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WANTED! FACILITY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2009

Submit Your Nominee

Each year, Today's Facility Manager, in cooperation with The TFM Show® and the TFM Forum, sponsors the annual Facility Executive of the Year competition. This honor recognizes the achievements of an individual involved in a recent construction or renovation project (preferably completed between January 2006 and December 2007). As the industry's most prestigious form of recognition, TFM's Facility Executive of the Year includes featured coverage in TFM's January 2009 issue. Winners will also participate in the TFM Show and the TFM Forum in 2009 (details to be finalized at a later date).

Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by a person, agency, or member of TFM's Editorial Advisory Board or staff. Clients can be nominated, as long as the nominee is a qualified facility manager from an owner occupied building. Unfortunately, property managers from third party firms are not eligible. Nominee must approve his/her nomination and must currently be employed by the company where the project took place.

Nomination forms must be complete and magazine quality photos* of the nominee and project must be submitted in order for the judges to consider this entry. Send completed entry forms and photos to schwartz@groupc.com. Please include the phrase "FEY Nomination" in the subject line of the e-mail.

*Four-color slides or transparencies can be submitted in the entry package, but electronic images are acceptable as long as they meet the following requirements: JPG, TIFF, or EPS format, 300 DPI (dots per inch) at a minimum 3" x 5" (If smaller than 3" x 5", DPI must be higher).

Entries must be received by Friday, October 10, 2008.

Submit Your Nominee:

An asterisk (*) next to field headings is required entry.

Nominee:*
Title:*
Phone:*
E-mail:*
Best time/preferred method of contact:*
Years of experience in the facility management profession:*
Was/will this story be featured in any other publications?* No Yes (Please list)
 
Who submitted this nomination?*
Title:*
Relationship to nominee:*
Company:*
Phone:*
E-mail:*
Best time/preferred method of contact:*
 
All questions must be answered. Incomplete nominations will be omitted from the competition. See this sample of last year’s winning entry from Neal Angrisano .

What should the judges know about this project?
Company name:*
City:*
State:*
Zip/Postal Code:*
Type of facility:*
Type of project:*
Number of employees in company:*
Budget (total budget, dollars per square foot, etc., please specify):*
Total square feet directly involved in the project:*
Start date:*
Completion date:*

Please describe the project in a few sentences:

Why should this nominee win?

1. How was the nominee innovative in his/her approach to the project? How did the nominee use innovative thinking to overcome any challenges faced during the project? How did the nominee use innovative thinking to overcome any challenges faced during the project? (Include specific examples please.)

2. How did the nominee address the long-term needs and goals of organization through his/her work on this project? What is the company’s mission statement, and how does the nominee’s work on this project mesh with the broader objectives of the organization? (Include examples.)

3. How did the nominee’s involvement improve operations, efficiency and the bottom line? (Did the completion of the project result in a major benefit to the organization? Increased output? A new client? Better customer service ratings from a verified, third party? Data must be provided to support claims.)

4. What kind of human improvements did the nominee achieve during this project? Productivity? Increased customer satisfaction? Outstanding safety results or awards? (Did absenteeism numbers decline? Have productivity measurements improved? What about injuries, OSHA inspection results and other events that create downtime? Include statistical evidence.)

5. What efforts did the nominee make to incorporate sustainable design practices? Has LEED certification been pursued? What about Energy Star or other programs? (Include utility data—metered energy consumption and square footage, before and after the project, if applicable, and any rebates, subsidies, or circumstances that might limit broad transferability or applicability of the technologies involved. Also include evidence that the facility is providing the environmental conditions and functionality intended.)

 
If you have additional information you would like to submit to supplement this nomination form, please send that to schwartz@groupc.com.

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