Maintenance Manager · ~20 years in residential maintenance · FPI Management
Spanaway, Washington, United States
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LinkedIn shows current Maintenance Manager at FPI Management with detailed maintenance operations scope, following a decade as Community Manager at Madison & Ferguson and a community operations/facilities role at The Landmark Group. Self‑reported Barabytes NW experience suggests comfort with rehab/CapEx and multi‑site workflows in multifamily settings.
—Build on-site teams through structured selection, training & mentorship. —Standardize & scale modernized workflows across a multi-site portfolio. —Drive cost-center control via AI-enabled compliance, service triage-to-resolution, supply logistics, make-ready lifecycle mgmt & emergency dispatch rotation. —Protect & extend asset value through proactive lifecycle management. —Consolidate & manage vendors for efficiency & accountability. —Strengthen cross-functional accountability via low-friction reporting, defined scope, training adherence, situational awareness & discretion.
Career trajectory
Read purely by the companies on record — the same shortcut a recruiter takes.
IC repair tech
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community manager
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founder / owner-operator
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ops/facilities manager
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maintenance manager
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Moves from hands‑on appliance repair into long‑tenure community management and current maintenance management, with a parallel founder track via Barabytes NW.
AscendingEvery step is primarily self‑reported on LinkedIn with limited third‑party confirmation — confirm dates and scope, especially for Barabytes NW.
Leading maintenance operations at FPI Management; I also operate Barabytes NW informing on select mid-large scale CapEx & rehab projects in class A & B assets in addition to small projects in class C assets.
I help multifamily teams make maintenance ops predictable: clear make‑ready to move‑in flows, tight work‑order triage, warranty tracking, and the KPIs that keep staffing, parts, and budgets on target. I’ve run these mechanics on newly built mid‑rise assets through lease‑up and steady‑state operations. I can also translate rehab plans into standardized scopes across properties — aligning owners, managers, and techs — and keep tenant experience front‑and‑center while we execute.
›Design a make‑ready punch/handoff doc flow that sticks
›Stand up KPI reporting for maintenance ops in 30 days
›Scope staff/tools for pre/post lease‑up at any residential/commercial asset type/class
Currently a Maintenance Manager at FPI Management, Nathan brings a long hands‑on track record across multifamily maintenance and community operations in Washington state, supported by two decades in residential maintenance per his own public post. His prior decade at Madison & Ferguson LLC and a subsequent community operations/facilities manager role at The Landmark Group show depth across tenant logistics, renovations, and quality control. In parallel, he has run Barabytes NW/Barabytes Northwest as a proprietor, with self‑reported A/V hardware‑software work and property rehab/CapEx project bullets that cite regional owners and managers. This is an early, low‑footprint public profile: most signals are self‑reported on LinkedIn with no independent press, licensing, or registry records surfaced for the Barabytes brand in public indices.
An outside read, based on the evidence found.
This reads as a practical, hands‑on multifamily maintenance leader with deep on‑site experience, now at FPI Management, who has alternated between W‑2 roles and a long‑running sole proprietorship (Barabytes NW). The strongest continuity is in residential maintenance and community operations from 2008 onward. Much of the record is self‑reported on LinkedIn; third‑party corroboration is thin, and the Barabytes dates conflict across multiple profiles. Overall, it’s a credible operator profile with a light public footprint and some verification to tighten.
Current Maintenance Manager at FPI, plus a decade at Madison & Ferguson and self‑reported CapEx/rehab work via Barabytes NW show depth across maintenance workflows.
Current scope at FPI Management
LinkedIn lists wide maintenance responsibilities for newly built mid‑rise assets, including KPIs, staffing, budgets, and tenant experience.
Long prior tenure
Ten years at Madison & Ferguson LLC indicates staying power in multifamily operations.
Parallel proprietorship
Barabytes NW appears across three profiles, suggesting ongoing side business activity alongside employment.
Three LinkedIn profiles list conflicting Barabytes start dates, and no indexable state licensing/registry trace surfaced — worth confirming legal name, UBI, and licensure needs.
