Alphabetized Staff Directory
Andre Bonen
Director of Custodial Services
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About Custodial Services
- Responsible for cleaning: restrooms and classrooms (daily – floors, boards, empty trash), offices (every other day – trash emptied daily), laboratories (3 times per week), sub-basement and basement areas (2-3 times per week), stairways (once per week)
- Annual carpet shampooing
- Annual washing of lights, blinds, and windows (usually in the summer)
- Annual floor waxing (heavy traffic areas during breaks)
- Snow removal at building entrances, as needed
George Butvilas
Director of Facilities Management
Mike Clawson
Purchasing Manager
Ed Corrigan
Facilities Manager
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James Heikkinen, P. E.
Director of Engineering Services
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About Engineering Services
- Responsible for the design, engineering, cost estimating, and construction of all new and remodeling projects on campus
- Writing building project programs, including preparing capital outlay budget
- Coordinating design with architects and engineers
- Working with the campus community on building/facility concerns and improvements
Jerod Ledgerwood
Grounds Manager
About Grounds
- Responsible for: lawn care, snow and ice removal, planting and cultivating campus gardens, furniture moves, maintaining campus undergound utilities and exterior sites
Patricia (Pat) Muller
Assistant to the Director
Mike Needham
Director of Maintenance
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About Building Maintenance
- Provide routine and preventative carpentry maintenance to walls, floors, ceilings, cabinets, windows, doors, and locks
- Coordinate construction of capital projects (renovations, site maintenance, special projects, and ancillary services)
- Inspect, maintain, modify, and upgrade building electrical systems
- Provide mechanical services for plumbing, refrigeration, steamfitting, sheet metal work, instrumenting, millwrighting, and machining
Andy Niemi
Facilities Engineer
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Speciaties
- Site work, underground utilities and civil engineering issues
Dale O'Brien
Facilities Manager
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Pete Pelissero
Manager, University Fleet Services
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About Fleet Services
- Maintains a fleet of 70 University vehicles
- "Green Fleet" – 20% of University vehicles are hybrid, with plans to add more
Duane Puuri
Building Mechanic II
Gregg Richards, P. E.
Facilities Engineer
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Specialties
- Mechanical Engineering issues
James Schultz
Facilities Engineer
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Specialties
- Electrical engineering issues
Susan (Sue) Sergey
Senior Executive Secretary
Kerri Sleeman
Facilities Manager
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David Taivalkoski
Manager, Energy
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About Energy Management
- Operates central energy plant, steam distribution system, and campus building energy management system
- Participates in long-term energy planning for campus, including reducing campus carbon footprint and investigating sustainable energy initiatives
Mike Tomasi
Facilities Manager
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