Chris Hamacher Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

VP of Facilities for the YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo. Over the construction and maintenance of two locations in the Kalamazoo area.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Approved Protection Systems Design, install, service and consult for special hazard fire protection systems, fire alarm systems, security systems, and card access systems.Electrical Engineer Apprentice 06/14 – Present Custom designed Fire Protection systems for residential and commercial customers using AutoCAD to generate detailed computer drawings. Participated in all aspects of project layout and design; from site examination to final inspections, organize permits and submittals. Key Contributions:Worked under senior electrical engineers to design Pre-Action, Fire Alarm and Security systems that meet a wide arrange of client needs. Equipped selected systems with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) capability, allowing customers to operate selected circuits for hours (or even days) during a utility power outage. Created software to calculate voltage drop and line loss for systems needing a desired end of run rate. For example Cable TV layout and Db rating, piping size and volume flow for both Co2 and many other clean agents. Designed and implemented IT networks including VOIP and WIFI mapping including mesh-networks.

Battle Creek

Coordinate and supervise the work of employees in the general maintenance and upkeep of buildings, grounds, and equipment of a 170,000 sq foot facility. Responsible for maintaining electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and related systems. Perform the work of employees and other duties as required.

Trained and managed members of a commercial cleaning company and improved productivity by 30% during the first six months of being with company.Assign tasks and inspect building areas to see that work has been done properly,

Repaired and maintained physical structures of commercial and industrial establishments, such as factories, office buildings, apartment houses and logging and mining constructions.Trained and managed all staff in repairing and programming of guest key cards (Saflok entry door systems) and achieved significant improvements in their productivity.Used hand tools and power tools.Wrote, designed and produced daily logs and procedure manuals.Replaced defective electrical switches and other fixtures.Repaired plumbing fixtures.Painted structures and repaired woodwork with carpenter's tools.Repaired plaster and laid brick.Was instrumental in all repairs of commercial cleaning equipment not limited to floor scrubbers, burnishing machines and vacuums,Built sheds and other outbuildings.Supervised groups of 3-10 employees, scheduled work hours, resolved conflicts, and determined salaries.Successfully managed a 50-person team to construct new office buildings.Structured and maintained a departmental budget and inventory levels.1995 to 2007

Maintenance , Event Coordination

Supervised and managed day to day operations for a construction management firm. That specialized in the construction of new commercial buildings as well as fire and flood restoration.

Associates Of Arts, Bus Mgmt.-Computer Science

Associates in Gen-Ed with a an emphasis on Bus/IT Lifelong learner that wakes up daily looking forward to finding out what I can learn next.

Associates Of Arts, Business Administration/Computer Science, 3.4

Associates in Gen-Ed with a an emphasis on Bus/IT Lifelong learner that wakes up daily looking forward to finding out what I can learn next.

Certificate, Real-Estate

Real-estate Sales (Relator)