One minute with Martin Bentivengo, building and support systems manager

How long have you worked at Fermilab?

I’ve been here five years. I started in May of 2011.

What brought you here?

I was working in Kraft Foods in Naperville. I was a maintenance manager there as well. I saw a job ad for Fermilab, and it was pretty much my job at a bigger scale. So I applied.

“We talk about what the maintenance activities are for the day: industrial cooling water systems, domestic water systems, air handling units, pumps, valves, those types of things.”

What does your job entail?

Primarily I manage the group that plans and schedules the maintenance work within the FESS Facility Management Group. I also manage the carpenter’s shop and the fire safety group. The fire safety group is responsible for testing the life safety devices — sprinkler heads, smoke alarms, all those things around the facility.

What does a typical workday look like for you?

It’s a fairly dynamic workday. We have a morning meeting every day. We talk about what the maintenance activities are for the day: industrial cooling water systems, domestic water systems, air handling units, pumps, valves, those types of things. But I’m looking two, three months out. We’re getting away from being reactive and we’re planning things out.

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