Joel Colvis

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Senior Director of Maintenance & Facilities at Daikin Comfort

Greater Houston, United States

Overview

Joel Colvis is the Senior Director of Maintenance & Facilities at Daikin Comfort, where he leads a team of over 200 maintenance members. A certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he focuses on data-driven, predictive maintenance and team building, leveraging his experience from roles at Whirlpool and Continental.

He is a public advocate for celebrating successes in the maintenance field, believing its essential to showcase achievements to underline the value maintenance brings to a company. He champions open communication with his teams to foster trust and improve processes.

He was a featured speaker at the Fiix Forward maintenance conference, sharing his teams success in using data to prevent equipment breakdowns and improve efficiency.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Late Adopter

Overcautious

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

Data-Driven Maintenance
He led his team at Daikin to adopt a data-centric approach, enabling them to make stronger decisions and accurately track costs and equipment needs.
Predictive Maintenance
A core focus of his strategy is using analytics and root cause analysis to address potential equipment failures before they become a threat, preventing downtime.
Empathetic Leadership
He believes in open and honest conversations with technicians to build trust and ensure new systems are seen as tools for improvement, not micromanagement.

Media Appearances

Joel has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2022
Senior Director of Maintenance & Facilities at Daikin Comfort
10-2020 - 11-2022
Director of Production Engineering and Maintenance at Daikin Comfort
3-2019 - 10-2020
Director Of Maintenance at Daikin Comfort
8-2017 - 3-2019
Senior Maintenance Manager at Whirlpool Corporation
12-2014 - 8-2017
Maintenance and Engineering Manager at Continental

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from The University of Arizona Global Campus
2007 - 2008
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from The University of Arizona Global Campus

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Insights For Selling To Joel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joel is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joel

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joel move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Joel take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Joel

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