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Thomas McHaffie, LLC    

...providing professional management services to our clients for over 30 years 

Thomas McHaffie
Professional Credentials

Member - National Fire Protection Association - 2006-present
Member - Electrical Section - NFPA - 2007 - present
State of Florida Certified Class A Air Conditioning Contractor - CAC1815569 - August 2007
State of Georgia – Unrestricted Electrical Contractor - EN214869 – August 2007
Tallahassee Community College – Tallahassee, FL – Electrical Instructor – Workforce Development
Snell Infrared – Thermal/Infrared Thermography Level 1 Certified – 11/2005
Operations Manager - Mizner Park/1,000,000+ s.f. mixed use development, Boca Raton, FL – 2004
Building & Facilities Consultant, Solutions Consulting Group, LLC, since 2002
Operations Manager - Governor's Square Mall - 1,000,000+ s.f. Retail/The Rouse Co., 2001-03
State Certified Electrical Contractor, since 11/00, Lic. No. EC-0002589
State Certified Building Contractor, since 7/00, Lic. No. CB-C059542
Licensed Building Contractor, Wakulla County Building Department, 2/96
Licensed Real Estate Broker, Florida Real Estate Commission since 1/96
CCIM Tax Deferred Exchanges Course 409 - February 1995
EPA Type III, Universal Refrigerant Certification Program - Jan. 1995
Licensed Salesperson - Florida Real Estate Commission - July 1993
National, Florida, Tallahassee Association of Realtors - 1993-2000; 2003 - 2008
National Association of Home Builders, FAHB and TBA, 1991-1993; 2003; 2004; 2005
Adjunct Instructor of Construction Technology - Florida A&M University 1983-1986
National Fire Protection Association - National Electric Code Workshops (9/84)
Village of Gurnee, Illinois - Electrical Contractor License No.'s 635, 645, 673
Leon County, FL – Residential Contractors Exam  6-30-84; 10-6-84
City of Tallahassee Master Electrician M-91-308 (8/91)
City of Tallahassee Journeyman Electrician J-568 (9/83)
State Registered Electrical Contractor (ER 0012585) 8/91
State Registered Class A Air Conditioning Contractor (RA 0049371) 10/84
State Registered Building Contractor (RB 0045375) 12/83
  State Certified Roofing Contractor (CC C020243) since 6/81

Thomas McHaffie
Project Vitae
 

2006 – Sawgrass Mills, The Mills subsidiary of Simon Property Group
          
Facilities , Operations & Special Projects Consultant - City of Sunrise electrical permitting issues for landlord 
          and tenant building projects; Life Safety system issues – including Fire Alarm Replacement Project, life safety
          systems failures, inspection issues, and hurricane damages.  Special Project Management of Cooling Tower
          replacement project, pneumatics system issues, and tenant design criteria.  Owner & management liaison with
          Schirmer Engineering, Chicago, IL – Fire Alarm Project consulting engineer.

2006 – Premier Bank, Tallahassee, FL
          
Electrical Contractor services for relocation of Operations Center, including moving the bank’s IT data center
          infrastructure.  UPS systems, premises wiring, installation of 150 kw 3 phase 480 vac emergency generator &
          ATS.  Retained as bank’s emergency plan facilities consultant; ongoing facilities consulting services.

2006 – St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School, Hollywood, FL
          
Facilities consulting services for St. Marks - including building evaluation services, reporting & strategic
          planning.   Provided St. Marks with information & criteria related to facilities design and construction based 
          on their vision for expansion and renovation of the existing 50 year old facility.
 
                

 2005 – Southeast Dermatology, Tallahassee, Fl
           
Project Manager for Dr. & Mrs. Ford; included 2 acre land acquisition, site planning & development,
            permitting, contractor selection and construction of a 9,000 s.f. medical office facility for dermatology
            practice; ongoing facilities consulting services.

2005 – Hollister Store - Retail Store Construction – Governor’s Square Mall, Tallahassee, Fl
          
Electrical Contractor services for new store construction; store service, lighting, data & telco premises wiring;
          HVAC, energy management system central control unit, lighting & general purpose circuits.

2004 – Operations Consultant – Mizner Park, Boca Raton, FL
           
Provided interim Operations Management for GM, staff supervision, tenant coordination, position interviews
            & hiring recommendation, vendor supervision, liaison with City of Boca Raton – the land owner of this mixed 
            use, commercial office-retail-residential property; budgeting & facility maintenance; on-site property support
            services during hurricanes Frances, Jeanne, and Wilma.  Special Projects Manager for City of Boca Raton –
            Mizner Park Central Fountain Replacement Project.

