Derek Hillestad

About Derek Hillestad

Facility optimization scientist, educator and administrator with broad experience in facility engineering and management including asset management, capital planning, facility data visualization, project management, preventative maintenance programs, standard operating procedures, condition assessments, energy controls, sustainability, security, emergency management and strategic planning. Delivered over 100 individual courses in construction management and facility management at three levels (associates, bachelors and masters) with a total of over students taught. Direct experience with large-scale facility/venue start-ups. Guided overall direction of departmental policies, procedures and operating benchmarks. Operating Systems / Software- Enterprise Asset Management (AssetPlanner)- BAS (Johnson Controls Metasys, Trane Ensemble)- CMMS (Micromain, Archibus, Aware Manager, AssetPlanner)- RS Means - CBRE CostLab (Whitestone)- ABI Mastermind - EMS Scheduling- Revu / Bluebeam- 3D Digital Twins / Floorplan Visualizations- Procore- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio)

Experience

1. Director, Facility Management

   Ameresco

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Our facility management advisory services focus on solving complex challenges our clients face in optimization pursuits in their portfolio. We offer a wide range of advisory services; from daily operational resources such as modernized floorplans; to strategic planning and knowledge management due to retirements, succession planning and employee churn. Our FM experts have experience in construction, capital planning, maintenance management, facility operations, and sustainability to connect all of these integrated built environment disciplines into one cohesive strategy for long-term value and lifecycle strategy. We help our clients create critical owner specifications for design, ensuring AEC partners are following the clients strategy.

Education

• Ball State University

  Master of Science - MS

  2000 — 2002

• Arizona State University

  Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D, Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

  2018 — 2022

• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Time Management
• Public Speaking
• Planning
• Service Delivery
• Security
• Supervisory Skills
• Operations Management
• General Administration
• Budgets
• Rfp
• Customer Service
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Negotiation
• Logistics
• Training
• Fundraising
• Facilities Planning
• Event Planning
• Event Management
• Purchasing
• Microsoft Office
• Construction Management
• Facilities Management
• Coaching
• Budgeting
• Energy Management
• Leadership
• Contract Management
• Maintenance Management
• Sports Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Management
• Team Building
• Student Development
• Process Scheduler