Posted on Mar 24, 2015
Would you consider a career in Facility Management
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Facilities Management - Pratt Institute
http://www.pratt.edu/academics/architecture/facilities_management/ For program information. What is Facilities Management? Facilities Management is a fast gr...
For those considering a transition to civilian life FM is an interesting career field in my opinion. These men and women are not just cleaning toilets and mowing the grass. Remember it was a facility manager that took LeBron James in game one of the NBA finals. Also most of the specialties/MOS/Officers in the Military can tie some of there experience into FM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awivuvmY9EQ&t=40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awivuvmY9EQ&t=40
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Na, not me. I'm not that type of guy. Right now I work for myself, mostly outdoors or in stables with horses, with whom I understand better than people. Also in my job as a farrier, I find horses are mostly pretty honest and I usually know why I'm getting kicked around!
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I have spent 30 years in the FM field and wouldn't change a thing. In the last 10 years we have lost over 75% of the workforce and of those people most kept the information in their heads and not on the computer. Most of the people that have left had a lot of grey hair and the computer was not there thing. Today only 3% of the young people want to get into the FM industry because most want to peck at a computer instead of twisting a wrench. If you are looking for an interesting career that has a lot of potential for advancement you should look into the FM industry.
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1SG James L Vetter
It is good to see FM programs being offered at the university level. Most people in the FM world did not start our thinking that they wanted to be in FM. Most fall into it by accident. If someone wanted to get a faster education in the industry BOMI offers designation programs in Property Management and Facility Management. Great courses that I would highly recommend.
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PFC Chris Zimmerman
I'm in FM for the UT system. There are lots of doors that swing open for hard chargers. Many of these folks lack either mastery of real world skills or ambition. It's kinda like The military. The big wheels keep turning even when looking at the individuals you could believe the system will never work.
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LTC Albert Shrecengost
Top- I have a clearance and can move if a good position is found. Please contact me at [login to see]
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Capt Adam Saxe
1SG, I don't have a technical background, but I feel I have good leadership skills and a fair amount of common sense. I got out as a Captain from the Intelligence career field. I planned to go back into the analysis field as a civilian, but I'm open to something completely new. What are the basics of FM? Is it primarily about ensuring all the processes required to keep a facility running are, themselves, running smoothly?
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Before I got out, one of my "secondary duties" was as the facility manager of the location I was at. It's tough but rewarding. Much later, it helped me when I was a Field Site Coordinator, which was a hybrid between a dispatcher & facility manager (about 300 real sites, and 3000 mini sites). It was insane.
The certs pieces were some of the toughest parts, just because of the locales. Luckily I was working with "Operations Managers" who help those while I acted as the main coordinator. Lots of responsibility, rewarding... lots of headaches.
The certs pieces were some of the toughest parts, just because of the locales. Luckily I was working with "Operations Managers" who help those while I acted as the main coordinator. Lots of responsibility, rewarding... lots of headaches.
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