06-16 Newsletter - Campus Operations

University of Oregon
June 2016
ZoneAMaintenanceManager:
JIMCODYonboardtoleadteam
You may have already had the
opportunity to meet JimCody, who
has been working with David
Wardand BruceBudziksince
May 2nd to become familiar with the
Facilities Services department, and
specifically the ‘ins and outs’ of
managing the Zone A Maintenance
Team. Prior to joining Campus Operations, Jim worked
in a similar role for University Housing on campus.
“I grew up in Palo Alto, California,” Jim wrote in an
email summarizing his background and interests. “My
father was an architect, artist and toy maker, and my
mom a school teacher turned office manager and
bookkeeper for my dad’s firm.” Two older sisters
rounded out Jim’s childhood family.
University Day Coordinator, Elizabeth Seider, was prepared with sign-up
sheets and tasks to assign to volunteers. She anchored her lists with rocks
to keep the May wind at bay while workers came and went out the front
door of the main office.
Mixed weather greeted staff who came out in droves
to support UO’s 111th annual University Day on May
19. Campus Operations and CPDC personnel
volunteered at least one hour of their
time to spruce up the grounds around
our compound and earn the 2016
t-shirt to prove they ‘survived’ the
day. T-shirts were apparently under
ordered by event organizers, and
given away to folks who showed up
at the main tent on the Collier House
lawn. Campus Operations had preordered shirts and are still waiting for The shirts are actually
green and not black
them to arrive.
In 1984 he left Palo Alto to attend the University of
Oregon and has remained in Eugene since then with one
18-month stretch travelling for a research company and
a couple of years in Cottage Grove. Jim currently lives
in Eugene with his wife Marci and their two daughters
Brenna (14) and Taya (16).
In his spare time Jim enjoys backpacking, camping,
and fishing. “These three activities get me outside and
are usually taking place in locations where I don’t have
phone service. I like to really get away when I go play.”
“I grew up playing with antique steam engines and
toy trains as well as restoring them with my dad. This
grew into an interest in old steam and gas powered
equipment. The ‘Oregon Steam Up’ in the summer is
like a trip to the biggest toy store to me. I enjoy odd
projects that challenge my mechanical brain and aspire
to own a Holt 2-Ton tractor or John Deere 40C tractor to
restore and play with.”
as this one appears in
the photo above.
CPDC’s Melinda Seeley and Marie Swarringim plant
flowers on the path to the Autzen foot bridge.
Asked about the latest addition to the Facilities
Services Leadership Team, Director BrettRogers
said, “Jim brings a wealth of pertinent knowledge and
experience in facilities management, construction, and
leadership. He fits in well with our business model and
we’re privileged to welcome him to our robust unit of
experts.”
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ZoneAManager:JIMCODYonboardtoleadteam
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UniversityDay2016!Photos on pages 3-4!
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FarewelltoITStudentAssistantMauricioLopez
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NotesfromUndergroundbyKevinMcGlinchey
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PHOTOCOLLAGE:UniversityDay,May19
IT EDITION
By Kevin McGlinchey, IT Manager
Student IT Assistant As many have already learned,
our Student IT Assistant
MauricioLopez graduated and
has moved on to the next phase of
his career. (See related story, left.)
His attitude and willingness to help
is sorely missed. Fortunately, we
are in the final phases of hiring a new student IT
assistant. We'll complete the hiring within the next
couple of weeks; you can expect an announcement from
Mr. Jordan very soon that will introduce our new
assistant.
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CentralPowerStation:What’sNewatCPS?
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EmployeeNews&Awards
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Calendar
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FarewelltoITStudentAssistant
MauricioLopez
IT Infrastructure Engineer David
Jordan announced that IT student
worker MauricioLopezwould
Siemens Insight Upgrade Adam Chapman and team helped support the
Siemens Insight 3.14 upgrade that occurred on Tuesday,
May 24. While there weren't major changes to the
application itself, we did move the application to a more
robust platform and improved the functionality of the
on- and off-site access mechanisms to that system.
While there are kinks that still need to be worked out as
a consequence of the upgrade, the new platform has
been working well and has been well received by our
customers. Kudos to Mr. Chapman and team for their
excellent work on this.
soon leave the team in a May 19
email to all staff:
“Our student IT Assistant,
Mauricio Lopez, has graduated
and is leaving us for the next step of his
career. Mauricio has been with IT since June 2014
and previously worked for
the electrical department
with the Lighting crew.
