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Employee & team features

Keith Brett notes gauge readings on various pumps and equipment during his plant rounds.
• Alicia Halberg

You may not ever think about what goes on behind-the-scenes when you walk into a nice warm building or hot water comes out of the faucet, but for a dedicated crew of around-the-clock engineers at the power plant, keeping campus comfortable is their highest priority.

eter Gorokhovskiy just after sunset from the rooftops of UW Tower
• Alicia Halberg

The tower was purchased by the University of Washington from Safeco in 2007, and with it came a dedicated staff of around-the-clock maintenance workers.

Custodian William (Bill) Garl waxes floors in the Chemistry Library
• Alicia Halberg

Stepping Stones is a training program offered by the FS Training Center, in conjunction with the sponsoring department, which gives frontline staff opportunities to learn leadership skills that are necessary for moving up to lead, supervisor and management positions.

Bill Sieg and Curtis Nilson fix a power outage in the Wilcox Annex.
• Alicia Halberg

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, and it’s something weird that doesn’t look good, who ya gonna call?

For the University of Washington, it’s not Ghostbusters, but the Facilities Operations Maintenance Specialists (FOMS) crew, more commonly known by their radio name, Unit-2.

 

Painter Andre Lopes works on a classroom in Marine Sciences.
• Alicia Halberg

“Our clients go home at night, and they come in the next morning with a light switch moved and a door replaced,” said Dan Lindsey, a Shop 53 carpenter. “It’s just simple.”

Shop 41 team picture
• Alicia Halberg

Support and care. That’s the feeling you get when you talk with any member of Shop 41, Facilities Maintenance & Construction’s night maintenance team.