Daniel M. Preston
Facilities Operations SpecialistBiography
Daniel is from Gainesville, Florida. He started as a UF staff member in 2004 working mainly in facilities, IT, experiment field support, and logistics as an Engineering Technician and Engineer. He joined MAE in 2019 as a Facilities Operations Specialist.
Education
General Sciences and Engineering Associate of Arts, 2004 Santa Fe College
Responsibilities
- Coordinate repairs and renovations with Facilities Services and HWCoE Facilities
- Staff safety contact for MAE
- Safety and maintenance of MAE Student Design Center
- Departmental Emergency Planning
- Student Design Teams logistical support
- Inventory of attractive and capital assets
- Keypad and key card maintenance and programming
- Vehicle fleet maintenance
- Space auditing
- Backup for mail receiving and delivery
- Backup for equipment and space moves
Awards
- 2021 Division 3 Superior Accomplishment Award
- 2020 Years of Service at UF – 15
- 2018 Division 4 Superior Accomplishment Award
- 2011 Division 4 Superior Accomplishment Award