Matthew B. Pitts
Fredericksburg
Summary
To use my skills to provide exceptional customer service and quality assurance of security systems for your organization
Resourceful Project Manager with 10+ years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget, and financial management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
ACME Technical Group
02.2020 - Current
- Managed multiple million dollar conversions(College, State and Local Government Organizations)
- Organized and lead weekly meetings with clients to discuss project overview, deadlines, budgets and expectations
- Designed, sold and maintained Access Control, CCTV and Intrusion systems
- Kept all the responsibilities and skills as Lead Technician with all the managerial duties
Lead Technician
ACME Technical Group
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Routed to different job sites throughout Northern VA and Southern VA based on my skill sets and job requirements
- Leading a system integration of 50 + ACU boards and 400 + badge readers, which involves rewiring the entire system of door switches, mag-locks, electronic switches, REX’s and programming system as a whole.
- Part of a team integrating an entire county's school system access control system, to include infrastructure(wiring), keypads, badge readers
- Troubleshoot system peripherals to include low-voltage wiring, Ethernet switches, circuit boards, cameras, power supplies, badge readers, locks, etc.
Interim/Assistant Project Manager, Security Systems Technician, SCADA Administrator, Facility and General Maintenance Specialist
Alutiiq Commercial Enterprises
08.2017 - 02.2020
- Interim/Assistant Project Manager for 21 person security, maintenance and custodial contract in two 1000+ personnel military/government SCIF facilities in Charlottesville, VA:
- Establish employee work schedule based on customer requirements
- Generate work orders for facility repairs, cleaning and preventative maintenance
- Maintain custodial supply inventory and manage orders
- Identify job requirements and request bids from sub-contractors for work that cannot be performed by current staff
- Ensure that work performed by staff and sub-contractors is completed in a timely manner and according to customer requirements
- Oversee facility kitchen and fitness center preventative maintenance programs
- Compile cleaning chemical SDS book
- Facilitate employee safety training
- Attend weekly meetings with government ensure current needs are met, identify future needs and evaluate customer satisfaction
- Lenel Security System Administrator:
- Troubleshoot system hardware peripherals to include low-voltage wiring, Ethernet switches, circuit boards, power supplies, badge readers, motion sensors, balanced magnetic switches, glass break detectors, entrance/exit turnstiles, etc.
- Modify/adjust employee facility access levels per government requirements
- Request bids from outside vendors and oversee hardware/software additions, upgrades and modifications. Reviewed engineering drawings, site plans, sketches and equipment layouts of the proposed installation provided by the outside vendors
- Facilitate system software updates as required
- Perform weekly server health checks
- Verify integrity of system log files
- Conduct semi-annual alarm testing to ensure system integrity
- Generate system reports to satisfy customer requirements
- CCTV System Administrator:
- Troubleshoot/repair/replace system hardware peripherals to include PTZ, thermal and panoramic fixed cameras, power supplies, UPSs, coax, single and multi-mode fiber optic cable and low-voltage wiring
- Work with outside vendors to facilitate hardware/software additions, upgrades and modifications
- Perform weekly checks to verify proper function of system servers and DVRs
- Make hardware and software changes to ensure integration with Lenel security system
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Administrator:
- Monitor incoming utility power and facility load centers voltage and amperage to identify spikes and brown-outs conditions
- Track facility data center temperature and humidity
- Conduct trend analysis to assist in load balancing and mitigation of recurring alarm conditions
- Generate and provide customized reports to government weekly and after any alarm event as required
- Facilitate hardware and software updates to ensure system continues to meet customer needs
- Troubleshoot and repair system as necessary
- Facility and General Maintenance Specialist:
- Installation and repair of low-voltage circuits, commercial kitchen equipment and fitness equipment installation, troubleshooting and repair
- High security door lock and Kaba combination lock installation and repair
- Basic plumbing /water filter installation
- Drywall repair and painting
- Installation of TV mounts, white boards and wall hangings
Field Mechanic
Security Engineered Machinery
12.2013 - 03.2017
- Work with a variety of government and military officials in order to provide timely and accurate service of their high security equipment.
- Performed preventative maintenance on high security equipment to include disintegrators, degaussers, hard drive crushers and shredders across the majority of the 50 states and abroad.
- Multiple calls to various locations for emergency repair or service of malfunctioning equipment
- Troubleshoot system hardware peripherals to include low-voltage wiring, circuit boards, power supplies, safety switches
- Experience with services such as blade changes or trouble shooting mechanical or electrical problems to full installations of these machines
- Understanding of proper and safe disposal techniques for various materials such as blades, grease and oil spills, etc.
- Skilled with pallet jacks and forklift operation, loading and unloading materials or equipment onto cargo trucks
- Complete and provide expense reports weekly.
- Correspond with customers to coordinate schedules, meeting destinations, and customer requirements. Ensure timely and proper handling of correspondence with customers, peers, and supervisors.
- Provide reports of jobs completed daily to supervisors
- Responsible for machine inventory, tools and vehicle upkeep
- Work well as individual or in a team setting. Perform jobs independently without supervision.
Security Technician/Team Leader/Trainer
ADT
03.2009 - 12.2013
- Performed multiple job duties, i.e. scheduled my work day, created list of material for jobs, created service tickets, informed customer on job status.
- Provided exceptional customer service to home owners and business owners during installation
- Well versed in wireless and hardwired systems-Honeywell, Concord and DSC
- Installed and programmed well over a thousand intrusion detection systems as well as fire, CO detectors, cameras, flood sensors, temperature sensors, etc.
- Integrated systems to communicate to household electrical systems and created a pathway for cell phones and video surveillance systems to communicate
- Work with low voltage wiring and have a deep understanding of behind the wall wired systems
- Approved by VA DCJS and MD State Police to work in the Private Security Field as an Electronic Security Technician.
- Follow all guidelines set by DCJS in the installation, registration, paperwork and upkeep of new and old electronic security systems.
Education
High School Diploma - College Preparatory Classes
Stafford High School
06.2003
Business Administration - undefined
Horry Technical College
06.2007
General Studies - undefined
Germanna Community College
06.2004
Skills
- Systems implementation
- Work flow planning
- Project development
- Project tracking
- Budget preparation
- Workforce training
- Team collaboration
- Baseline schedules creation
- Forecasting
- Vendor sourcing
- Expense reports
- Procedure development
- Systems installation, configuration, and upgrading
- Advanced understanding of Lenel OnGurd
Certification
- TS-SCI Clearance (Former Holder)
- LENEL Certified Associate & Certified Professional
- Milestone Certified
- AMAG Certified
- KABA certified for X-10 locks
- CPR Certified
- OSHA 10 & OSHA 30 Certified
Accomplishments
- Top Producer for a nationally growing company in the following months: August 09, September 09, February 10, August 10, August 11, August 12
- Technician of the Month: May 09, July 10, August 11, November 11, December 11
Timeline
Project Manager
ACME Technical Group
02.2020 - Current
Lead Technician
ACME Technical Group
01.2020 - 01.2022
Interim/Assistant Project Manager, Security Systems Technician, SCADA Administrator, Facility and General Maintenance Specialist
Alutiiq Commercial Enterprises
08.2017 - 02.2020
Field Mechanic
Security Engineered Machinery
12.2013 - 03.2017
Security Technician/Team Leader/Trainer
ADT
03.2009 - 12.2013
Business Administration - undefined
Horry Technical College
General Studies - undefined
Germanna Community College
High School Diploma - College Preparatory Classes
Stafford High School
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