Theodore J. Weidner, President                                            PO Box 80027, Lincoln, NE  68501

(402) 416-4817 

ted@weidnerfac.com

 

EDUCATION            Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, New York

                                                         B.S.  Building Science, Architecture; minor in Economics

                        M.Arch.  Architecture

                                                         M.S.  Civil Engineering (Structural)

                                                         Ph.D.  Civil Engineering

 

EXPERIENCE       Over twenty years working in the higher education environment across most of the facility planning and management area.  Led the planning, design, and construction of facilities ranging from a small, free-standing theater to a large engineering research building with a clean room and other high-technology features.  Organized and led building maintenance activities at large public universities.  Developed campus master plan based on academic plan. Developed contracts for outsourcing agreements ranging from building maintenance to delivery order contracts for small construction projects.  Managed construction projects groups that oversaw major capital work totaling over $20 million per year and/or performed minor renovation work.  Developed reporting models to clearly explain the condition of facilities, expenditures, and resultant changes.   Familiar with both unionized and non-unionized environments.  Co-editor of APPA’s Maintenance Staffing Guidelines; editor of the bi-monthly book review column.  Contributing author, Managing the Facilities Portfolio, second edition.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL   Facilities and Campus Services, University of Massachusetts

EXPERIENCE           Associate Vice Chancellor

 

                                         Facilities Planning and Management, Eastern Illinois University

                                             Director

 

                                         Physical Plant, Illinois State University

                                             Assistant Director

 

                                       Facilities Planning, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

                                             Manager

 

                                         Gensert-Peller-Mancini

                                             Structural Designer   

 

LICENSES               Architecture: Illinois 001-014435; Massachusetts 11103; NCARB Cert. #53938

                                Engineering: Illinois 062-045963; Massachusetts 42733 (structural)

 

Appraised commercial and industrial properties as well as residential properties associated with emminent domain acquisitions.