Russ Ruiz

Secure P3/AFP partnerships with various financial lenders and construction firms for largest facilities and real estate management company in Canada by spearheading and mentoring a talented team of five individuals in the strategic development and delivery of strategic bids. Identify client requirements as well as prepare and analyze bid proposals through effective collaboration process with architects, engineers, risk analysts, and vendors. Explain bid proposals and administrate complex bid documents by contributing in meetings sessions with senior leadership on regular basis.

Selected Contributions:

• Lead all aspects of various project operations, including creating organizational budgetsand conducting risk assessments as well as develop projects reports and directly report to the senior management.
• Accomplished two complex bids proposal for Macdonald block complex project for the Ontario government with +5,600 people and 1.22M sq. ft.of rentable space.
• Undertook the development of the Bid Playbook, creating a risk assessment tool and register, price book, and a transition to operations book.

Contract Price: $1.7 Billion | RFP Oct 2010 | SC June 2015 | 1.8 million sq/ft | LEED Gold |Plenary Healthcare Partnerships

Commanded cross-functional team of 53 staff members to streamline smooth running of facilities management operations within the Humber River Hospital. Created and maintained strong and robust relationship with project stakeholders with the ability to bring disagreements to a reasonable resolution. Increased business efficiency by devising and introducing SOPs for preventative maintenance, emergency operations, and business continuity.Directed overall Humber River Hospital project operations from beginning to ending within project budget and timely constraints.

Selected Contributions:

• Managed annual operational budget of $15 million, development and oversight for Life-cycle budget of $183 million.
• Successfully operationalized first fully digital hospital in North America, with 1.8 million sq/ft, 656 patient beds, 24 Operating Suites, 76 Airborne Precaution Room, two parking structures.
• Direct responsibility for security, IT, call centre operations, landscaping, contract administration, life-cycle, predictive maintenance.
• Accountable for construction warrantyand defective worksafter substantial completion, bridging the gap with the client and constructor.
• Collaborate with design build team on operational requirements in the project agreement and how maintenance of equipment will be executed.
• Calibrate M&E systems for optimization and energy savings decreasing energy usage to save +$1M per yearin utility costs.

Contract Price: $460 million | RFP May 2009 | SC Sept 2015 | 630,000 sq/ft | LEED |Women’s College Health Partnership

Commanded all operations of various facilities, including the MaRS Discovery District, Toronto Medical Discovery Tower, Women’s College Hospital, and Krembil Discovery Tower. Provided effective assistance on committees regarding construction management, transition, commissioning, and capital redevelopment. Worked collectively with the design build team on Phase 2 integration, mitigating potential issues between a construction site and operating facility.

Selected Contributions:

• Assured contractual requirements attained by overseeing and assessing KPIs and payment systems.
• Increased the project facilities operations by devising RFPs, analyzing bids, and achieving vendor contracts.
• Established and implemented new emergency procedures and contingency plans for new women’s college hospital.
• Generated the SOPs and conducted training session for maintenance staff to introduce facilities management services for the MaRS Discovery District’s research site valued $1.2M.
• Managed operating budget by $10M as well as lifecycle budgetof women’s college by $64Mby leading a team of64 FM employees.

Contract Price: $551 million | RFP May 2006 | SC June 2010 | 720,000 sq/ft | LEED | Plenary Healthcare Partnership

Performed day-to-day facilities management operations within North Bay regional health center consist on 275-bed acute care hospital and a 119-bed inpatient mental health unit by spearheading a team of 29 unionized and non-unionized employees. Contributed in development and execution of maintenance and repair projects by securing and leading multiple subcontractors. Identified and resolved project equipment issues as well as ensured compliance in accordance with CSA standards for health care. Planned and established facilities maintenance program for the North Bay regional health center by commissioning site and achieved multiple contract extensions for exceeding all performance expectations.

Selected Contributions:

• Delivered exceptional services within the organization by developing and managing operating budget by $3.5M and lifecycle budget by $53M.
• Secured mechanical systems, maintenance programs, and continuity plans of 750K sq ft acute care hospital.
• Exceeded the target adoption rate by 10%by launching a work order system with automated payment schedules.