Leadership

U.S. Facilities executive leadership possesses extraordinary expertise in the technical, strategic, and operational aspects of facilities management and transportation infrastructure.

As highly experienced professionals, they develop and utilize cost-effective management and industry best practices to achieve client objectives.

Corporate Leadership

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Malik Majeed

Chief Executive Officer

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Jim Dobrowolski

President

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Don Peloso

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Jim Dorris

Corporate Vice President of Operations

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David Groomes

Senior Vice President of Commercial Business

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Anita Pirrone, ARM, PHR, SHRM-CP

Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management

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Susan Laramore-Johnson, SHRM-CP

Director, Human Resources

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Bart Mueller

Vice President of Transportation and Infrastructure Services

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Susan Johnson

Vice President of Strategic Communications

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Tom Keelty, CSP

Environmental Health & Safety Director

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Pat Keelty

Assistant Director, EHS

John Carroll

Vice President, Correctional Facilities

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James K. Lewis, CVE, DPA

Vice President, Educational Services

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Regional Operations

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Richard Coppock

Regional Operations Manager

Dale Wenger

Regional Operations Manager

Commercial Account Managers

John Pilat

Facility Manager

Christi McIntyre

Operations Manager

Carrie Square

Carrie Truszkowski

Account Manager

Government Account Managers

Kevin Smith

Project Manager

Laurnzel Ayler

Facility Manager

Joseph Rivera

Project Manager

Damen Wood

Project Manager

Christian Holland

Project Manager

Infrastructure Operations

Salvatore Sibilia

Director of Transportation and Infrastructure

Dennis Walters

Senior Program Manager

Chuck Beeson

Senior Program Manager

R. Curtis Hardison

Senior Program Manager

David Spataro

Project Superintendent

Marsha Stern

Project Manager

Thomas Paine

Project Manager

James Shaw

Project Manager

Doug Dickerson

Project Manager

James Reilly

Project Manager

Michael Colon

Facility Manager

Nathan Durnal

Project Manager

Carl Mattes

Project Manager

Alexander Velez Nunez

Project Manager

Teresa Lewis

Business Office Manager

Robert Petrowicz

Project Manager

J. Douglas Carper, II

Emergency Response Coordinator

Malik Majeed

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Malik Majeed, Esq. is CEO and General Counsel of PRWT Services, Inc. and U.S. Facilities, Inc. 

Since 2015, he has successfully led the company’s strategic direction.  Malik’s work experience includes serving as an Attorney and Director of Human Resources and Payroll Operations for a Fortune 500 Company for more than a decade and several years in Commercial Banking.  Mr. Majeed is a recognized leader in the business community and has received numerous awards, and been featured in several magazines, including the “Most Admired CEO” Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal and Vanguard Law Magazine.

Malik earned his Juris doctorate degree (JD) from Rutgers School of Law – Camden, his master’s degree in business (MBA) from Rutgers Graduate School of Management, and his bachelor’s degree (BA) from Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences. Malik is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado. Malik Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Virtual Willingboro Hospital currently sits on the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board and the Executive Committee of the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee of the Board of the Urban League of Philadelphia, Finance Committee for the Board of Trustees at Neumann University, Facilities Planning Committee for the Board of Trustees at Virtua Hospital, Advisory Board of the Satell Institute, Advisory Board of Truist Bank, and Operations and Maintenance Committee of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure.

Jim Dobrowolski

President

James Dobrowolski is the Founder and President of U.S. Facilities, Inc., a national Facilities Management and Infrastructure Support Services company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.  He brings over 30 years of experience and has increased revenues from $17M to over $200M forecasted for 2024.

Jim started his career as a Purchasing Agent in procurement for the Federal Government, where he acquired Base Operation Support (BOS) Services for U.S. Military Bases domestic and internationally. He then accepted a position with General Electric’s Military Base operations Division as a buyer where he was responsible for developing acquisition strategy to support new and start up activities for Military base operations contracts.   

Jim’s next position was with Electronic Associates Inc (EAI-NYSE) as the Director of Contracts and Administration. After two years in that capacity, he assumed the role of Director of Business Development where he increased sales/revenues by over 200%. Jim was then promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the division where he had complete P&L responsibility as well as operations, finance and mergers and acquisitions.  

Jim sold the EAI services business to Halifax Technical Services in Alexandria Virginia where he served as President. In 2002, Jim collaborated with private investors to acquire Halifax Technical Services and renamed the business U.S. Facilities, Inc. 


