"I hope you share a passion for facilities operations, engineering and management."
Joseph is a facilities engineering and operations professional with concerns for safety, reliability and sustainability. He has proven his ability to bring the best out of people, to bring people and resources together to solve problems and to accomplish major improvements. Joseph is energized by helping people to raise their levels of performance.
Joseph is a licensed Professional Engineer in both Texas and Ohio. Worker/customer safety is his highest priority. He is proactive and very intent on providing the necessary leadership to get the best out of people and providing management support to get the best use of resources.
Joseph has over 30 years of distinguished service in facilities engineering, operations and management that may be summarized as follows:
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Consulting Engineer|Manager--8 years
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Assistant Director & Director of Physical Plant--7 years
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Energy Engineer/Manager, Program Manager--5.5 years
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Utilities and Services--4.5 years
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R&D Systems Facilities Engineer--2 years
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Design Engineer and Project/Contract Manager--3 years
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Facilities Construction Program Manager--1.5 years
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Chief of Operations and Maintenance--1.5 years
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International Program Management, Europe (USAFE, Germany 1985-1991)--6 years
Joseph has been honored for excellence many times in his career for such things as successfully managing a $100 million energy program, leading a 160-person civil engineering operation, and administering over 100 concurrent utility and technical service contracts.
Joseph graduated from high school and worked as a factory and warehouse laborer, a school janitor and a part-time sales clerk to fund his first two years of college and an Associate in Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Following fate with the Viet Nam Lottery, he served nearly 7 years as an Air Force Avionics Aerospace Ground Equipment specialist, supervisor, technician and technical instructor. During this period, he also completed a second Associate degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Joseph finished a 20-year Air Force career as an officer and has continued service in facilities engineering and operations.
Joseph has regularly completed professional development courses that are too numerous to list here. He finished the complete course of study for university physical plant administrators from the APPA Institute for Facilities Management in September 1996. Joseph completed Managing Managers from the M.J. Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas and completed the qualification course for Base Civil Engineering Operations Officers, Operations Management Applications Course at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Joseph has authored many job-related items. His most recent work was published in the proceedings of the 31st World Energy Engineering Congress in October 2008. IT Critical Facility Energy Engineering Challenges. Another notable work was published in the proceedings of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) Annual Meeting in July 1995 (http://www.appa.org/files/PDFs/Greenawalt.pdf).
Joseph married Cheryl Ventura of Ashtabula, Ohio. They have three daughters and three grandchildren. They are members of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Fort Worth. Cheryl is a program manager for MHMR of Tarrant County serving clients and families with special needs.
Joseph moved his family to Crowley, Texas after he retired from the Air Force in January 1993. Since then Joseph has gained valuable work experience working for Texas Christian University, Indiana University, Education America, Fort Worth Town Center, Waco Construction, Dallas Baptist University, Lockheed Martin Information Technology Services, DMJM Holmes & Narver, Computer Sciences Parsons, Grubb & Ellis Management Services, HI-TEC Associates and ETI Professionals Inc.
Choice Awards and Recognition:
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DynPar EXCEL Award for Excellence in 2004
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Central Texas Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics 2000
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Association of Energy Engineers Energy Project of the Year 2000
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Air Force Installation Excellence Award 1992
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10-Month Scholarship to Education With Industry in Energy Management 1984
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Chief of Staff Award, Squadron Officers School 1983
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Full Scholarship, Ohio State University 1977-1979
