Fire Alarm Project Management
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Work Experience
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*/**** ** */**** Design Security Controls Houston, TX Position: Fire Alarm Project Specialist Supervisor Responsible for the programming of Siemens, EST & Silent Knight commercial fire alarm systems. Responsible for engineering oversight and code compliance; Responsible for in-house training and development of technicians. Created training room for troubleshooting and hands- on instruction. In charge of pre-bid design for Siemens and EST fire alarm projects 5/2012 to 6/2018, 6/2020 to 04/2023 Convergint Technologies Inc. Portland, OR Position: Project Specialist II
Responsible for the installation and programming of EST commercial fire alarm systems. Responsible for supervision of multiple work crews throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Responsible for project management and code compliance; Responsible for installation and training documentation; Provide end-user training for all product offerings 6/2018 to 6/2020 Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA
Position: Fire/Life Safety Compliance Technician
Responsible for the oversight of the Joint Commission accreditation process for life safety; Duties included construction review and oversight to ensure compliance to code, coordination with Facilities to ensure successful completion of deficiency repairs, scheduling of vendors for completion of mandatory testing, documentation of all testing and education of hospital staff to maintain JAHCO compliant policies.
11/1999 to 03/2012 SIEMENS Industry Inc. Cypress, CA Position: Operations Supervisor Portland, OR
Position: Pacific Mountain Regional Technical Specialist Position: Senior Fire Alarm Specialist
Responsible for all aspects of the installation, programming and certification of commercial multiplexed fire alarm and smoke control systems throughout the entire Pacific Northwest; Responsible for the troubleshooting of existing systems and integration with security and building automation systems; Responsible for project management duties including code compliance, budget oversight, supervision of work crews and inventory control; develop and conduct training for technicians, contractors and end users on multiple product lines. Fire Alarm Training: MXL IOM, Acculink, Voice, Network, XLS IOM, Zeus, XLS Voice, XLS Network, FM-200, EST-3, Vesda, SYGNAL Mass Notification, Silent Knight 4/1993 to 10/1999 Simplex/Grinnell/Johnson Controls Glendale, CA Position: Senior Technical Representative/Supervisor Responsible for the installation, programming and service of commercial fire alarm, security, card access and small phone networks; Provided end-user training for all product offerings; Responsible for onsite project management and code compliance; Responsible for documentation of installation of operations and training. Responsible for supervision of multiple work crews. Fire Alarm Training: 2001, 2120, 4002, 4004, 4020, 4100, 5160, Silent Knight Security Systems Training: Infographics, 5120
Education
University of Redlands
GPA 3.91 - upper division coursework in Business Management/Information Technology. DeVry Institute of Technology
Associates Degree in Electronics, President’s List, Dean’s List, Graduated with honors. Pasadena Community College
General education and telecommunication coursework. Professional Affiliations/Certifications
International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians NICET Level III
California State Certified Fire Alarm/Life Safety Technician State of Oregon LEA low voltage license - 4714LEA
OSHA 30 Certified
State of Texas Licensed APS
Volunteer Activities
Arcadia Police Department - DARE program consultant Academy of Magical Arts – Instructor - Ability First Program Special Olympics Oregon
Daniel Roberts
Simplex (1992-1999)
Santa Monica-Malibu School District
- Integration of Mitel phone systems, DSC
security systems and Simplex fire alarm systems
for 16 schools and the district office.
Downey Unified School District
- Coordinated installation of Simplex fire alarm
and DMP security systems for 8 schools and
district offices.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Responsible for maintenance and
programming of tenant improvements for
this Simplex 4100 multi-node network
covering the main hospital and MOBs.
Warner Center Marriott
- Responsible for maintenance and
troubleshooting of a 98 zone Simplex 2001
fire alarm panel for this 474 room hotel
and 25,000sq. ft convention hall.
Major Projects Summary
Siemens (1999-2012)
Citicorp Plaza & 7th Street Marketplace
- Responsible for the installation & programming of an EST3 fire alarm network for 40 story high-rise, 13 level parking structure and 3 level underground retail mall.
(Los Angeles)
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
- Assisted with design, oversaw multiple work
crews and programmed a 22-node Siemens
XLS network that interconnected 8 buildings
over two city blocks in Hollywood, CA.
(Hollywood, CA)
Rose Garden Arena
- Assisted with engineering, installation,
programming & project management of a
9-node Siemens XLS network in this high-
profile project. The old Simplex 4100
system had to remain operational during
cutover.
(Portland, OR)
Major Projects Summary
Major Projects Summary
Siemens (1999-2012) cont’d
American Express Data Center
- Responsible for installation & programming of
a 14-node Siemens MXL fire alarm network
integrated with a 40-node VESDA network. The
major challenge was coordination between
work crews. We ran shifts around the clock in
this 450,000 sq. ft. facility.
(Greensboro, NC)
InterMountain Medical Center
- I was called in to troubleshoot this project.
This 20-node network was having issues with
relays intermittently firing when they weren’t
supposed to. After 2 weeks of troubleshooting,
I eventually found programming conflicts within
the Siemens programming software.
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Siemens Turbine Plant
- This simple 4-node Siemens XLS network
installation turned into a challenge when
the electrical contractor walked off the job.
Our 4-man crew worked double shifts
pulling wire and installing 600+ devices on
40’ lifts to bring the project in under the
deadline.
(Charlotte, NC)
Major Projects Summary
Convergint Convergint ((2012–2018) 2012-present)
Wells Fargo Tower
- Responsible for the multi-phased installation &
programming of a 14-node EST3 fire alarm
network for a 40-story high-rise, 5 level parking
structure and 7 story data processing building.
All work was done after-hours with multiple
work crews.
Deer Ridge Correctional Institute
(Portland, OR)
- Performed the upgrade of the 22-node EST3
fire alarm network. Assisted with the
engineering of the integration between two
separate EST3 fire alarm networks.
(Madras, OR)
Touchmark Senior Living Facility
- Assisted with engineering, installation,
programming & project management of
this 3-node EST3X fire alarm network. This
was an emergency replacement and
required extensive coordination with the
customer and fire marshal.
(Vancouver, WA)
Major Projects Summary
(Idaho Fall, ID)
Convergint rgint ((2012-2012–2018) present)
Google Data Center
- Responsible for installation & programming of
a 6-node EST fire alarm network integrated with
a multiple VESDA networks. The major
challenge was interfacing the VESDA system
with the fire alarm networks utilizing the EST
Fireworks platform
cont’d
(The Dalles, OR)
Idaho National Labs (DOE)
- Performed the programming and installation
of Convergint’s first 33 node WIRELESS
Emergency Mass Notification system for a
nuclear waste storage facility. I assisted with
the engineering as well. The system consisted
of 33 EST systems connected via a Cisco MESH
network and a HyperSpike mass notification
system.
(Idaho Falls, ID)
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