WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:03.430 My name is Jon Clark Teglas and I'm the chief of staff 2 00:00:03.430 --> 00:00:06.769 to the associate vice president and chief facilities officer 3 00:00:06.769 --> 00:00:10.870 located in the facilities department here at Virginia Tech. 4 00:00:10.870 --> 00:00:13.110 The overall goal of my position is probably 5 00:00:13.110 --> 00:00:18.110 line:15% to support the needs of both the chief facilities officer 6 00:00:18.515 --> 00:00:22.320 line:15% and the department as a whole in making sure 7 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:25.990 line:15% that we're taking care of the facilities, the construction 8 00:00:25.990 --> 00:00:28.805 projects that are working through at the university. 9 00:00:28.805 --> 00:00:32.920 We have several ongoing renewal projects 10 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:34.650 line:15% for academic buildings. 11 00:00:34.650 --> 00:00:37.330 line:15% We have buildings that date back to the 20s and 30s 12 00:00:37.330 --> 00:00:39.800 line:15% that we're trying to get back up, renovated 13 00:00:39.800 --> 00:00:42.130 line:15% and pushed forward and turned around for 14 00:00:42.130 --> 00:00:43.542 line:15% the next academic year. 15 00:00:43.542 --> 00:00:45.960 We have three of those ongoing. 16 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:50.960 Lots of improvements to our residential halls. 17 00:00:52.720 --> 00:00:55.340 We have two or three renovations currently 18 00:00:55.340 --> 00:00:58.490 ongoing on that front and then several other 19 00:01:00.590 --> 00:01:02.970 larger scale classroom buildings that we're 20 00:01:02.970 --> 00:01:05.220 trying to bring online and things like that. 21 00:01:05.220 --> 00:01:07.210 From day to day we're working through some 22 00:01:07.210 --> 00:01:09.446 communication issues, we're working through 23 00:01:09.446 --> 00:01:11.900 line:15% scheduling issues for the department, 24 00:01:11.900 --> 00:01:14.300 line:15% we're working through human resources, 25 00:01:14.300 --> 00:01:19.300 line:15% finance type items, everything kind of that can 26 00:01:19.523 --> 00:01:23.020 flow through an operation of 450 employees 27 00:01:23.020 --> 00:01:26.230 is coming up to our office to be able to facilitate 28 00:01:26.230 --> 00:01:30.150 and to push out to the units that it needs to go to 29 00:01:30.150 --> 00:01:33.900 and really making sure that we're doing 30 00:01:33.900 --> 00:01:35.850 all of this in a consistent manner. 31 00:01:35.850 --> 00:01:39.720 We probably have around half a billion dollars 32 00:01:39.720 --> 00:01:42.640 in construction or renovation projects 33 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:45.970 planned on the capital side and so all of that's 34 00:01:45.970 --> 00:01:48.160 determined based on the dollar threshold 35 00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:49.840 and the square footage threshold. 36 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.480 line:15% But those would be planned or in progress 37 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.870 line:15% that we put before the state on a two-year basis, 38 00:01:55.870 --> 00:01:57.920 line:15% so that we can kind of provide them with what 39 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.030 line:15% our plan is and then they provide some funding 40 00:02:01.030 --> 00:02:02.640 for that or we have to show them how we're 41 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:04.500 raising private funds for it. 42 00:02:04.500 --> 00:02:07.130 So I have the interesting role too that I control 43 00:02:07.130 --> 00:02:10.200 the org chart and I don't decide what the org chart 44 00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:13.880 looks like I just design it and help facilitate 45 00:02:13.880 --> 00:02:17.780 the units themselves to develop that 46 00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:21.880 and so that's a very interesting role that 47 00:02:21.880 --> 00:02:24.630 line:15% I really didn't expect to be engaged in 48 00:02:24.630 --> 00:02:26.330 line:15% immediately in coming into the role, 49 00:02:26.330 --> 00:02:28.380 line:15% but something that I've enjoyed because 50 00:02:28.380 --> 00:02:31.350 line:15% you have your impact on the organization 51 00:02:31.350 --> 00:02:32.740 line:15% and you can really work with the different 52 00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:35.990 stakeholders to make sure that each unit 53 00:02:35.990 --> 00:02:38.450 is resourced in the right way.