2004 – Global Pathology Laboratory, Miamil Lakes, FL
           
10,000 +/- s.f. Dermatopathology laboratory – provided turn-key project management/general contractor
           services to South Florida Derm-path lab; included HVAC conditioning of storage facilities, administrative office
           design & build-out, back-up power UPS systems, lab certification, permitting, project close-out.

2004 – Cinnabon Remodel - Governor’s Square Mall, Tallahassee, Fl
           
Project Manager/General Contractor for franchise owner.  Remodeled in-line tenant space due to code
           violations, provide turnkey project management & administration for Pensacola, FL owner.

2003 – Hagen Dazs / Crepe Mon - Retail Store Construction – Governor’s Square Mall, Tallahassee, Fl
          
Project Manager/General Contractor for franchise owner.  Remodeled in-line tenant space, provided turnkey
           project management & administration for Ft. Lauderdale, FL owner.

2002 – Fashion Show Place Mall, Las Vegas, NV – The Rouse Company, Columbia, MD
          
Regional Operations support capacity to the National Director of Operations; assisted with the re-development,
          grand opening of this retail property.  Responsibilities included systems commissioning, sitework, store
          completion deadlines, architectural features commissioning, vendor supervision, permitting, project
          coordination with development staff & operating personnel.

2002 – Village of Merrick Park, Coral Gables, FL – The Rouse Company, Columbia, MD
          
Served in Regional Operations capacity to National Director of Operations to assist over a period of
           3 months; assisted with the opening of this landmark property for The Rouse Company, a South Florida
           new construction development built by Whiting-Turner, as an Operations supervisor.  Responsibilities 
           included systems commissioning, sitework, store completion deadlines, architectural features commissioning,
           vendor supervision, permitting, project coordination with development staff & operating personnel.  Also -
           returned to provide support to new operations management & staff once the property opened.

2001 – The Rouse Company, Columbia, MD – Governor’s Square Mall, Tallahassee, FL
           
Technical Services Manager – Operations Department - +/- 1,000,000 s.f. regional mall with
            food court services and 4 anchors on 100 acres;  Implemented Operations Department protocol for
            work order assignment & tracking, facility assessment, HVAC project management, vertical transportation
            maintenance contracts, in-house maintenance staff management, vendor selection & supervision for
            housekeeping, landscape – interior & exterior, trash/waste, tenant coordination/store/tenant build-outs
            & openings, Risk Management & environmental management responsibilities.  Capital projects planning
            and forecast management – 5 year future projections.  Position included budget planning, budget tracking
            and cost management responsibilities.  Facility had Landlord maintained Chiller plant, cooling tower, 
            VAV tenant & common area HVAC and 3-phase buss duct electrical re-distribution systems installed.
 
            Also performed all MEP plans reviews for capital projects and tenant stores.  During tenure also served as
            Project Coordinator for roofing replacement, public restroom remodel, HVAC retrofit, site redevelopment,
            evaporator coil replacement project (400 ton) and fire alarm upgrade project planning.

2001 – Federated Department Stores – Burdines Division, Tallahassee, Fl – Governor’s Square Mall
           
General Contractor – restroom facilities renovation project.  ADA compliant, complete remodel.

2000 – Federated Department Stores – Burdines Division, Gainesville, FL – Oaks Mall
         
Project Manager / General Contractor – Dual 200 ton Chiller & Cooling Tower Conversion Project
          
Permitting, Project Management, structural modifications, tower steel erection, roofing, electrical &
          mechanical trades supervision, system piping runs, subcontractor administration/scheduling, inspections,
          energy management controls, start-up, progress tracking & project close-out.

1991-2007 – Tallahassee, Fl – Custom Home Builder - 1,600-4,500 s.f. single family residence contractor;
          20+ new homes built and sold; 10+ renovation projects; 100+ building inspections & evaluations
  
1987 – Northbrook, IL – Electrical Contractor - A-Three Services Company – Light manufacturing industrial set-up
          & Installation contractor. EMC machinery installation, conveyors, pneumatics, 
HVAC, process controls, etc.

1986 – Deerfield, IL – Electrical Contractor - Student Housing Apartment Complex – Trinity College
          800 amp Building Service, tenant meter panels, house loads, HVAC system power/controls;  

1981 – Medley, Fl – Project Manager - Conversion of Orbea’s Amateur Jai-alai fronton into 12 bay warehouse; 
          8148 NW 74th Ave, Medley, FL; Size:+/-70,000 s.f. industrial;
Electrical, structural, roofing, HVAC, & sitework