FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | Staff News
We l co m e J enna h ! By Shelly Theriault, Facilities Business Office If you haven’t already been greeted by her warm smile or quickly helped with a request or issue, be sure to stop by and meet Jennah, FBO’s new Administrative Assistant! Jennah comes to us with a wealth of experience. At Brown Mackie College, she served as front desk Receptionist, Inquiry Processor, and Administrative Assistant to the Senior Director of Admissions. Here’s a little bit about her personally:
Jennah Bennett
She recently moved to Charlotte from Greenville, SC. She thinks Charlotte is a “beautiful city with so much to do,” especially since it’s located not too far from the beach or mountains.
She sees Facilities Management a “really great place to work, filled with invaluable opportunity for learning and growth, and the people I work with are wonderful. I feel truly blessed to be part of such an awesome team!” She’s been married for 24 years to her husband, Bill. They have two children. Her son is a senior at Winthrop University and her daughter is a freshman right here at UNC Charlotte! She adds, “I truly appreciate the warm welcome I have received here as a new employee. My co-workers have been very patient and kind, and more than willing to help out as I learn the lay of the land. I want to thank you all for your kindness, I already feel right at home. I look forward to working and growing with you all.”
Jennah is located in the Facilities Management / Police Building and can be reached at 7-0814 or vbennet9@uncc.edu
B e s t Wi s h e s Dio nte ! By Pamela Duff, Facilities Information Systems Facilities Information Systems recently said goodbye to Dionte Sims, our Facilities Mobile Technology Specialist. We were all sad to say goodbye to Dionte, but wish him the best in his future endeavors at Microsoft. Dionte accepted a position as an O365 Onboarding Manager where he oversees Office 365 Suite deployments using Cloud Technology. Dionte had been with the Facilities Management Information Systems team since August 2005. He was an exceptional asset and integral part of the team during his tenure. In 2005, he was hired as our CAFM Administrator where he surveyed buildings and maintained the CAFM system drawings and building floor plans. Based upon unit needs, he also began supporting software, hardware, maintaining inventory, and troubleshooting issues for our Facilities Management team.
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During his tenure, Dionte was honored with multiple awards for excellence. In January 2007 he was presented with the Employee of the Quarter Award for his hard work during the implementation of the new ARCHIBUS system. ARCHIBUS was implemented right before the winter holiday break in December 2006. While others in his unit were on vacation, he was here every day trying to clean up any issues staff had with the new program including arranging for conferencing with the FIS senior systems administrator and the vendor, AOS, to resolve problems. Over the last few years, Dionte was promoted to Facilities Mobile Technology Specialist and began working extensively in the field with our Facilities staff implementing and supporting our mobile technology framework.
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Dionte Sims
Some of Dionte’s contributions include Recycling’s Enterprise Data Assistant (EDA) development, BES Equipment Inventory, and Lock Shop Door Inventory mobile modules. Please join us in wishing him the best in his new career aspirations with Microsoft.
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