Multifamily X Podcasts-Masters of Maintenance. Episode 12-Doug Geiken

Doug Geiken has spent the last 30 plus years in the maintenance industry. He spent 26 years working in commercial maintenance specializing in Johnson Control and Trane’s BAS computerized HVAC control systems. In 2017 Doug moved to Lloyd Companies Residential Property Management as a team lead in the maintenance department. Currently Doug is the Regional Maintenance Manager and oversees 10,000 units at 122 properties across South Dakota and Iowa.  Doug has been instrumental in changing the maintenance system from a manger supervised group of techs to a Maintenance managed team that gives maintenance techs a career path to climb. He has also spearheaded the creation of an in-house training center with a full line of HVAC, appliances, electrical and plumbing training items. Lloyd Companies now has the ability to bring in people with no experience and train them in-house.  Doug is a graduate of Northwest Iowa Technical College where he specialized in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. Doug is an active member in the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association serving on the maintenance mania & education committee and sits on the Solid Waste Planning Board for the city of Sioux Falls SD.  Doug spoke on a panel about Hiring and Training Maintenance Techs at the 2023 NAA Conference in Atlanta Georgia.