Electrical Manager

Curriculum Vitae: Gonzalo Adrian Santos

Chicago, IL 773-***-****

Position Desired:

Front Office Support

Facilities Management ********@*******.***

Highlights:

Pan-African Connection LLC

Founder/Director 2009 - Current

Job superintendent Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) 2003-2004

Department Supervisor 3ABN 1988-1993 and 1999-2002 Operations Mangement

Russian Branch Manger 3ABN 1993

Short engagements Brazil, Argentina, Belize, Mexico

Supervisor 1982 Argon Electric

Presently:

October 2009 May 2010 Worked for Hansa-Flex Middle East while I look for

long term work in my area of interest: Helping disadvantaged communities in

Africa get a foot hold in self-sustainability (development).

May 2007 - Nov 2007 and again Oct 2008 - Nov 2009 Actively engaged in

promoting a comprehensive plan of action for the disadvantaged communities

in Africa, through the use of satellite communications; trained teachers;

working with Ministries of Education and intervening with knowledge in

income generating activities in the local communities. This work was

financed from my own funds.

December 2007- October 2008 - Worked under Local Union 134 IBEW in Chicago

in Building Automation Controls with two companies, Automatic Bldg.

Controls and Quantum Elect. Contractors. While working with ABC I was asked

by the Programmer to join him in his work but it meant a cut in pay,

shortly after I moved to Quantum where I left to go to Zambia.

July 2006-May 2007 MC DEAN Electrical construction was hired to be sent

overseas on one of their contracts. I was stationed in Berlin, Germany

until the trip to Zambia. I was asked if I was interested in becoming

superintendent for the job there but had already engaged the trip to

Zambia.

July 2004-July 2006 - Electrical construction for IBEW Local 134. While out

of work there built a Television studio for United Prison Ministry

International in Verbena, Alabama.

August 1999 to July 2004 - I was once again asked to come back and

supervise the electrical work for a brand new school. This lead into a five

year building program that saw the birth of their Call Center; a state of

the art Sound recording studio; finishing Studio B television production.

It culminated in superintending the construction of their Worship Center, a

multi-purpose meeting and television studio complex. This involved

increasing responsibilities working with different contractors engaged in

construction; with our own in-house crews, while also designing and

supervising the electrical, communications and life-safety requirements. I

developed, along with the vendor (Reliance Controls) an energy management

system for this facility.

January 1994 to July 1999.- Worked as an electrician for the Union in

Chicago during this time to meet the increasing financial demands of my

growing-up family.

Deployed to Russia in the fall of 1992 - This project was very much similar

to the one in Romania with the added advantage that we had a lot more

cooperation from the locals. My responsibilities in this project involved

the legalizing of our United States based organization to be able to work

in Russia. It took a number of turns and proper interventions to finally

get the recognition to operate as a non-profit wholly owned branch in that

country. The project is still functioning there with local television

production and broadcasting. I left for the States in fall of 1993 to

continue the Production facility and office complex work in Southern

Illinois. (3ABN)

Deployed to Romania in summer of 1991 - Was asked to start a media project

from the ground up. It involved working with a local ministry (church) to

build a television studio and eventually acquire a broadcast license.

During the time stationed in Bucharest, my responsibilities where to

recruit and train locals in the organizational requirements, television

production and studio construction. While also dealing with the legalities

involved and getting equipment from other parts of Europe. Getting local

construction materials, which were not in easy reach at that time; serving

as liaison between the organization I represented from the States and the

local organization. Eventually, the project's major investments in

equipment where moved to Russia where the parent organization opened a

project. (3ABN)

Operations Manager 3ABN January 1988 - Was working for this organization as

a volunteer for a number of months prior to starting full time work at a

sacrificial wage in June 1986. Designed and installed the required

electrical installation and supporting infrastructure for a satellite earth

station and production/office facility. By January of 1988 was placed as

operations manager supervising all related technical departments of this

growing ministry. Including the building of the first local television

broadcast facility in Salem, IL. While engaged in this work we had interest

from overseas contacts to help them start their own projects.

Interspersed with work at 3ABN there were different time periods that I

worked for Local Union 134 IBEW, Local 702 and the Independent Craftsmen

Union of Missouri.

Education and Training

IBEW Local 134 - Chicago Illinois. Journeyman electrician's course. 1978-82

Coyne American Institute, Chicago Illinois. Courses taken: Electrical

Maintenance; Industrial Electronics and Radio and Television program. 1976-

1977

General Equivalency Certificate, Chicago Illinois 1975.

Other work related experiences:

WOJO-FM Evanston Illinois, radio operator 1980

WCYC-FM Chicago Illinois, Spanish Group Leader 1982

WCYC-FM Chicago Illinois radio operator 1976-1982

Other: Key Telephone System Administrator, Fire Alarm Installation/design

work; Network Administrator; Trainer.

Computer programs: Various Office suites; Autocad Lite, Visio, etc.

References available upon request.

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