services worker, Housing Custodial
- Matthew Coe, instrumentation and controls technician, Automation Services
- Zachary Cowan, BAS controls assistant, Automation Services
- Justin Dudding, instrumentation and controls technician, Automation Services
- Daniel Filler, drywall/plasterer, Construction & Renovation Services
- Kevin Grey, associate director of automation services, Automation Services
- Joshua Herndon, HVAC mechanic, Newcomb Zone Maintenance
- Olando Hunter, custodial services worker, Housing Custodial
- Larry Jackson, heat plant maintenance worker, Heat Plants
- Milton Mozie, custodian, E&G Custodial Services
- Christian Mullen, instrumentation and controls technician, Automation Services
- Christopher Shifflett, landscape and grounds worker, Landscape Services
Transfers & Promotions
- Zachary Brackett, roofing manager, Roofing
- Richard Covington, assistant director of end user support, Technology & Innovation
- Jessie Gammon, BAS controls assistant, Automation Services
- Keith Poeppel, sustainability engineering manager, Office for Sustainability
- Bobby Putrino, occupational health and safety trainer, Occupational Programs
- Jesse Zmick, associate IT systems administrator, Technology & Innovation
Educational & Professional Accomplishments
Occupational Health & Safety, Capital Construction & Renovations and Health System Physical Plant teams hosted a Safety Summit on Oct. 10 titled “Safety, Quality & Productivity: A Holistic Approach to Great & Good Work at UVA.” The event aimed to review workplace safety expectations for contractors and subcontractors working with UVA FM. Check out more info about the Safety Summit topics, presenters, and panelists and Safety Summit photos.
The University of Virginia Facilities Management Fleet received the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) 100 Best Fleet Awards earlier this month. The UVA Fleet was recognized as no. 41 out of 100 fleets recognized.
Compliments from Customers
Steve Ingram, Shaun Zeller, Raymond Hunter, Chris Haney, Jesse Thomas, Shane Livergood and Tripp Bailey: I had the privilege of working with this group of staff this week. The renovation job did not go as planned due to unforeseen circumstances. Your staff created a work around and got to it. We had to rework the entire renovation, but these guys finished early and did more than originally quoted. The room is cleared, patched, and painted. It is beautiful. Please tell them they are greatly appreciated. They are all wonderful, hardworking people who deserve praise for their ability to rework a situation and get the job done. — Rita Browne, UVA Health Radiology
Noted with Regret
Emmet “Sonny” Dudley, a former employee of Facilities Management, died Oct. 3. Dudley retired in 2014 with over 21 years of service to the University. He started as a temp in 1993 performing renovations at the old hospital, before becoming a locksmith at the Lock Shop where he spent the majority of his career.
Linda Woods, a former employee of Facilities Management, died Oct. 21. She worked as a custodial services worker from 2002-2013, participating in a workplace education program to earn her GED, something she was particularly proud of.