EAMS - Enterprise Asset Management System to replace FAMIS
During that time he
has helped tremendously
in supporting our desktop
environment and all of
the Campus Operations
staff. Mauricio’s attitude
and willingness to help in
every way has made him an invaluable member
of our team. He will be a very difficult person to
replace.”
We completed the "sandbox" phase for the first
vendor on Friday, May 25th. This involved detailed
software demonstrations of specific scenarios that
reflect some of the more interesting aspects of our
business plus some time for hands-on exercising of the
system.
The sessions were well-attended and I think our
questions kept the vendors on their toes. The second
(and last) vendor is coming to Campus starting on June
20th. Once that is complete, we'll evaluate the scores,
choose a vendor and begin the contracting process.
OLYMPIC TRIALS RETURNING TO TRACK TOWN JULY 1—10
The largest national championship track meet in the world, the U.S. Olympic Team Trails hosts more than 1,000
athletes competing for a chance to advance to the Olympic Games. July 1-10 marks the third consecutive Trials hosted
in Eugene and the sixth overall for the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. Our Campus Operations’ Facilities
Services department will once again participate and is currently involved with others on and off campus in planning for
this historic event.
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Above: The Lock Shop’s Dave Petersen spreads bark in front of the shop. Right: CPDC’s Tiffany Lee trims up the ‘Salvia Hot Lips’ planted in front of the Administration Quonset. This
plant is widely known for attracting Hummingbirds, and University Day was no exception. Photographer Shelley Whitaker captured the miniature bird inset flitting about the foliage and
quite unconcerned with the humans watching!
Energy Program Assistant Teri Jones and Fiscal Manager Yen-Chu Huberd plant the bed on the east side of the Millrace Studios.
Top: Jeremiah Igou, temporary worker with
Chris Meade’s day-shift maintenance crew,
rakes in a new layer of fresh bark south of the
compound, across from the Wilkinson House.
Far left: Central Power Station’s Sean Woods
works with Craig Koharchick to shovel and
spread bark west of the plant.
Left: Customer Service Center’s Judy Peters
and Facilities’ Office Specialist Melanie Lester
plant the pots on the south end of the
Administration Quonset.
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Left: The Lock Shop’s Kirk Gilbert energetically removes weeds where the Quonset meets the pavement. Center: CPDC’s Mikel Rhodes and Nathan Chafee rake in new bark behind
the Wilkinson House. Right: Angie Leister, Exterior Maintenance, delivers geraniums to the staging area to be transported to various locations on campus.
Members of the Custodial Operations team plant impatiens at the Wilkinson House and then proudly pose near their finished project. From left: Hal Learned, Tony Brimberry, Betty
Muncie, Vivian Barbour, Bob Lyman, George Bruce, and Carrie Jones. The custodial group was the only unit in Campus Ops to get their shirts in time for the event. - Photo by Pat Rankin
Left: CPDC’s Christy McBeth
and Wanita Tiburcio clean out
weeds from under the ’Salvia
Hot Lips’ growing in front of the
Administration Quonset.
Left inset: A loner viola, or ‘wild
pansy’ proudly sprouts up from
an opening in the cement
parking curb where it has
earned quite a fan base on
campus. Staff help the brave
little blossom out by making
sure its thirst needs are met.
Right: The Exterior Team’s Nick
Sloss loads the Kubota with
bark and tools to deliver to
volunteers on campus.
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COOLING TOWER CAT WALK, SRC VAULT BARRIERS IMPROVE SAFETY CONDITIONS
By Tony Hardenbrook, Director of Utilities and Energy
CraigKoharchick[CPS Pipe & Steam Fitter] has worked diligently to
improve the safety conditions for the Utility staff including the Cooling Tower
complex and electrical distribution equipment. Craig planned, manufactured and
installed grated cat-walks alongside the cooling towers and he made a safety cage
for electrical equipment at the SRC [Student Recreation Center].
Above: ‘CPS Excellence
Coin’ awarded to Craig
for “all his hard work.”
Craig Koharchick
The cat-walk [left] provides a
place for maintenance staff to
readily access equipment to conduct
preventive maintenance. Without the
cat-walk, the CPS maintenance staff
was forced to stand precariously and
at risk of slipping and falling.
