Rafael Rodriguez
Levittown, Puerto Rico 00949
EDUCATION:
BEE Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Graduated with Honors, GPA 3.55
Major, Electronics Engineering with a Minor in Communications
SUMMARY:
Twenty-six years of technical and management experience in the electrical engineering,
telecommunications, computerized integrated security systems, project management and automatic
fire protection sprinkler systems. Direct management responsibility of construction, field crews and
design personnel. Performed feasibility studies, written vendor and equipment evaluations, and
planning studies, established Value Added Reseller (V AR) relationships, designed LAN /WAN
networks and implemented advanced project management techniques.
EXPERIENCE:
R3 Fire Protection Services/Contracting Services, Contractor, Bayamón, PR
Owner (2007-Present)
Design, furnish and install automatic sprinkler, kitchen hoods, fire suppression systems,
burglar/intrusion detection systems, access control systems, fire alarm systems. Install water
meters and special digital radios to remotely monitor water meter consumption.
SimplexGrinnell, Sprinkler Contractor, San Juan District, PR
Sprinkler Systems Sales Representative and Sprinkler Ops Mgr (2004-2007)
Sale of sprinkler systems for the commercial, industrial, hospitality and medical sectors.
Promoted to Operations Manager after a year and a half where my responsibilities included
managing the sales, design, installation and service departments; complying with budgets,
schedules and Sarbanes/Oxley, holding WIP meetings; providing progress reports to the
Regional Manager
NEC Business Network Service. PBX/Network Systems, Guaynabo. PR
Project Manager (08/02-08/04)
Managing the installation of large, complex PBX, Cisco, and VoIP systems.
Bonneville Construction. SE. Contractor, Caguas. PR
Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Networks (1987-2002)
In charge of the inside plant division responsible for the design, furnishing and installation of
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computerized access control systems, video systems and LAN cabling systems. Furnished and
installed the integrated access control systems and video systems for the San Juan, Mayaguez,
Ponce, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Saipan Airports using Receptors, AMAG, Vicon, Burle
systems
New York Telephone Company, Brooklyn, NY
Transmission Engineer (1984-1987)
Provide support to craft personnel to maintain the quality of the telephone system using
telecommunications engineering precepts
Sperry Corp, Defense System Contractors, Lake Success, NY
Electrical Engineer (1982-1984)
Design radar system for the detection of all types of flying objects, weather and clutter
analysis and reduction. Preparing the responses for RFPs.
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING SEMINARS
•RCDD
•Wireless Telecommunication Networks
•Introduction to LAN and Internet Networks
•ISN Project Management and Advanced Project Mgmt
•Receptors' GP3 and GP4 and AMAG Access Control Systems
•Extended Overhead and Differing Site Conditions
•Sensormatic Video Product Sales Training
•Systimax Premier Distribution System (PDS) Design and Engineering.
•BICSI 2000 and 2001 Conferences/Seminars
•Blue Belt, Six Sigma, Sprinkler Operations Manual Training
•ANSUL Clean Agents Certification
SPECIAL SKILLS
• Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SQL7.0, Category 5/5E/6 Cabling, Windows OS,
UNIX, Macintosh
LANGUAGES
• Spanish and English
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