Project Manager responsible for the design of fire alarm, video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, nurse call, public address, electrical and communication systems for a wide variety of public and private sector clients.Guidepost Solutions Security & Technology Consulting is a professional services practice specializing in security, fire alarm, audiovisual, and communications infrastructure consulting, design, and management services; providing innovative consulting, design, and management services that balance realistic business needs with industry-best, cost-effective solutions.

Project Manager (2007-2012)Overall responsibility for Systems Division projects in the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Regions. Projects include; Agilent Technologies Santa Rosa, Kaiser Santa Rosa, Kaiser Vallejo, Kaiser Vacaville, Kaiser South San Francisco, Kaiser Redwood City, Kaiser Oakland, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Amador HHS, and The State of California Central Plant Replacement.As a Project Manager, my responsibility was to provide successful, profitable project delivery. I oversaw pre-construction design and estimating efforts working with design teams to provide real time pricing and value analysis to allow for timely decision making. During construction, I managed all day-to-day activities, conducting or attending project meetings, developed and managed project schedules, and maintained direct contact with clients and project team members in order to ensure that schedules and expectations were being met or exceeded.General Foreman I Senior Technician (2006-2007)Key person responsible for a fire alarm life safety system retrofit project at Concord Airport Plaza. This project was a retrofit of the fire life safety systems on a fully occupied campus that contained two separate six-story buildings and a central plant totaling more than 350,000 square feet.

Responsible for all aspects of the Sacramento Branch office's low voltage system projects and operations. This included project management, supervision of all field activities, coordination, and management of subcontractors. Projects ranged from fire life safety, security, EMS, paging, and telecommunications systems. The geographical area covered ranged from Monterey to the Oregon border. A partial list of successful projects includes; IKEA West Sacramento, USAA Westro, and The Naval Post Graduate School of Monterey Bachelor Officers Quarters.

Estimator (2002-2005)Lead estimator for a wide range of competitive conceptual design-build and hard-bid plans and specifications electrical construction projects using McCormick Estimating software. Performed all aspects of the bid process including; review of plans, specifications, job walks, identification of value engineering ideas, quantitative take-off/entry, solicitation and negotiation of subcontractor and vendor proposals, bid reviews, and final preparation of our documents. I maintained direct contact with architects, engineers, general contractors,project managers, and group executives. Successful bids include; Valley Specialties Medical Center, 835 Market San Francisco, Intel IMO M3, UC LBNL Molecular Foundry, and UC BerkeleyKrober Tolman Hall Renovations.Application Engineer (2001-2002)Responsible for fire alarm and security system engineering and design. Supervised CAD designers through the development process of system design, detailing, and submittal preparation. Other responsibilities included; assisting field technicians, coordination with labor superintendents, project managers, electrical engineers, and architects. Also monitored the materials-procurement process.Foreman I Senior Technician (1997-2001)I was initially involved with the Cisco SJ-4 project, located in San Jose, California. This project involved the construction of a multi-building campus located in San Jose, California, consisting of over 3.3 million square feet. Upon the completion of the SJ-4 project, I transitioned over to managing numerous special projects at Cisco Systems. These ongoing projects consisted of new construction, tenant improvements, fire alarm system service, and inspections at over 60 Cisco buildings throughout the greater Bay Area.Also serviced the following systems: fire alarm, voice evacuation, smoke control, suppression, toxic gas detection, security, access control, CCTV, clock, paging, and nurse call systems.