Christopher Carter
Austin,TX
Summary
Facilities Engineer and Military Veteran, offering over 15 plus years of HVAC, power generation repairer, management, low voltage and plumbing experience. Supervised and trained 30 Military staff members on hvac, generators, OASH, State and Federal Regulations. Posse a comprehensive background in analytical skill, communication, interpersonal skills problem solving and critical thinking skills derived from the United States Army and civilian employment , education, and on the job training.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Facilities Engineer
Qualcomm, Inc.
Austin, TX
04.2013 - Current
- Responsibility to include the following locations - Austin, TX office, Raleigh NC office, Richardson TX office, Maitland FL office, and Louisville KY office with over 300, 000 square foot of office space and (600) customers, who are Qualcomm employees.
- Followed Good communication practices with site VP's and Leads, Vendors, Contractors, and employees to provide the best information and services.
- Oversea Qualcomm's safety and security of all offices within the scope of my responsibilities, to include ergonomic and and Hazard waste services.
- Maintain AED stations and assist with scheduling annual fire safety and CPR classes.
- Submit and Maintain Annual site budgets for six sites.
- Responsible for facilities repairs on doors, furniture, drywall, flooring, plumbing and electrical and hvac.
- Overseas construction project monitoring safety and knowledgeable of all tools.
- Verified compliance with applicable facilities safety guidelines and regulations, providing in passing all inspections.
- Knowledgeable of ADA compliance.
Supervisor Generator Repairer /Air Conditioning Technician
United States Army
Germany/Pentagon/Gulf / Basrah, Iraq / Ft Hood, TX
09.1990 - 03.2013
- Supervise a team of 30 repair specialist, establish workload and work schedules, while overseeing equipment and tool valued over two million dollars.
- Maintain and perform repairs on generator and hvac; replacing starters, fuel pumps and making general repairs. Repairing leaks on hvac equipment and performing maintenance following OASH regulations.
- Maintain the U.S. Army Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter or DRASH, to integrated shelter, mobility, lighting, heating and cooling in one power package.
- Scheduled and direct the installation, replacement, maintenance and repair of generators ranging from 5kw to 750kw.
- Recorded and report all faults, deficiencies, and other occurrences, brief senior leadership daily of equipment status. Following EPA regulations and safety standards.
- Trained all new technicians in diagnosis, repair and customer service, set project priorities and timelines, monitored service quality and documented work performed.
Elevator / Escalator Technician
Dillard's Department Store
Austin, TX
- Performed preventive maintenance checks / services and safety inspections on elevators and escalators in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio area.
- Verify all safety controls, door mechanisms, and components are working correctly. Ensure compliance with safety, building codes and State and Federal regulations.
- Create and maintain logs that detail all repairs and checks and performed using an online work order system.
- Dissembled defective units. and repaired or replaced parts such as locks, gears, and electrical wiring. Repair all levels of elevators and escalators working under a Master Technician.
Senior Computer Operator /Technician
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin, TX
- Configured new employee work stations, including all hardware, software and peripheral devices.
- Backed up data each evening, helping alleviate lost information following malware incident.
- Diagnosed and provide training to TxDot employees on using IBM and Xerox software .
Education
HVAC Installation And Repair
Capital City Technical Schpol
High School Diploma -
Austin Community College
Austin, TX1989
Skills
- Certified Maintenance Technician
- Certified Air Conditioning Technician
- Generator Certified
- Team building certified
- HazMat Certified
- Elevator / Escalator Training
- Skill plumber
- Competent with power tools
- Commercial and residential maintenance
- OSHA regulation
- General Construction
- CPR Certified
Accomplishments
- I've served 22 years with the United States Army and Texas Army National Guard, Serving two tours in Iraq (1991 & 2010)
- Retiring for Iraq deployment with and section of 30 Soldiers (HVAC & Generator Technician) without any loss of life and no major down time of equipment that would resulted in successful mission.
- Attended Austin Community College and Capital City Trade and Technical School, general studies and HVAC. Project coordinator on construction project with Qualcomm, Inc.
Timeline
Facilities Engineer
Qualcomm, Inc.
04.2013 - Current
Supervisor Generator Repairer /Air Conditioning Technician
United States Army
09.1990 - 03.2013
Elevator / Escalator Technician
Dillard's Department Store
Senior Computer Operator /Technician
Texas Department of Transportation
HVAC Installation And Repair
Capital City Technical Schpol
High School Diploma -
Austin Community College