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.
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.
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.
“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.”
