David A. Casavant is an international facility management consultant who trains over 2,500 professionals per year. He specializes in workplace productivity, process improvement, and risk planning. Some of his areas of expertise include innovative asset management, reliability, sustainability, and helping clients identify practical operations and maintenance solutions to achieve sustainable commercial real estate portfolios. He has received recognition for his book on emergency preparedness and safety planning.
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1. David A. Casavant, CFM, LEED AP
About the Trainer
David A. Casavant, CFM, LEED AP is an International Facilities Mr. Casavant sits on the Executive Board of the Workplace
Management Consultant specializing in workplace productivity, process Safety Awareness Council, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organiza-
re-engineering and risk planning in the commercial real estate arena. His tion dedicated to protecting workers worldwide. The Council
consulting practice and training workshops focus on easy to implement was awarded a prestigious Susan Harwood grant in 2007 from
and common sense solutions to today’s complex facility management the Department of Labor - OSHA and the renewal of the grant
problems. in 2009 allowed the Council to cover 48 cities across the U.S.
where they’ve provided training on OSHA’s newly revised
His expertise in innovative asset management, reliability and sustain- electrical standard with special emphasis on arc flash. During
ability allows him to share real-life case studies and guidance to increase 2009, over 2,375 people were trained at no cost as part of the
your portfolios reliability and profitability. David has helped hundreds of training grant program.
organizations worldwide to identify and implement practical and
measurable operations and maintenance solutions and is committed to In 2007 David developed the OSHA Navigator PRO
assisting his clients achieve a prosperous and sustainable commercial real (www.osha-navigator.com) a software package which allows
estate portfolio. facility and safety professionals to quickly become compliant
with US OSHA health and safety regulations
David is a member of the U.S. Green Building council and is a Leader-
ship in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional, with
specialty in Building Operations + Maintenance (LEED AP O+M).
David holds a Certified Facility Manager (CFM) designation from the
Internation Facility Managers Association (IFMA) and is a certified
BOMI instructor (Building Owners and Managers Institute). He is also
an OSHA authorized General Industry and Construction Standard
instructor (500/501) and maintains A State of Florida General
Contractors license for commercial construction.
In an average year Mr. Casavant trains over 2,500 building management
professionals in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He
has been a featured speaker at World WorkPlace, American Management
Association, Rockhurst University, NeoCon, Total Facility Management ISBN: 0865878439
Forum and the National Facility Management and Technology Softcover 308 pages
(NFM&T) conference. Available at Amazon.com
Distinguished Author Award
Mr. Casavant was awarded the 2003 International Facility
Managers Association’s “Distinguished Author” award for
his book entitled Emergency Preparedness for Facilities - A
Guide to Safety Planning & Business Continuity. This
prestigious award was presented to Mr. Casavant at IFMA’s
World WorkPlace 2003 in Dallas, Texas (USA).
International Facility Management Consultant and Strategic Innovation Trainer
Contact David at (863) 537-4053 or via email: david@carlyleconsultants.com
2. David A. Casavant, CFM, LEED AP
Feedback from our Clients: David’s Training Topics
We are proud of our excellent reputation for lively and informative training. This is just a sampling of David’s training presentations. Please call us
Here is just a sampling of some of the feedback we’ve received: for a current list.
“David is one of the most innovative, creative and passionate FM professional in making - Strategic Facility Management: Best Practices to Enhance Your Real
a difference in FM. If you are looking for an impactful trainer, a consultant that can Estate Portfolio (One Day)
truly add-value and enable a high ROI on training and consultancy, David Casavant is
- Practical Strategies for Facility Management: Achieving Best in
the gentleman you ought to engage.”
Class Service (Two Days)
Steven Ee, Principal Consultant, FMS Associates Asia Pte Ltd
- Creative Thinking for Facility Managers: Thinking Outside the FM
“David Casavant has been a critical resource to help advance business performance by Box (One Day)
helping upgrade safety and maintenance practice levels for the last decade. I highly - LEED GA / AP Preparation Class (One Day)
encourage organizations to attend his events and implement his strategies to advance
- Using a Five-Year Plan to Effectively Negotiate Your FM Budget
business performance.”
(One Hour)
Joel Leonard, Executive Producer and Host, SkillTV
- Creating the Service Level Agreement (SLA) – Your Key to Effective
“very well-received by our members...David is an excellent instructor with a solid, knowl- Vendor Management (One Hour)
edgeable background” - The Difference Between Price and Cost: How to Conduct a Total
Louis Gonzales, Education Committee Chairman - Phoenix Chapter of the Cost Analysis (One Hour)
International Facility Management Association
- Bidding & Vendor Selection Best Practices: Make the Right Choice
the First Time! (One Hour)
“Received a 4.0 out of a 4.0 on the attendee evaluation - a perfect score!”
Laura Johnson, Manager - Public Training Programs ABS - How to Write Effective Service Agreements: Aligning Your Business
Consulting/Government Institutes With A Strategic Partner (One Hour)
- Swine Flu Prevention for Building Managers - Urban Myths and
“...surpassed our expectations and we would easily recommend him for any training needs Real Solutions (One Hour)
that you may have.”
- How to Measure Compliance and Establish Safety Goals in Your
Hans Westerveld, Events Manager for IFMA Holland
Organization (Four Hours)
“David is has a wealth of information and he is able to communicate it in an engaging - The ABC’s of OSHA Compliance - 6 Easy Steps to a Safe Workplace
and dynamic way.” (One Hour)
Ed Sullivan, Editor, Building Operating Management magazine - How to Conduct a Safety Inspection That Keeps Employees Safe and
Your Organization Out Of Trouble (One Hour)
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We are very proud of our successful work with a very diverse group world-class facility management services with a guaranteed
of clients including return on investment! To learn more or to schedule a
Premas United (Singapore) Thyssen Krupp North America
presentation contact David at:
Musanada (UAE)
Dubai Airport (UAE) National Parks Board CSX Rail SKYPE: david.a.casavant or
Etisalat (UAE) (Singapore) San Juan Airport email David directly at david@carlyleconsultants.com
TCQ Triangle (UAE) BrightStar (Mexico) U.S. Department of Labor Office 1-863-537-4053
Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) IFMA (Holland) Hawaii Department of Labor
Helaba Bank (Germany) Florida Department of Health
Mobile 1-561-951-4553
Coreventus (Malaysia)
Caribbean Sun Airlines Fortuna Energy (Canada) Coca Cola
Florida Power Municipal NASA
International Facility Management Consultant and Strategic Innovation Trainer
Contact David at (863) 537-4053 or via email: david@carlyleconsultants.com