The safety cage Craig manufactured at the Student Recreation
Center will prevent inadvertent
contact with the high voltage transformer at the SRC. Craig’s work has saved CPS over $10,000 of contracting cost, and
the quality of the craftsmanship is outstanding—which reflects Craig’s mastery of his trade. Craig’s efforts have directly
improved the working conditions and safety of the maintenance and operations
staff at CPS. Craig recently received a CPS Excellence Coin for all his hard work.
COOLING TOWER CAT WALK: Utilities Maintenance Supervisor MoSoleimaniphotographed the cat
walk for readers to “see the fine job Craig did fabricating the new catwalk at the west side of the cooling tower.”
SAFETY CAGE at STUDENT RECREATION CENTER (SRC):
CPS Electric and Control System Technician DaveHarrissubmitted these photos of the new barrier
that Craig built for the SRC vault. The large photo above shows the new doors (tan) closed in front of the old
gray barrier behind. The photos at right more clearly show the old gray barrier closed, and then open with the
Medium Voltage (MV) elbow connections exposed. Dave explained that the crew is currently in the process of
removing the old gray barriers. Only the tan gates will remain when the project is complete.
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MichaelMcGee&SamuelHuckJoin
theLandscapeMaintenanceTeam
MechanicalEngineerJoinsCPDC/
CapitalConstruction’sEnergyGroup
SamuelHuckwas originally
hired as a student worker with the
Landscape Maintenance team in
2012, and became a temporary
employee after graduating from
UO last spring. He started his full
time career with Campus
Operations on May 9th.
Mechanical Construction Engineer
KevinWaldropbegan his University
of Oregon career on May 23 with Campus
Planning, Design & Construction’s
Capital Construction group. Previously he
served as a Commissioning Authority for
Systems West Engineers in Eugene and
had the opportunity to collaborate on some UO projects
with CPDC and Campus Operations.
“I love Eugene and the University of Oregon,” he
wrote in an email summarizing his background and
path to permanent employment. “I have a Bachelor of
Science degree in environmental studies with a focus
on policy and sustainable design.”
Kevin grew up in Central Pennsylvania and graduated
from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 with a degree
in electrical engineering. He currently lives in Eugene
with his wife Jolene Goodnight, and son Miles Goodnight. Other interests include banjo playing, gardening,
and soccer.
Sam grew up in West Linn and currently lives in
Eugene with roommates. He has a variety of special
interests and hobbies including growing his own food
“as part of the Ant Farm Collective of urban farmers,”
gardening, playing guitar with friends, and camping
“to learn more about the woods or the mountains.”
Asked what made him decide to come to UO to work
Kevin explained, “I really enjoyed working with the
people at CPS and CPDC as a consultant, and I am
excited for the opportunity to focus my work on campus
and to be a part of the project delivery team.”
“I like to attend music and art events, and am
currently focused on planning some summer trips and
paying for my degree. In the future, I may go back to
school to get a master in Planning, Public Policy, and
Management.”
MichaelMcGeeis also new to
the Landscape Maintenance team.
He joined the group on May 2nd
with a wealth of related experience
including working for a private
landscape company and the Eugene
Country Club.
Campus Operations
employees and friends who
earned GOLD DUCK
recognition during the
month of May include:
Armida Ango, Art Corliss,
Brandon Crandall, Brian
Campbell (2), Craig
Koharchick, Dave Koch,
Del Smith, Greg Brenner (2), Hal Learned, Jayne
Thompson, Josh Chadwick, Ken Janecek, Ken Peters,
Linda Miller, Manuel Garibay, Mel Weaver, Natalia
Shulgina, Pete Stang, Rick Chase, Rick Tabor and Ron
Warren.
Michael grew up in Lake Oswego and first came to
Eugene in 1987 as a UO student. He changed paths for
a few years and then came back, earning a degree in
mathematics in 2014. He first worked for the Landscape Maintenance team as a student and became a
temporary employee after graduation, from July to
December 2014.
Michael enjoys cycling, hiking and playing
acoustic guitar when he’s not working. In earlier years
he was more serious about music and even used to edit
sheet music professionally. Now he plays the guitar
for personal enjoyment and to relax. His favorite local
hiking destination is Mt. Pisgah.
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