Multiple LinkedIn identities (Spanaway + Lakewood) Two older Lakewood profiles reference the same name and Barabytes NW, likely the same individual maintaining multiple accounts.
No indexable licensing/registry hits for Barabytes Public, indexable traces were not found; state portals require interactive queries for definitive checks.
Employer regulatory backdrop (2026) WA AG’s settlement with FPI and property owners sets context for operating standards; no link to the subject personally.
Appliance repair roots Older profiles show Sears appliance repair roles predating community management and maintenance leadership.
Web sources + resume claims · 3 roles need confirmation
FPI Management — Maintenance Manager
Verified · 2 sourcesSep 2024 — Present
Oversees maintenance for newly constructed mid‑rise assets pre/post lease‑up, including site inspections, emergency/routine repairs, KPIs, staff training, warranty filings, inventory, budgets, and tenant experience.
Barabytes NW / Barabytes Northwest — Founder
Verified · 1 sourceJun 2019 — Present
Runs a sole‑proprietorship branded Barabytes NW/Barabytes Northwest with self‑reported A/V hardware‑firmware‑software solutions and property rehab/CapEx project bullets referencing regional multifamily owners and managers.
Barabytes NW / Barabytes Northwest — Operations Manager (Self‑Employed)
Verified · 1 sourceFeb 2013 — Sep 2024
Self‑reported multi‑year proprietorship work overlapping with employer roles; scope includes maintenance/operations and A/V solutions for residential properties.
The Landmark Group, Real Estate — Community Operations and Facilities Manager
Self-reported0 of 1 · AskFeb 2020 — Feb 2021
People and work‑order management responsibilities in a multifamily operations context (self‑reported).
Madison & Ferguson LLC — Community Manager
Verified · 2 sourcesAug 2009 — Sep 2019
Handled tenant logistics, lease administration, and collaborated on renovations with proactive inspections/quality control (self‑reported).
2008 — 2011
Hands‑on repair specialist experience in consumer appliances (self‑reported on older LinkedIn).
2008 — 2010
Appliance repair role listed on an older LinkedIn profile (self‑reported).
Washington AG announced a $7M settlement with FPI Management and owners of five senior properties (2026) — organizational backdrop only; no evidence ties the subject personally.
Each read pairs a strength with a tension.
“After two decades in Residential Maintenance as a tech, a supervisor and manager, I have made the seemingly sensible decision to pursue a ‘pivot’.”
“One day I will work here...Because I said I would....”
Moon Valley High School
High School Diploma · General Studies
Government filings (6)
Press & interviews (2)
Corporate & product (3)
Verification checks — ran clean (3)
Social & directories (5)
Nathan Bara works as Maintenance Manager at FPI Management, based in Spanaway, Washington, United States.
Nathan Bara is a maintenance operations manager known for FPI Management and Barabytes NW.
Leading maintenance operations at FPI Management; I also operate Barabytes NW informing on select mid-large scale CapEx & rehab projects in class A & B assets in addition to small projects in class C assets.
Nathan Bara has worked at 6 companies on record:
Skills listed on Nathan Bara's profile: maintenance operations manager. I help multifamily teams make maintenance ops predictable: clear make‑ready to move‑in flows, tight work‑order triage, warranty tracking, and the KPIs that keep staffing, parts, and budgets on target. Can teach: Design a make‑ready punch/handoff doc flow that sticks; Stand up KPI reporting for maintenance ops in 30 days; Scope staff/tools for pre/post lease‑up at any residential/commercial asset type/class.
Nathan Bara is open to Multifamily Maintenance consulting, capex project leads, single/multi-site maintenance audits and AI systems integration. Target role: Regional/Portfolio Maintenance Operations Manager — —Build on-site teams through structured selection, training & mentorship. —Standardize & scale modernized workflows across a multi-site portfolio. —Drive cost-center control via AI-enabled…. Preferred work format: hybrid and remote.
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