Resume-Nick Sexson

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Education

Graduate Coursework | University of Florida GPA: 3.89

Information Systems and Operations Management Program Coursework (Data Science Track)

Completed Coursework

Master of Science | May 2016 | University of Florida GPA: 3.90

Bachelor of Science | May 2011 | University of Florida GPA: 3.4

Superintendent-Preventive Maintenance and Process Improvement, Facilities Services | University of Florida | Feb 2022-Present

Oversight of preventive maintenance trade shop that maintains mechanical equipment across entire UF campus.
Oversight of safety for Facilities Services department.
Built PowerBI reports and data management tools & dashboards used by 40+ Facilities Services shops and management.
Collaborated with Business Affairs Technical Services to unify asset data for interoperability of CMMS and GIS systems.
Wrote custom internal software package to interface with CMMS REST API for data analytics and process automation.
Responsible for tracking and management of physical assets across 2000+ acre campus and over 12M GSF of buildings.
Responsible for scheduling, generation, and optimization of preventive maintenance for over 2000 physical assets.

Asset Manager/PM Coordinator, Facilities Services | University of Florida | March 2020-Feb 2022

Responsible for tracking and management of physical assets across 2000+ acre campus and over 12M GSF of buildings.
Responsible for scheduling, generation, and optimization of preventive maintenance for over 2000 physical assets.
Developed an iterative resampling method based on k-means for optimized grouping of assets for work order efficiency.
Built and deployed app-based asset collection solutions for collecting and aggregating physical asset data.
Developed a standardized nomenclature for physical assets.
Provide training to employees throughout Facilities Services covering topics from software use to data collection and visualization.
Improved PM scheduling by employing graph algorithms for spatial optimization of work scheduling to minimize distance between sequential work orders.

Safety Coordinator, Facilities Services | University of Florida | April 2016-March 2020

Collaborate with employees (700+) at all levels of Facilities Services to improve safe working conditions and implement effective safe working initiatives. Lead department safety committee.
Develop and provide training across broad domains including material handling, equipment usage, heat stress, construction safety, illness prevention, and others as needed.
Work closely with UF Environmental Health and Safety to ensure compliance with UF, State, and Federal requirements. Collaborate closely with HR and Workers’ Compensation offices to improve safety outcomes.
Led safety initiatives resulting in decline in total injuries, lost days, and modified duty related to injuries for Facilities Services
Design and produce data visualization. Train Facilities Services staff on how to use analytic tools for data analysis and visualization.
Work with Training and Education team to develop and deliver training related to strategic thinking, planning, and alignment.

Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist | University of Florida | Sept. 2015-April 2016

Coordinate all aspects of compliance training to staff and students across the University of Florida
Responsible for inspecting campus maintenance facilities and shops for compliance with university, state, and federal waste management regulation
Respond as necessary and provide assistance in the event of hazardous materials spills
Provide safe and efficient hazardous waste removal and management to University of Florida labs
Provide supervisory assistance to safety specialists and lab technicians as necessary during facility operations

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist | University of Florida | May 2012-September 2015

Responsible for inspecting campus maintenance facilities and shops for compliance with university, state, and federal waste management regulation
Provide waste management training to staff and students across the University of Florida
Provide safe and efficient hazardous waste removal and management to University of Florida labs
Respond as necessary and provide assistance in the event of hazardous materials spills

Laboratory Technician | Environmental health and safety Division University of Florida | July 2011-May 2012

Provide safe and efficient hazardous waste removal and management to University of Florida labs
Respond as necessary and provide assistance in the event of hazardous materials spills

University Scholar | University of Florida | April 2009-April 2010

Project: “Establishing a ternary phase diagram of the Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone)- Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate- Tetraethoxysilane bioactive glass microsphere system”
Supervisors: Dr. Anthony Brennan (PI) and Dr. Scott Cooper

Research Experience in Materials (REM) Undergraduate research assistantship | University of Florida | September 2008-April 2009

Project: “Investigation of coprecipitated Erbium Stabilized Bismuth Oxide (ESB) for improved bilayer electrolyte for use in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs)”
Supervisors: Dr. Eric Wachsman (PI), Dr. Matt Camaratta, Dr. Kang-Taek Lee

Space Florida/ Florida Space grant consortium internship | Nasa space life science lab, Cape Canaveral Florida | June-August 2008

Project: “Characterization of adsorption of acetone on Carbosieve SIII at varying humidity levels” “Characterization of regenerable and expendable CO2 scrubbers and ethylene control media at various humidity levels for use in ABRS flight hardware”
Supervisor: Dr. Oscar Monje

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute: AI for Predictive Maintenance (XGBoost, Autoencoders, LSTMs)
NVIDIA Deep learning institute: fundamentals of deep learning for computer vision (CNNs)
Certified Maintenance manager (CMM) association of asset management professionals
Lean Six Sigma Foundations Certificate
NCCER Certified Instructor (Safety and math)
UF Mytraining Partner Program Certified Training administrator- certified to independently develop and host trainings on UF Mytraining SYSTEM.
Instructional Design for Learning Certificate- Friesen Kaye & Associates

TECHNOLOGY competencies

Programming Language Competencies