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VFA and UNICCO Executives to Present Facility Condition Assessment/CMMS Best Practices at Tradeline Conference
Boston, MA - March 15, 2006 - VFA®, Inc., the leading provider of software and services for facilities asset management and capital planning, today announced that VFA’s Vice President of Corporate Sales Jim Blaschke and Unicco CIO Jeff Peterson will present an education seminar, titled “Making Facility Condition Assessments an Integral Part of CMMS-based Capital Management Programs,” at the Tradeline Conference in Hilton Head, SC. This presentation will be given at 1:10 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2006. Those interested in attending should visit: www.tradelineinc.com
Facility Condition Assessments (FCAs) are an important component of effective capital planning. In their presentation, Jeff Peterson and Jim Blaschke will discuss:
- Key management processes for integrating FCAs into Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS);
- The latest automation tools and methods for the hard realities of properly analyzing FCA findings;
- Steps for establishing project prioritization, assessing manpower and equipment constraints, establishing budgets, implementing work schedules, and using capital-project performance metrics.
Facing the effects of mergers, high energy prices, aging buildings, new regulatory measures and the push toward greater fiscal responsibility, organizations need accurate facility condition information across their portfolio, and more sophisticated systems to support the capital planning process. VFA’s Capital Planning & Management Solution (CPMS™) provides organizations such as Corning, Georgetown Law Center, Sovereign Bank and KaiserPermanente, with superior return-on-capital investment of multi-building portfolios in excess of one million square feet of property. CPMS enables these organizations to collect reliable, accurate and current facility condition information, and provide a single view of that information in a centralized database. Organizations use that data to calculate costs associated with the maintenance and upkeep of each building, and understand the impact of funding scenarios on portfolio condition.
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Jim Blaschke, Vice President, Corporate Sales, VFA, Inc.
Jeff Peterson, CIO, Unicco Services Co.
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Tradeline Leading-Edge Management Models for Capital Projects & Facilities Management Conference
Hilton Head Marriott Beach & Golf Resort
Hilton Head, SC
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Monday, March 20, 2006
1:10-2:05 p.m. (Forum J)
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About Jim Blaschke
Jim Blaschke has 25 years experience in information-technology partnering, sales and marketing, most recently directing worldwide channel sales at Lumigent Technologies, Inc. He has previously served in sales, business development, and marketing executive roles at Intellution, Sun Microsystems, MatrixOne and General Electric. In his role as vice president of corporate and partner sales at VFA, Blaschke manages sales to the corporate market, oversees partner sales activities, and leads VFA’s business development in aviation.
About Jeff Peterson
Jeffrey Peterson joined UNICCO in September 1998. He has made significant contributions to the company with the introduction of automated inspection systems, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), Web-based employee and customer portals and sophisticated reporting systems. UNICCO's advanced technologies differentiate the company from its competitors and are instrumental in helping UNICCO win new business. Prior to joining UNICCO, Peterson was with Arthur Andersen for 17 years where he held numerous managerial responsibilities culminating in the position of managing director for internal systems in the Arthur Andersen Technology Solutions group.
About VFA
Headquartered in Boston, VFA, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services for facilities management and capital planning. VFA’s Capital Planning and Management Solution (CPMS™) uniquely combines condition assessment services, Web-based decision support software and business consulting services to enable clients to achieve their missions by optimizing investments in facilities and infrastructure. VFA helps more than 275 organizations to strategically manage almost two billion square feet of real estate, including clients in education, federal, state and local government, healthcare and corporate markets. For more information, please call 800-693-3132 or visit http://www.vfa.com.
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Press Contacts
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Laura Cook
VFA, Inc.
617-451-5100
info@vfa.com
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Erik Clausen/Liz Serotte
Schwartz Communications
781-684-0770
vfa@schwartz-pr.com
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