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Carlos Alavrez

Terrell,TX

Summary

Reliable Fire Alarm Technician skilled in reading blueprints and instructions to fully understand project scope. Hardworking employee identifies system issues and resolves problems. Smart and determined with highly developed decision-making skills. Performance-driven Fire Alarm Technician determined to provide excellent service and assistance to customers. Enthusiastic worker promoting excellent attendance record and known for effectively demonstrating alarm. Dependable Fire Alarm Technician with 16 years of safeguarding lives and structures through meticulous installation and monitoring of safety systems. Versed in all new and emerging networking technologies. Equally comfortable integrating cutting-edge alarm systems or maintaining legacy hardware to promote optimal safety standards. Bilingual individual with background installing and testing alarm systems for both residential and commercial customers. Reliable Fire Alarm Technician knowledgeable in equipment repair, annual servicing and inspections and calibrating systems. Adaptable Fire Alarm Technician, specializing in EST fire alarm system installation and repair. Trusted to safeguard employee and resident safety through detailed inspection and repair of aging systems. Eager to offer prudent advice on necessary upgrades. Builds rapport with customers to foster reliable, technically sound fire and safety response infrastructures. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
Certification

Work History

Fire Alarm Technician

Convergint Technologies LLC
10.2011 - Current
  • Responded to maintenance calls and troubleshot devices.
  • Fully installed fire alarms.
  • Performed troubleshooting on fire alarm systems, completing on-site repairs or transporting malfunctioning equipment to off-site lab for repair.
  • Read and understood product manuals and blueprints.
  • Installed, tested and serviced alarm and associated systems for commercial and residential customers.
  • Performed annual inspections on fire alarm systems.
  • Tested all newly installed fire alarms.
  • Communicated effectively with customers, answering questions and concerns regarding systems.
  • Installed and tested fire systems.
  • Administered on-call responses for emergency service assignments, adhering to prescribed response timeframes.
  • Maintained alarm hardware inventory levels, safeguarding component availability for emergency calls.
  • Demonstrated features and functionality of alarm systems to customers.
  • Integrated equipment installations with on-site network infrastructure, incorporating existing fire and life safety systems.
  • Maintained accurate records of customer service calls and inputted all information into company's database.
  • Authored weekly reports detailing work order completions, logged malfunctions and other activities.

Fire Alarm Technician

ARA Security Services
06.2004 - 01.2008
  • Fully installed fire alarms and various security devices.
  • Responded to maintenance calls and troubleshot devices.
  • Performed troubleshooting on fire alarm systems, completing on-site repairs or transporting malfunctioning equipment to off-site lab for repair.
  • Read and understood product manuals and blueprints.
  • Installed, tested and serviced alarm and associated systems for commercial and residential customers.
  • Performed annual inspections on fire and security alarm systems.
  • Communicated effectively with customers, answering questions and concerns regarding systems.
  • Maintained alarm hardware inventory levels, safeguarding component availability for emergency calls.
  • Administered on-call responses for emergency service assignments, adhering to prescribed response timeframes.
  • Maintained accurate records of customer service calls and inputted all information into company's database.
  • Authored weekly reports detailing work order completions, logged malfunctions and other activities.

Education

No Degree - Computer Programming

Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Universidad Del Este
Carolina, PR
06.2002

High School Diploma -

Dr. Wilma Chavez
Trujillo Alto, PR
07.1998

Skills

  • Experience with different fire alarm systems as Fire Lite, Simplex, Silent Knight, Notified, Siemens, etc
  • Field Device Terminations
  • Customer Support
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Installations and Repairs
  • Panel Termination
  • Basic Tools
  • Commercial Projects
  • Low-Voltage Systems
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Scissor and Boom Lift certificated

Certification

  • Fire Alarm License - 2014
  • Osha 30 Training - 2015
  • Certified EST3 - 2017
  • Certified Fireworks, EST - 2020
  • Certified Vesda, EST - 2021
  • Certified EST4, EST - 2022
  • Scissor & Boom lift Training - 2013

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working

Timeline

Fire Alarm Technician

Convergint Technologies LLC
10.2011 - Current

Fire Alarm Technician

ARA Security Services
06.2004 - 01.2008

No Degree - Computer Programming

Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Universidad Del Este

High School Diploma -

Dr. Wilma Chavez

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