Facilities Weekly – January 18, 2022
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services. Sent on January 18, 2022.
Sandy Hutchinson promoted to Sub-Head, Stores in Municipals Services
Sandy joined UBC in 2017 as a laborer 3. During his time with UBC, Sandy has successfully completed the Expression of Interest (EOI) program and has spent the last 2 years performing Sub-Head duties where he has developed strong relationships and provided key technical capabilities to his team.
David Rowswell joins Facilities Information and Inventory Systems as Programmer Analyst in Infrastructure Development
David has worked in multiple roles at UBC. He is joining us on secondment from ITSC (Service Center) where he worked as part of our IT support team. After graduating from UBC with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in 2017, he also worked in the Department of Botany.
Facilities Annual Injury Statistical Review 2021
UBC Facilities aims to provide a safe, healthy, and secure environment to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all of us as we work to support the university. In order to gain some insight into our health and safety efforts over the past year and identify areas for improvement, here is a general overview of the preliminary Facilities incident/accident statistics for 2021.
UBC Gateway project received the 2021 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence
The design intends to express commonalities between Musqueam values, culture, and learning and the UBC Gateway environmental and wellness goals. This project is nearing the end of the design process and should start construction in spring, targeting Board 3 approval in March.
Florante Navarro promoted to Sub-Head, Stores in Municipals Services
Florante brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help him transition into his new role as a Sub-Head and contribute to the team in a leadership capacity. He has worked with the Stores team for the past 3 years as an Operator. Prior to working with Stores, Florante spent 19 years working with Custodial Services with the last 7 years as a Custodial Storekeeper.
Winston Feliciano promoted to Mechanic Apprentice in Building Operations
Winston brings over 10 years of supply chain experience and has completed the Building Operations Expression of Interest (EOI) Program, as well as participated as an employee representative on Municipal Joint Occupational Safety Committee.
Facilities teams supporting extreme weather events and keeping our community safe
2021 certainly was an unprecedented year for those working on campus to support extreme weather events. A big thank you goes out to team members across Facilities who support extreme weather such that the university can continue to operate in a safe and functional capacity.
Facilities weekly – January 11, 2022
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services. Sent on January 11, 2022.
Gilberto Andrade joins Municipal Services as the new Senior Materials Resource Coordinator
Gilberto holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a designation in Certified Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM). He comes to UBC with over 25 years of experience in materials and logistics management in varying industries ranging from home appliances and steelworks.