Chapter Forty >>>>> Department of Capital Construction and Maintenance

Capital Construction and Maintenance is one of the many units within the Operations Division that some under the supervision of Chief Operations Officer Karen Devet.

 

The website for Capital Construction and Maintenance offers the following commentary and information:

 

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To help ensure students are in safe and welcoming learning environments, Capital Planning, Construction & Maintenance oversees 71 buildings (68 schools and 3 administrative sites and more than 8 million gross square feet of area).

 

These facilities---  another name for buildings and land---  must also go through periodic renovation to ensure modernization keeps pace with the evolving learning needs of students.

 

When  looking at how best to improve its facilities with limited resources, MPS considers a school community’s needs, health, safety, operations, environment, and the maintenance of existing assets that support student development.

 

Facility improvement projects fall under two borad categories:

 

1.  Capital improvements:  significant renovations and remodeling to builidngs and ground, or upgrades to key systems such as adding new security equipment oHVAC (heaing, venitilation, and air conditioning).

 

2.  Maintenance:  ongoing work to repair and maintain facilities to keep them running efficiently and in acceptable condition:  replacing, for example, a school’s roof or boiler.

 

Deferred maintenance refers to maintenance that must be postponed until funds are identified to complete the work.

 

Capital Construction and Maqintenance Staff

 

Karen Devet, Chief of Operations

 

Katee Brown, Project Coordinator, Operations

Andrew Tinklenberg, Safety Specialist, EH & S

Andy Lesch, Project Manager, CPCM

Bill Wood, Enviromental and Safety Specialist

Chad Carr, Coordinator, FF&E

Clyde Kane, Group Manager, CPCM

Curt Hartog, Executive Director, CPCM

Dave Sanchez, Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Dave Richards, District Master Planneer, CPCM

Diane Daun, Supervisor, Plant Operations

Diane Thorpe, Office Specialist, CPCM

Diedra Geye, Project Manager, CPCM

Don Bielinski, Jr., Project Manager, CPCM

Doug Hill, Manager, Plant Operations

Galiena Boyajian, Security Systems Specialist

Jason Karpe, Safety Specialist, EH&S

Grant Lindberg, Manager, Plant Maintenance

Jeanette Michael, Data Analyst, Plant Maintenance

Jeff Helstrom, Project Manager, CPC

Jibril Yusuf, Group Manager, CPCM

Jim Tschida, Supervisor, Plant Operations

Joy Warner, Business Finance Service Specialist

Kevin Kloiber, Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Kyle Ueker, Senior construction coordinator, Plant Maintenance

Laurie Mcginley, Project Manager, CPCM

Lee Setter, Manager, Enviromental Health & Safety

Steve Kidrowski, Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Terri Gorzycki, Project Coordinator, Plant Operation

Terry Johnson, Supervisor, Plant Operations