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UF/IFAS Facilities Planning & Operations

UF/IFAS Facilities Planning & Operations

FPO Staff Directory

Directors

Name	Phone	Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu
Sean Mountain Associate Director, Projects	(352) 294-3820 Cell: (352) 672-7835	smountain73@ufl.edu
Chad Doering Associate Director, Facilities Management	(352) 294-3802 Cell: (352) 870-1363	cdoering@ufl.edu

Support Services

Name	Phone	Email	Functions
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu	HVAC / Mechanical Contracts & Repairs Elevator Contracts / Inspections / Certifications Boiler Certification Fire Alarm Control Panel / Sprinklers / Backflow Certifications Lift Station Contracts Generator Contracts
Joseph Hayden Systems Controls Project Manager II	(352) 294-3812 Cell: (352) 494-7232	jthayden@ufl.edu
Jon Lanhart Project Manager I	(352) 294-3813 Cell: (352) 262-5984	jdlanh@ufl.edu
Frank Tipton Project Manager I	(352) 294-3819 Cell: (352) 278-3513	tip@ufl.edu	Potable Water Treatment Permits - storm Environmental Septic Tank Sampling Contacts

Name	Phone	Email	Functions
Chaise Champion Administrative Specialist	(352) 294-3829	chaise.champion@ufl.edu	Payroll & Personnel
Wiyarut Wheeler Utility Manager	(352) 294-3810	wiyarut.wheeler@ufl.edu	Utilities Admin Budget Construction Project Accounting Insurance
Magdalena Poleska Administration	(352) 294-3816	ma.poleska@ufl.edu	Operating Budget Construction Project Accounting
Diane Harris Administration	(352) 294-3818	dianeh@chem.ufl.edu	Operating Budget Construction Project Accounting

Construction Project Management

Name	Phone	Email
Sean Mountain Associate Director, Projects	(352) 294-3820 Cell: (352) 672-7835	smountain73@ufl.edu
Frank Tipton Project Manager I	(352) 294-3819 Cell: (352) 278-3513	tip@ufl.edu
Shawn Cody Project Manager I	(352) 294-3804 Cell (904) 729-2147	ShawnCody@ifas.ufl.edu

Building & Infrastructure Controls

Name Phone Email Functions

Ronnie Cooper
Director
(352) 294-3821
Cell: (352) 262-4168 rlcooper@ufl.edu Off Campus
-see "Support Services" tab above

Work Order System

Name Phone Email

Larry Jones
Customer Service (352) 294-3817
Cell: (954) 214-4193 larry.jones@ufl.edu

Computer Support

Name Phone Email

Roger Ellzey
IT Generalist II (352) 294-2078 roger32025@ufl.edu

Warehouse (Receiving)

Name Phone Email

Eric Dickerson
Warehouse/Stores Specialist (352) 294-3828 e.dickerson@ufl.edu

Apopka

Name	Phone	Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu
Bob O'Neill Maintenance Supervisor	(863) 956-8622 Cell: (863) 632-3440	moose@ufl.edu

Gainesville

NamePhone		Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu
Steve Perry Maintenance Supervisor	(352) 294-3809 Cell: (352) 359-2874	perrys@ufl.edu
Tom Otto Maintenance Supervisor	(352) 294-3805 Cell: (352) 318-5527	totto@ufl.edu
Chad Stephens Maintenance Supervisor	(352) 294-3807 Cell: (352) 494-2773	stephens@ufl.edu

Lake Alfred

Name	Phone	Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu

Balm (Wimauma)

Name	Phone	Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu
Bob O'Neill Maintenance Supervisor	(863) 956-8622 Cell: (863) 632-3440	moose@ufl.edu

Immokalee

Name	Phone	Email
Ronnie Cooper Director	(352) 294-3821 Cell: (352) 262-4168	rlcooper@ufl.edu
Sean Mountain Associate Director, Projects	(352) 294-3820 Cell: (352) 672-7835	smountain73@ufl.edu

Grounds

Name Phone Email

Steve Perry
Maintenance Supervisor (352) 294-3809
Cell: (352) 359-2874 perrys@ufl.edu

Custodial

Gainesville

Name Phone Email

Ronnie Cooper
Director (352) 294-3821
Cell: (352) 262-4168 rlcooper@ufl.edu

Lake Alfred

Name Phone Email

Ronnie Cooper
Director (352) 294-3821
Cell: (352) 262-4168 rlcooper@ufl.edu

Bob O'Neill
Maintenance Supervisor (863) 956-8622
Cell: (863) 323-9466 moose@ufl.edu

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