Daly made permanent head of Physical Plant

by Sarah R. Buchholz, Chronicle staff

Patrick Daly (Stan Sherer photo)

atrick Daly was appointed director of Physical Plant Feb. 22 by Joyce Hatch, interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance. Daly had been serving as director on an interim basis since mid-November when Earl Smith resigned.

     As director, Daly oversees the operations and maintenance of all campus facilities, including grounds and buildings, and vehicles.

     Daly joined the Physical Plant staff in 1987 as director of Engineering and later became director of Maintenance and Operations, associate director for Utilities, and associate director for Utilities and Building Maintenance.

     Hatch said she was "delighted" to make the appointment.

     "I am confident that his leadership style and in-depth knowledge of the campus will greatly enhance the services delivered by the Physical Plant," Hatch said.

     Daly said he is "looking forward to participating in the new central heating plant" project and that the position will be interesting.

     "It's a challenging time because we don't know what the budget's going to do," he said.
He's also looking forward to coordinating efforts among staff.

     "I look for cooperation and facilitation among my staff and with Facilities Planning, E[nvironmental] H[ealth] and S[afety], Space Management and other people we work with," he said.

     Prior to his stint at the University, he was director of engineering at Industronics Inc. in South Windsor, Conn., and a plant engineer at Rockbestos Co. in East Granby, Conn., and

     National Standard Co. in Worcester.

     He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University.