Don Peloso

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Don Peloso is the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, responsible for overseeing all finance and accounting operations in support of PRWT’s business units. Mr. Peloso brings a broad wealth of experience in the state and local government arena, through various senior financial positions held at both Lockheed Martin IMS and ACS Government Solutions. His responsibilities included the oversight of 6 divisional controllers, which involved the direction of monthly operational reviews of all business units, which included P&L performance to plan, cash flow, and new business bookings. In addition, Mr. Peloso oversaw the management of the corporate accounting, financial planning, internal audit, and financial reporting functions. Mr. Peloso played a significant role in the sale of Lockheed Martin’s government services division to ACS, and the subsequent integration of all financial functions, policies, and procedures into the ACS reporting structure.

While recently joining the Company in 2009, Mr. Peloso’s affiliation with PRWT spans back to the early days of PRWT’s inception in 1988. As Lockheed Martin’s financial liaison to PRWT management, Mr. Peloso had a significant level of involvement in the business operations between the two companies. His familiarity with PRWT and the BPS business has been a great asset to the Company as new opportunities in expanded market niches are pursued.

Mr. Peloso began his career in public accounting as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young (formerly Ernst & Whinney). He earned his B.A. in accounting at Queens College, City University of New York, and is a Certified Public Accountant, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Jim Dorris

Corporate Vice President of Operations

Mr. Dorris has over 35 years of experience in all phases of facilities maintenance management and corporate security services. Currently, as Corporate Vice President, Mr. Dorris has oversight responsibility for business development, risk management, and labor negotiations, as well as P & L responsibility for a number of USF projects.

Prior to joining U.S. Facilities, Inc., Mr. Dorris owned and managed a facilities management and maintenance corporation servicing Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Mr. Dorris also spent 17 years creating business development strategies and managing operations for several national and regional security companies, increasing sales and profits for each company during his tenure.

Mr. Dorris has a wealth of experience with union and non‐union work forces and government and commercial/industrial contracts, as well as an outstanding track record of performance for each project he manages. In addition to his facilities maintenance and security background, Mr. Dorris has previously served as a Press Secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania and a news broadcaster, as well as serving with the US Army in Vietnam.

David Groomes

Senior Vice President of Commercial Business

Mr. David L. Groomes has over 26 years of management experience in operations, logistics, supplier diversity leadership, and strategic procurement. He is responsible for identifying customer needs and introducing solutions to those needs via U.S. Facilities’ offerings including our supply base.

Before joining U.S. Facilities, Mr. Groomes held various senior level management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, Dell Corporation and more recently Merck & Co., Inc., where he was the Associate Director of Global Site Services Procurement responsible for the procurement function of the Global Integrated Facilities Management solution. He has also provided supply chain, procurement and supplier diversity consulting to Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Groomes holds a Business Administration degree from American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts and a Master’s Degree in Management from Cambridge College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Groomes served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division as an Aviation Section Chief. He also earned his C.P.M. certification in 1995.

Anita Pirrone, ARM, PHR, SHRM-CP

Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management

Anita Pirrone is the Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management.  Anita has nearly 20 years of professional experience and plays an essential role in the strategic direction of U.S. Facilities.  Ms. Pirrone’s primary role is to develop and implement strategies for human capital management, ensuring compliance with all areas of employment law, maintaining the risk management culture, and overseeing the benefits and insurance policies and programs. 

Anita oversees a team of HR professionals who are instrumental in contributing to USF’s overall success by providing relational assistance, labor and employee relations law compliance, talent management and compensation solutions, workforce planning, and HR systems.

Anita’s educational credentials include a Master of Legal Studies in Human Resources Compliance from Drexel University and a Master of Science in Human Resources from the University of Scranton.  Anita was awarded the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in 2010, the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification in 2015 and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification in 2015

Susan Laramore-Johnson, SHRM-CP

Director, Human Resources

Ms. Laramore-Johnson is the Director of Human Resources. Susan is an advisor to the senior leadership team and collaborates closely with her superiors in all departments to provide guidance on strategic staffing plans, diversity and inclusion, compensation, benefits, training and development, compliance, and labor relations.

Susan’s primary role is to plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy. In addition, Susan establishes solid and trusting partnerships through exceptional relationship-building skills, utilizing positive energy and interpersonal abilities to secure employee and management engagement.

Susan has more than 25 years of experience working as a Human Resources professional in different fields. She brings a broad knowledge and strong understanding of corporate initiatives and problem-solving. Throughout Susan’s career history, she has managed talent selection practices, process improvements, staff development, payroll, and employee relations. In addition, Susan has gained a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources from Peirce College and earned additional credits from participating in the master’s program at Scranton School District. In addition, Susan was awarded the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification in 2017.

Bart Mueller

Vice President, Transportation and Infrastructure

Mr. Mueller currently oversees and manages all transportation and infrastructure projects and operations that fall within the U.S. Facilities footprint. He develops and directs results driven work teams that will support projects and operations, meeting all internally and client defined goals and objectives. He ensures that all projects, operations and those who support the same are aligned with U.S. Facilities core values and corporate mission.

