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Eric J. Mittlestead

Photo of Eric MittlesteadERIC J. MITTLESTEAD specializes in all aspects of California Community College capital outlay, space inventory, scheduled maintenance and hazardous substance programs.

He is the designated statewide trainer for the FUSION database, a member of FUSION Steering Committee and a member of the ACBO Facilities Task Force. He has conducted comprehensive space inventories and project proposals at many colleges through the state. Since 2004, Eric has been the owner of Facilities Planning and Consulting Services (FPACS), providing services to community colleges throughout the state of California.

In his role at College of the Sequoias, Eric is responsible for providing overall leadership and management of College of the Sequoias Facilities Services department including facilities planning, maintenance, transportation, grounds and custodial services. He effectively manages a 4.3 million dollar annual operations budget and over 100 million dollars in current capital outlay projects.

As part of his duties Eric also:

  • Identifies needs and develops the Districts Five-Year Capital Outlay plan, Five-Year Scheduled Maintenance plan and Space Inventory report
  • Manages the Districts Hazardous Substance and Scheduled Maintenance programs, including developing and submitting annual grant requests to the Community College Chancellors Office.
  • Develops and implements policies and procedures related to the planning, repair and maintenance of college facilities and infrastructure.
  • Coordinates with private sector architects, engineers and construction managers in the design, planning, scheduling and construction of all District capital outlay projects.
  • Participates in a variety of other campus and District committees including the Facilities Committee and the College Council. Develop and maintains a positive working relationship with the collective bargaining units and their members.

College of the Sequoias is an 85 year-old campus that enrolls approximately 13,000 students and contains 70 buildings, totaling 570,000 square feet.