Jan has been a part of Corporate Facilities Group, Inc. (CFG) even before its inception. She was there encouraging and supporting her husband Bob Gillespie when he made the decision to start CFG.
In 2007, Jan joined CFG as Information Technology Consultant after over 20 years in software development. In 2008 after Bob’s sudden death, Jan took on the role of President and CEO to carry on Bob’s legacy. Though no one can fill Bob’s shoes with the same passion and boldness with which he lived every day, Jan shares the same belief in customer service excellence and lives the “Whatever It Takes” philosophy. With CFG being a service business, Jan recognizes that CFG’s main assets are our reputation and our CFG team members.
Since 1985, Jan has worked for both large corporations and small startups in varying industries such as insurance services, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. In her current role, Jan will rely on her management and team building skills to continue the success that CFG has attained thus far as well as position it for the future.
Paul has been with Corporate Facilities Group, Inc. since 2005. He is a thirty year veteran of the trades and facility management business, who is known for his outstanding dedication to customer service, and technical expertise. He is a graduate of the University of Guelph OAC Horticultural program, Passaic County Technical Institute and Marine Corps Institute. Paul has reached the master level in the skilled trades of HVAC, boiler operations and electric and was awarded the prestigious master horticulturist title from Guelph for his studies and work on plants, landscape management and horticulture. He has many years of hands on experience in mission critical healthcare settings and business critical data centers as well as new construction management.
With Doug's Military background in maintenance and supervision he was a great asset when he joined Corporate Facilities Group, Inc. in January of 2001. Starting as the Facility Manager for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia, Doug was responsible for the operations of the critical 7x24 data centers and 22 other Kaiser Permanente Medical Facilities consisting of 2 million sq. ft. During his tenure on the Kaiser Permanente account Doug setup the system commissioning programs, engineering operations, system startup, Facility Management and Preventive Maintenance programs. In the summer of 2005 Doug was transferred to the Property Management division to oversee 14 shopping centers located throughout the United States. During this year Doug was very instrumental in establishing and organizing of all the lease abstracts for over 120 sub-tenants, rent roll collections, CAM billings and CAM collections.
In October of 1999, Stephen joined Corporate Facilities Group, Inc. as Operations Manager / Chief Engineer for the Atlanta Veteran Affairs Regional Office. He was very instrumental in the final construction phase, commissioning all systems / equipment, implementing warranty tracking, and establishing the preventive maintenance system. In 2003, Stephen was elevated to the Facility Manger position where his responsibilities now included Operating and Maintenance budgets, Capital Planning / FF&E Management, Contract negotiations and implementations.
Keith started his career with Corporate Facilities Group in November of 1998 at The Home Depot’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia as a lead engineer. In 2000, he was promoted to Chief Engineer of building D at Home Depot that was in the early stages of construction. The building consisted of 600,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet data center. He attended all weekly construction meetings and commissioning of the tower and N+1 data center. He also trained staff on the sequence of operation of the data center plant and day to day operations of the facility.
In May of 2000, Paul began his career in Facilities Management with Corporate Facilities Group at the Home Depot Store Support Center as Assistant Chief Engineer. Throughout his career with Corporate Facilities Group, Paul, has aggressively advanced from the Assistant Chief Engineer to Facilities Manager. He is now the Facilities Manager for GE Money Americas managing 750,000 square feet of call center environment, remittance processing and disaster recovery for environmentally vulnerable GEMA facilities.
Gary started his career with Corporate Facilities Group in 2005 as Facilities Manager/Director of Operations for the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Southeastern Regional Headquarters Building. Gary manages the 187,000+ square foot property, which houses the Carmax Auto Finance Center for Carmax and the J.P. Morgan Chase, Circuit City Credit Card Division.
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Construction Management Bill began his career in Facility and Construction Management with the Hyatt Hotels. Bill joined Corporate Facilities Group, Inc in June of 2004 as a Facilities Manager. Bill's primary responsibility is to oversee the Milwaukee Veteran Affair Regional Office located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Bill was very involved with the construction phase and the commissioning of this new facility. With Bills leadership and technical capabilities he was very instrumental in organizing and implementing warranty tracking, commissioning, startup, FF&E Management and the day to day operations.
Jay joined Corporate Facilities Group in early 2006 as Facilities Director for the Kaiser Permanente Georgia Region account. Following graduation from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville, his career path has been one of increasing responsibility and achievements successfully managing and developing staff in service oriented industries. Jay's knowledge in the facilities industry derives from management positions held with companies that include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia, Aramark, and Sprint Nextel. His skills provide, among other strengths, imaginative possibilities and cost-effective solutions resulting in increased profits and customer satisfaction. Jay's leadership and staff development abilities have effectively helped build and expand our customer base in a fast-paced, high-pressure industry.
Nick began his career with Corporate Facilities Group in May of 2005 at the Circuit City Store Support Center in Richmond Virginia as a facility engineer. He was later promoted to chief engineer of Circuit City’s new retail corporate call center, where he was an integral part of the Corporate Facilities Group start up and building commissioning team. Nick is now Building Systems Manager and Chief Engineer managing daily MEP operations and the preventative maintenance programs for the corporate call center and the store support center which includes business critical data centers.
In April of 2001 Schawn began his tenure with Corporate Facilities Group, Inc. as a PM building technician for the Atlanta Veteran Affairs Regional Office. Schawn's dedication and hard work lead him to an opportunity for the Operations Manager position in which he continues to develop and meet everyday challenges. Some of the responsibilities that Schawn is involved in are; invoice processing, maintenance service contracts, ordering of building materials / supplies, work order tracking system, facilitating renovation projects, and daily operations of the Atlanta Veteran Affairs Regional Office. Schawn feels as if he has found a home with Corporate Facilities Group, Inc and is fortunate being part of the Corporate Facilities Group, Inc Team.
