Carlos Navas has over 10 years of experience as a senior operating engineer responsible for facilities maintenance. He served 8 years in the US Navy as a gas turbine mechanic, where he was responsible for scheduling, tracking, and managing repairs and maintenance of power generation and distribution systems. He is now a senior operating engineer at JLL responsible for 8 administrative sites in the Bay Area. Navas seeks a position where he can utilize his leadership, training, maintenance, and operations experience.
Senior Operating Engineer with Facilities Maintenance Experience
1. 34655 SkylarkDr. Apt 616 (510) 620-4216
Union City, CA 94587 carlos.a.navas1@gmail.com
CARLOS NAVAS
CareerSummary:
Currently a Senior Operating Engineer with JLLresponsible for eight administrative Verizon Facilities
sites throughout the Bay Area. I served eight years in the United States Navy as a Gas Turbine Mechanic
Assistant Manager and Operator of power generation and distribution systems. I was directly responsible
for scheduling, tracking and managing all repairs and maintenance associated with this equipment. My
experience gained has prepared me to workin an environment where I can be challenged, excel at it, and
contribute to the overall success of the team.
Summary of Qualifications
● Senior Operating Engineer
● Gas Turbine Mechanic
● Personnel Organization and Management
● Productionand Planning
● Leadership, Training and Mentoring
● Maintenance Scheduling and Tracking
● Forecasting and Budgeting
● PC and Mac Proficient
● Facilities Maintenance
● Building Automation System (BAS)
● Proficientusing CMMS software
● Bilingual – Spanish
Professional Work Experience
● JLL– Facilities Maintenance
○ Senior Operating Engineer May 29, 2016 – Present
○ Operating Engineer Feb 2, 2015 – May 29, 2016
● United States Navy - Second Class Petty Officer- Rank E-5 Mar 23, 2007 – Feb 3, 2015
o Gas Turbine Plant Manager - Honorable Discharge February 3, 2015
Supervision:
● Tracked, assigned, scheduled and managed 5 personnel providing information, instructions, and
assistance to complete work and meet deadlines
● Delegated tasks with100% completion of preventive and correctivemaintenance on two LM2500
Gas Turbine Engines and one Allison 501-K34 Gas Turbine Generator and associated distribution
systems valued at $4 Million
● Ensured minimal downtime to guarantee full operational capabilities of all equipment during
critical missions resulting in humanitarian and meritorious team commendation awards
● Managed safety operations on a daily basis in compliance with government regulations, resulting
in zero incidents
ProductionandPlanning:
● Tracked over1000 preventive maintenance checks, witha completion percentage of 90%,
receiving an overallscore of 85% on a planning, production,and tracking certificationinspection
● Conducted semi-annual updates to systems maintenance scheduling and tracking programs to
certify maintenance requirements were up to date and accuratefor any new safety,operational,
or procedural specifications implemented
● Created quarterly forecasting reports to assist with financial budgeting to provide estimated cost
of parts, and materials needed forrepairs and preventive maintenance
2. 34655 SkylarkDr. Apt 616 (510) 620-4216
Union City, CA 94587 carlos.a.navas1@gmail.com
CARLOS NAVAS
● Coordinated with other departments to ensure that maintenance schedule did not affectany
critical equipment, and to allow preparations to be made accordingly
TrainingandMentoring:
● Conducted employee training and tracked training records to make certain required qualifications
were met for32 personnel guaranteeing comprehension, resulting in 75% promotion rate
● Developed and maintained performance based training to encourage awareness of current
industry and company standards.
● Mentored employees on system operation issues, emergency response, and implementation of
process improvements for continuous learning
MaintenanceandRepair:
● Conducted troubleshooting, repair, and testing on LM2500 Gas Turbine Engines, Allison 501-K17
Gas Turbine Generators and associated equipment for twosubmarine squadrons, one
cruiser/destroyer squadron and transient vessels
● Responsible forupkeep and repairs of eight Verizon facilities in the bay area. To include painting,
plumbing, day to day operation of equipment and minor HVAC and electrical troubleshooting
Major Accomplishments
● Analyzed and formulated critical troubleshooting techniques to maintain proper operation of
electrical and propulsion distribution systems and associated equipment. Minimized downtime by
30% on criticalequipment to allow full participation in Operation Tomodachi in Japan from March
12, 2011 to May 4, 2011 involving over24,000 U.S. service members, 189 aircraft, and 24 naval
ships and costing $90 million. Resulted in receiving the humanitarian award forparticipating in
the relief effortsduring a time of crisis.
● Maintained proper operation of propulsion and electricalengines to ensure 100% effortsin a
Rescue and Recovery Mission covering a 900-square-mile area for a B-52H Stratofortress that
crashed off the coast of Apra Harbor, Guam. Spent two days looking forsurvivors and received
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation forthe ship's efforts in responding to the downed
Air ForceB-52 bomber just hours after leaving Guam
Education and Training
● United States Navy Specialized Training Mar 2007 – Feb 2015
○ Gas Free Engineer
○ 3M (Maintenance Material Management) Systems Coordinator – ProductionPlanning and
Expediting Clerk
● United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) Sep 2012
o Department of Labor - Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship Certificate
● Associate in Mathematics
o San Jose City College Expected Dec 2017