Welcome to Facility Operations

The Key Shop is pleased to announce that Russell Johnson is our new key clerk.  Russell has 10 years or experience with an office atmosphere.

Please welcome him as he becomes part of Facility Operations.

Electronics Shop Spotlight

Electronics Shop   

Hours: 7:00am – 3:30pm Monday – Friday

Building: 350 Room 244

-         Press Conferences (2012 Supercross shown in picture)

-         U of U audio setups for various events and sporting events.

-         Repair and maintenance of many systems.

-         Clock Synchronization system repair.

-         2Way radio system setup and repair.

-         Repair of various lab equipment.

-         Solar powered radio control emergency phone repair.

-         System computer repair for building systems.

  We do more than can be listed here, give us a call and talk with one of our friendly Technicians for more information. Call dispatch at 801-581-7221 to be directed to our shop.

Confined Space Awareness Training

The Facility Operations Safety Committee announces

 Confined Space AWARENESS Training

This is awareness/informative training for employees who should be aware of confined spaces; this is NOT a comprehensive training for employees who enter confined spaces. 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

OSH Auditorium

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Coffee & Doughnuts will be served after the awareness training.

Please email liz.hodges@ehs.utah.edu with any questions regarding this training

Caught in the Act Core Values - Excellence

The following individuals traded in their Caught in the Act cards for a tasty treat at the Brio in the month of February!

Ellen Mcnatt, Custodial Area 2: Teamwork

Larry Urbaniak, HVAC Shop: Teamwork, Excellence

Larry Smith, Custodial Area 2: Teamwork

Galina Peniughina, Custodial Area 2: Teamwork

Luis Leonardi, HVAC: Customer Service, Excellence

Liz Blackner, CPD: Excellence

Todd Langston, Transportation: Teamwork, Excellence

 Michael Corsi, Transportation: Teamwork, Excellence

Brett Petersen, CPD: Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Excellence

Albert Ortega, Custodial Area 2: Customer Service

Tony Polidori, HVAC: Customer Service, Excellence

Lisa Nance, Data Systems: Customer Service, Teamwork

Vince Forester, Carpenter Shop: Customer Service, Excellence

John Palo, Building Operations: Customer Service, Teamwork, Excellence

Idalino Godinho, Custodial Area 2: Customer Service

Troy Danvers, Metal Shop: Customer Service, Excellence

Scott Mounteer, Carpenter Shop: Customer Service, Excellence

Jennifer Still, Campus Planning: Teamwork

Bob Norwood, Carpenter Shop: Customer Service, Excellence

Rob Robinson, CPD: Customer Service, Teamwork, Innovation, Excellence

Lewis Palmer, Custodial Specialty Crew: Teamwork, Excellence

Nate Miles, Project Planning: Customer Service, Excellence

Todd Langston, Transportation: Customer Service, Excellence

Curtis Leetham, CPD: Teamwork

Tim Mounteer, Carpenter Shop: Customer Service, Excellence

Do you know of someone who should be recognized for going above and beyond to support our core values? Let a supervisor know!

Core Values:
Customer Service
Excellence
Safety
Innovation
Teamwork

Excellence-Our personal and professional excellence is proven through our commitment to:

• The University's teaching, research, and public service missions.
• Excellent customer service through teamwork, continuous improvement, innovation and safety.
• Respect students, faculty, and fellow staff members.
• Encourage others and develop skills to our fullest potential.
• Conduct our duties with integrity, accountability, and dignity.
• Utilize sound business practices and friendly administrative processes.
• Say what we do and do what we say.

Employee Spotlight: Sue Pope

This is the first in a series where we hope to feature some of the wonderful and impressive things our employees are a part of outside of their work and this campus.  

Sue Pope has been working for the University of Utah for 28 years in the Landscape Maintenance Department, 12 years as a greenhouse coordinator and 16 years as the Supervisor of Landscape Maintenance. She is a hard worker not just on campus but in her personal life as reflected in her Ironwoman status.

Sue Pope has been competing in triathlons since 2004.  She started out with Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons which included 1 mile swimming, 24 miles biking and a 10K run.  In 2008 she wanted another challenge and entered the Half or 70.3 Ironman distance which included 1.2 miles swimming, 56 miles biking and a 13.1 mile run.  She has participated in the Boise, Idaho Half Ironman and placed 1st in her age group of 45-49.  This qualified her for the world championship in Clear Water, Florida where she place 13^th in her age group.

 In 2009 Sue dropped down to the Olympic distance triathlons and competed in local and out of state races where she placed in the top 3. Due to an injury she was out most of the season in 2010 and competed in a few local Olympic triathlons towards the end of the season.  2011 found Sue competing in local Olympic distance races, Two Half Ironman races in Boise, Idaho and Oceanside, California.  She placed 1st in Boise and 3rd in Oceanside, California for her age group.  This qualified her for the World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada where she placed 2nd for her age group. 

 

Next, In 2012 Sue competed in the Oceanside, California ½ Ironman where she placed 4^th in her age group. 2012 also found Sue playing in a National Volleyball master tournament for 2 weeks where she developed a stress fracture in her sacrum. The rest of the summer she biked and swam because of this injury.  In November, she participated in the Florida Ironman where she placed 1st in her age group of 50-54. An Ironman triathlon is 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking and a 26.2 mile run.  This has qualified her for the Kona, Hawaii Ironman in October of 2013 where she will be competing with some of the top athletes in the world. 

 

Sue is currently training 12-15 hours a week which consists of working out 2-3 times a day with longer runs and bike rides on the weekend.  She trains year round and focuses on her weak points in the off season.  Her next race is May 5^th in the 70.3 Ironman in St. George, Utah.  She will spend some time in Kona, Hawaii to acclimate to the weather and heat for the Kona Ironman in October 2013.  

Sue is a great asset to Facility Operations.  We are supportive of her Ironman journey and wish her luck in her races this year.