Facilities Operations Office

The Pacific East District has positively impacted our school facilities as evidenced by:

• Following DoDEA Headquarters (HQ) and Federal Government Regulations regarding building and facility guidance

• The construction and development of 21st century schools in support of improving student learning environments

• Developing clear guidelines for the Facility Operation team, which include:

  • • Adhering to HQ policy and facility guidance and procedures that are in-line with educational standards and initiatives

    • Providing technical reviews, serves as a technical representative and subject matter expert (SME) for facilities related DoDEA contracts, projects and studies

    • Conducting Strategic Planning and provides Engineering and Architectural support and services

    • Providing consultation services, in support of new educational initiatives, to better serve our customers

    • Administering the facility condition assessment program and provides HQ directed resourcing based on the portfolio’s analytics.

    • Powering by BUILDER; BUILDER software empowers our team to maximize our resourcing which results in less monetary waste!

    • Reviewing, validating, and approving sustainment, restoration and modernization projects submitted by our Regional Office located in Okinawa (Pacific Region)

    • Merging ecology, natural resources and technology to world-class learning environments; our DoDEA Military Construction (MILCON) team oversees and manages new construction projects that produce learning environments that students can thrive-in

    • Staying abreast of emerging technologies to accommodate new equipment supportive of mission requirements and cultivates innovative ways to improve business processes, i.e., the introduction and application of building information modeling (BIM) to Education Facility Specifications

    • Evaluating programs and projects to ensure compliance with DoD policy and government regulations

    • Capturing financial real property information and maintains an audit-ready stance while providing governmental transparency

    • Performing data analysis and trend forecasting to aid DoDEA in its strategic planning and reporting requirements

    • Acting as facilities Subject Matter Expert (SME) for other DoDEA departmental policy initiatives

    • Responding to Office of The Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Congressional inquiries

    • Formulating Budget Submissions (OSD submittals) pertaining to O&M and MILCON project planning, design, construction, and maintenance

    • Representing DoDEA and its stakeholders in meetings with contractors and governmental agencies as well as strategic involvement with external Working Groups

    • Providing facility condition assessment ratings to the Military Services and OSD

    • Representing DoDEA on DoD Installations and Environment (I&E) and Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) working groups

    • Overseeing the Asbestos Management Program

    • Traveling to project sites daily to review program administration, verify compliance, and to discuss management initiatives with school leadership and staff members