AFE March/April 2012 : Page 23MIGS DAMIANI Distinguished Trainer and AFE Leader A.S. Migs Damiani, CPE/ FAFE, a 40-year life member of AFE, heads up the training program for EMCOR and also serves on the editorial board of AFE’s Facilities Engineering Journal. Damiani is a Certifi ed Plant Engineer (CPE) and was selected as an AFE Fellow in 1984. He was also selected by AFE as Region One’s Engineer of the Year and National Plant Engineer of the Year. He joined AFE in 1971 and has been active in AFE leadership for many years. In his distinguished career, Damiani has been president of two facilities management companies: Complete Building Services (CBS) and COM-SITE International, a high-tech facilities integration company. He oversaw the construction of more than 125 buildings, including corporate facilities, and developed the 750-acre South Germantown Recreational Park, featuring the Maryland Soccerplex and dozens of outdoor soccer fi elds that help to accommodate a large portion of 15,000 players in Montgomery Soccer Inc. and other youth and adult leagues. Damiani has been awarded 30 national awards and has published three books, one of which is being used as a textbook in facilities management by the U.S. Army Medical Command in their advanced facilities management course at Baylor University. Damiani, who holds a BS in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University and a Master’s in Engineering Administration from The George Washington University, coordinates the CPMM program for EMCOR and says that it is the best certifi cation available for managers who work in maintenance. “Every manager who works for the government or contractors who work with the government must be certifi ed by 2013, when the new law goes into effect,” he said. “With our agreement with AFE, we expect to have more than 120 managers trained and certifi ed when that time comes. Training is a major reason why EMCOR is a leader in the fi eld of maintenance management. No one does it better than EMCOR.” AFE Executive Director Dr. Wayne Carley said Damiani’s volunteer efforts have been essential to the organization’s growth. “AFE might never have achieved its current success in education and training programs for facilities engineers without the active, engaged and insightful participation of Migs Damiani in our organization,” he said in a recent interview for Facilities Engineering Journal . As he nears retirement, Damiani’s goals are to share his knowledge of facilities management with others. One major way he will achieve these goals is facilitating training programs based on the teachings of world-renowned motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar, whose wisdom has had a profound impact on Damiani over the past several decades. To learn more about these training programs, contact Migs at Migs_Damiani@emcorgroup.com. those employees who serve their community. Become ac-tive in professional societies, company-sponsored func-tions, community service and in the political process, and you will be recognized in a positive manner. Take the initiative to speak up. Be proactive and make your views known in a positive and constructive manner. Accept and positively re-spond to criticism rather than being negative and defensive about it. Motivate others. Learn to lead and be a leader, a manager of others. Lead by example — work early, stay late, make a decision expeditiously, give credit to others and answer phone calls promptly. Plan, plan, plan. Plan your department’s work and your work to be in step with your company’s plans. Plan ahead and follow up. Proper planning is the key to accom-plishments. FEJ Th is article was adapted and condensed from Moving Up the Organization in Facilities Management: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity in Your Workforce , by A.S. Migs Damiani , published by Scitech Publishing. March | April 2012 Q  Facilities Engineering Journal Q  www.AFE.org 23 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
