R. MICHAEL McLAUGHLIN
                                                                        
37316 Rutledge Drive, Zephyrhills, Florida 33541 Home:  [Send email to request phone number] 69-2615 Cell:
 [Send email to request phone number] 67-3209

CAREER PROFILE

A hands on professional with over 30 years expertise as a manager of:
engineering, operations, maintenance, technical training, facilities,
multi-plants and multi-projects. A leader sought out by superiors, peers and
subordinates alike because of his decisiveness, objectivity, technical knowledge
and problem solving skills which inevitability are cost effective, under budget
and on schedule. An expert in power plants, facility management, mechanical and
electrical systems in commercial buildings (large or small), installations, ships
and ship repair.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Planner - Planner/Scheduler - Safety
- Manager - Mechanical & Electrical Engineer - Decision Maker
- Organizer - Budget/Financial Management - Trainer 
 - EPA CFC Universal Certification 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PM Realty Group, Tampa, Florida 2000 to Present

ACTING PROPERTY MANAGER from May 04 until June 05.
HIRED, as Chief Engineer Manager to revitalize and organize an existing
engineering department, maintaining 1.5 million sq.ft. Four building JP Morgan
Chase complex. MANAGE 3 lead engineers and 8 skilled employees and two different
shifts. SERVE as company Safety and Environmental Manager and Project Manager for
new construction and Special Projects. DEVELOPED and administered capital expense
and operating budgets. PASSED JP Morgan Chase Engineering Inspection for the
first time in the sites history. 

Home and Office Maintenance, Tampa, Florida 1998 to 2000

Self-employed

ConAgra Seafood Companies, Tampa, Florida 1993 to 1998

HIRED, as Facility Engineering Manager and promoted to Director of Engineering,
to revitalize and organize an existing engineering/facility maintenance
department. MANAGED 5 managers and 45 skilled employees on three different
shifts. SERVED as Company Safety and Environmental Director and Project Engineer
for new construction and Special Projects. DEVELOPED and administered capital
expense and operating budgets. REDUCED expenditures from $750,000 to $300,000
through the development of comprehensive preventive maintenance and parts
inventory programs. COORDINATED the planning development and implementation of a
wastewater treatment facility in conjunction with TECO with an estimated annual
savings of $480,000.
 

Consulting, Tampa, Florida 1992 to 1993

FACILITY Maintenance Consulting. Self Employed.

Holiday Inn, Tampa, Florida 1990 to 1992

HIRED, as Director of Engineering, to revitalize an existing engineering
department, LED and DIRECTED the $3 1/2 million renovation of a 20-year-old
building (400 room hotel) on 12 acres of land. RENOVATED building inside and
outside, including: physical plant, HVAC, rooms, commercial laundry, parking
lots, lift stations and a 15,000 sq. ft. night club. DESIGNED maintenance package
and saved $60,000. HELD full management P&L responsibility for $2.6 million
capital budget and $500,000 annual operating budget. COMPLETED under budget and
on time.

TRANSFORMED the Engineering Department into a motivated and knowledgeable team,
which then passed the Holiday Inn Engineering certification for the first time in
its 20-year history. ESTABLISHED and implemented key control program, preventive
maintenance program and room quality program, and cost savings program involving
staff that saved a minimum of $70,000 per year. NEGOTIATED purchase and service
contracts with major vendors, distributors and OEMs.

United States Navy- East Coast of U.S.A & the World 1967 to 1990

Honorable Discharge - Lt. Commander
Director-East Coast Technical Training/Fire Fighting/Safety
Chief Engineer
Senior Coordinating Engineer-East Coast U.S.A.
Manager- Main Propulsion
Assistant Chief Engineer
Engineering Maintenance Manager
Supervisor
Technician/Engineer

MANAGED, planned and coordinated the overhauls of over 20 gas turbine driven
ships from Maine to Mississippi. COMPLETED ahead of schedule and under budget
with an average savings of $700,000 per ship. TRAVELED to sites, INTERACTED and
negotiated with senior executives major concessions. CREATED and implemented
unique quality repair programs and without imputing scheduled operation of ships
at a cost savings of $70,000 per repair! HELD P & L responsibility for $84
million budget.

DIRECTED the government's only East Coast live fire fighting technical training
school which specialized in: safety methods, damage control, welding, silver
brazing and fabricating metal projects. SUPERVISED 60 civilian and 60 government
technical instructors and 400 weekly student base. DEVELOPED a motivated training
team, which was a leader in technical and safety training.

LED the engineering groups in 4 different organizations (ships commands).
IMPROVED communication of management teams, trained and motivated engineering,
operations and maintenance groups so that major overhauls were accomplished
always on time and under budget. RECEIVED government recognition in the form of
commendations and accelerated promotion, but more importantly passed official
inspections and performance exams no one thought possible!

OVERSAW mechanical and electrical engineers, technicians and workmen in
extensive repairs of power plants, main propulsion and structures while at sea,
in port and floating piers. IMPLEMENTED quality assurance programs, technical
training (OJT and classroom) which allowed completing several 6-month deployments
(out to sea) with no major equipment down time in 3 different organizations.

Engineering Officers Diploma

Selected to attend the Limited Duty Officer Program reserved for top 1% of
personnel in Navy; based on leadership, work as engineer and technical work as
enlisted man.

Continuing Education
(1980-1997)

Courses and experience equivalent to at least a bachelor  's degree in
mechanical/electrical engineering. Total Quality Management Training.