Mr. Mueller is a skilled leader, manager and communicator with extensive experience with employee relations, program development and execution, long-term capital planning and policy development. He has extensive experience in all aspects of transportation management and operations. He has over 30 years’ in positions of increasing responsibility and authority. Mr. Mueller has been recognized by the New Jersey Alliance for Action for his contributions to the Transportation and Infrastructure industry.   He is a current board member of the Union Organization for Social Services and has several extensive past memberships and affiliations with various community-based advisory committees.

 

 

Susan Johnson

Vice President of Strategic Communications

Susan Johnson is the Vice President of Strategic Communications. Susan’s primary role is to communicate the company’s mission, qualifications, innovative ideas and customer-focused solutions to current and prospective clients. Additionally, Ms. Johnson leads and manages organization-wide governance and transitions focusing on establishing and ensuring adherence to performance-based contracts.

Susan manages a team of professionals who produce a broad range of corporate documentation including technical scopes of work, standard operating procedures, contracts, proposals, and marketing material for the company. Susan brings more than 25 years of business development and contract adherence experience in the professional services industry.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Susan graduated as an Honor Society Member from Roxborough High School and also earned an Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy after serving four years.

Tom Keelty, CSP

Director of Environmental, Health and Safety

Mr. Tom Keelty, CSP is certified in comprehensive practice by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, has a broad base of experience, and has been providing guidance and direction to USF for several years. Tom is the founding Partner of IRControl having spent the past 40 years in Operations Management roles, particularly in safety, supporting pharmaceutical operations. Specialty focus areas during recent years include implementation of EHS Management Systems, Compliance Auditing, Emergency Preparedness Planning and providing management services to various clients. Tom provides management consult supporting the development and implementation of EHS Mgt Systems including; consult in environmental program areas, contractor management, high risk work, emergency management, process safety, industrial hygiene and machine safeguarding.

  • Highlights of Tom’s success with USF include:
  • Establish EHS Management System
  • Developed Training Matrix (based on risk)
  • Establish Quality Management System
  • Administers Electronic Learning Management System
  • High Risk Work Permit Process
  • Establish Routine Monthly EHS / Quality Metrics
  • Assessment (Hazardous/Risk); all types
  • Implement Routines for Program Review & Analysis
  • Contractor Safety Prequalification
  • Audit and Modify Work Practices and Procedures
  • Prepare Job Safety Analysis

Tom’s educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the State School District of New York.

Professional Certifications/Affiliations: Tom is a Board-Certified Safety Professional (BCSP #9166) and is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.

John Carroll

Vice President, Correctional Services

Mr. Carroll has over 20 years of increasing responsibility for ensuring high-quality mechanical maintenance and repair services, preventive maintenance, and operational oversight at Curran-Fromhold and Riverside Correctional Facilities, including 17 years in the positions of Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager – Maintenance.

Mr. Carroll’s more than 30 years of experience includes developing, coordinating, and implementing detailed management plans and programs for maintenance and support activities in these highly complex, state-of-the-art buildings. Furthermore, he oversees scheduled preventive maintenance and repair of HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and utilities equipment and systems, and sustaining maintenance of building architectural and structural elements.

In addition, Mr. Carroll brings value-added skills and experience off-duty while as he services as Director of Emergency Management for the Township of Willingboro, NJ. This is a Cabinet-level position that he has held since 1992. As Director, Mr. Carroll identifies all potential hazards and develops and executes the Emergency Operation Plan. He is a certified New Jersey Firefighter, Public Safety Diver, and completed FBI and Philadelphia Police H.N.T. Training.

James Lewis, CVE, DPA

Vice President, Educational Services

Mr. James Lewis is responsible for leading Facilities Management services delivery for the education markets across the country. Mr. Lewis helps to create, manage, execute, and monitor the functions, policies, and overall strategy for successful client partnerships. Jim has over 30 years of experience working in facilities management operations. Before joining the USF team, he held a variety of leadership positions at some of the industry’s recognized universities, including Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University and Drexel University. He was the General Manager for the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Deputy Commissioner of Capital Projects and Facilities Management for the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property.

Jim has managed multi-million-dollar contracts, lead large teams across disparate jobsites, and developed highly valued, long-term relationships with industry associations, clients, and coworkers.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Science degree in architectural engineering and civil engineering, as well as his Master of Science in Information Systems all from Drexel University. He is a Doctoral Candidate for Public Administration at West Chester University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer-in-Training and Certified Venue Executive with the International Association of Venue Manager.

Additionally, he holds a variety of industry certifications including a Board Member of KAPPA (Keystone Chapter of APPA).