The Facilities Team

Jeffrey Wigintton

Senior Director, Facilities Management and Operations
(213) 740-0486
jwigintt@usc.edu
  • Building Operations
  • Space Planning/Management
  • Facilities Accounts Annual Budgets
  • Strategic Planning
  • Lab Design
  • Construction Budget Review
  • New Construction
  • Renovations/Remodels
  • Facilities Requests
  • Project Management
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Business Continuity
  • Lab Inspections
  • Lab Safety
  • Shop Safety

Tim Cowell

Director of Space Planning and Design
(213) 247-2643
tcowell@usc.edu

  • Pre-Design/ Schematic Design Services
  • Furniture: Specifications, Design/Dealer coordination
  • Space Planning
  • Office Design
  • New Construction
  • Construction Budget Review
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Emergency Response
  • Large Scale Move coordination

Jivin Seward

Facilities Manager
(213) 821-9849
jseward@usc.edu

  • Project Resource for Department Building Managers
  • Renovations/Remodels
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Business Continuity
  • Liquid Nitrogen Distribution Supervision/Billing

Heidi Barrera

Facilities Coordinator
(213) 821-2620
barreraz@usc.edu

  • Submit requests for Purchase Orders and Requisitions
  • Maintain financial database
  • Maintenance requests to Facilities Planning and Management (FPM)
  • Emergency Kits (preparation/monitoring/distribution)
  • Small scale move coordination
  • Key requests (processing/distribution)
  • Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) requests (processing/distribution)
  • USCard access requests

Emery (EJ) Mitchem

Ginsburg Computer Science (GCS) Building Manager
(213) 320-9501
emitchem@usc.edu

  • Building Operations and Maintenance
  • Auditorium and Conference Room Operations and Reservations
  • USCard Access Requests
  • Space Management
  • Facilities Requests
  • Building Emergency Coordinator

Jose Escobar

Michelson Hall (MCB) Building Manager
(213) 706-9356
josee395@usc.edu

  • Building Operations and Maintenance
  • Conference Room Operations and Reservations
  • USCard Access Requests
  • Space Management
  • Facilities Requests
  • Building Emergency Coordinator

Mita Patel

Administrative Assistant
(213) 764-4358
mita.patel@usc.edu

  • Coordinates renovations and furniture purchases
  • Facilitates the purchasing process for Design and Space Planning
  • Coordinates and oversees internal moves
  • Works with department leads to facilitate their requests
  • Coordinates furniture warranty repairs
  • Manages furniture inventory
  • Manages office hoteling reservations
  • Dean’s Office support

Published on January 21st, 2022

Last updated on April 17th, 2024