1. Enhancing Work and Life Productivity with Smart Phones Mark Spencer, Digium

2. Evolution of the Smart Phone

3. Pagers  Really inefficient way of getting monkeys on your back  Now your work follows you everywhere  No real utility for the wearer of the pager

4. Cell Phones  Much more efficient  Great at getting more monkeys on your back  Great for throwing those monkeys on other peoples backs  Still inherently solves no problems, just makes passing the buck easier

5. The Smart Phone  First mobile device to let you actually solve problems  All the benefits of a cell phone  Properly setup can help actually manage

6. Facility Manager Wears Many Hats Must be a master of many, many systems and people!

7. Roles of Smart Phone  Access to Information  Manuals  Forums  Information Computation  Size of A/C units required  Material Estimates  Command and Control  A/C Control  Lighting Control  Security/Cameras

8. Examples of Control Apps  Business  Switchvox – Phone System  ASI Controls Weblink  Honeywell HRG  Residence  Tesla Car Control  Samsung Washer/Dryer  Nest Thermostat

9. Why Mobile?

10. Double Productivity Better utilize your down time like during boring meetings or when the CTO is droning on about how the lights in his office don’t work or that the A/C isn’t performing on the second floor.

11. Don’t be Afraid to Leave the Office You can do more work from anywhere, even somewhere you’re not supposed to be…

12. Compromise Less of Your Day Facility Managers are on call 24/7. Mobile lets you diffuse many situations without having to drive to work.

13. Be the Envy of your Friends We all know people love seeing cool ability to remote control things.

14. What should you do?  Educate Yourself  Learn to use your smart phone  Experiment with installing apps and using them  Use smart devices at home  Ask Vendors  Consider smart phone integration in systems purchases  Ask vendors about ability to access/submit work orders electronically  Seek Help  If all else fails, just call Jeffrey Cantrell

15. Questions?