Edward Bringas Jr. is a facilities engineering manager with over 17 years of experience in project management, construction, facilities management, telecommunications, data center management, and energy/electrical/mechanical engineering management. He has worked at AT&T Corp. since 1998, most recently as a Building and Technology Consultant providing facilities engineering, data center management, and telecommunications support. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and holds qualifications in various areas including project management, energy management, telecommunications, and computer networking.

1. EDWARD BRINGAS, JR.
6137 NIGHT FALL PLACE
EL PASO, TX 79932
MOBILE: (915) 345-2560
E-MAIL: E_BRINGAS@YAHOO.COM
OBJECTIVE: Versatile, accomplished facilities engineering manager with over 17
years’ proven expertise and experience in project management,
construction, site/facility management, telecommunications and data
center management, energy, electrical and mechanical engineering
management, analysis and consultancy desiring a focused building
and technology / facilities management engineering services role.
Exhibits excellent organizational skills, flexibility and management of
conflicting priorities and demands; problem solve through clear
assessment and response, particularly when under pressure; applies
continuous improvement principles to increase process and
maintenance efficiency and company profits, demonstrated capacity
to streamline operations; outstanding interpersonal, communications
and conflict management abilities; team building, leadership, budget-
management and negotiation skills.
EXPERIENCE:
2006 – 2015 AT&T Corp., EL PASO, TX
Sales Coach / Building & Technology Consultant
Upon completion of SWBC / AT&T merger; accepted position to return
to sales coaching while providing facilities engineering and
management consulting; data center management;
telecommunications switch administration support and maintenance.
 Consult for AT&T ESO (Environmental Support Organization),
CRE (Corporate Real Estate) and IT organizations
 Monitor and maintain a 600 KW power generator and 150 KVA
uninterruptible power system (UPS) for the AT&T 12 Founders
Blvd. call center facility.
 Maintain Data Center Management functions, responsibilities and
network support
 Maintain Telecommunications Switch Administration functions and
responsibilities.
 Supervise and develop 18-member customer care team to
increase sales and retention for the U-Verse / DTV products and
services portfolio offered by AT&T; provide and maintain
exceptional customer service contact.
 Evaluate, develop and document individual team member
performance; implement necessary performance improvement
plans and progressive disciplinary steps if required.

2. 1998-2006 AT&T Corp., EL PASO, TX
Building and TechnologyManager
Accepted new position to revitalize the AT&T 12 Founders Blvd. one
thousand employee call center; provide facility management, facility
engineering knowledge, skills, experience, supervision and expertise
towards complete building envelope and infrastructure management,
building environment, health and safety, building hygiene, data center
/ call center development, telecommunication center and
telecommunication distribution development / management, security
upgrade, design and implementation; utilities, energy and power
quality management.
Additionally, provide business leadership, analysis and management
of business cases, budget, contracts, vendors and strategic
partnerships; provide project management to all call center
development projects both capital and inter-budgetary
Provide 24 x 7 x 365 management availability, response and
intervention; maintain seamless intervention to eliminate/reduce
distraction or loss of call center productivity.
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Utilize interpersonal and communication skills to maintain clear lines of
communication to Global Real Estate, Chief Financial Officer, Center
Director, Operations manager and all business units corresponding
managers and workforce.
Provide project management to all call center development projects
both capital and inter-budgetary.
Maintain all internal AT&T Building and Technology standards and
requirements; maintain OSHA, EPA, El Paso local and Texas state
operation standards, inspections, certifications, licenses,
documentation and regulatory requirements.
Provide operations team leadership, budget analysis, development
and management of business cases, budget accountability, contracts,
vendors and strategic partnerships; material and equipment purchase,
inventory and maintenance
Responsible for quality of service, team performance and attendance,
client / customer service, conflict resolution, feedback, expectations
and impact.
Provide total call center building and technology integration and
synergy.

3.  Supervised, motivated, developed and trained eight custodial staff
members into a highly skilled and efficient maintenance staff that
performed 80% of internal building maintenance and repairs
which contributed an average of $50,000 annual savings while
maintaining exceptional environmental conditions.
 Restructured and implemented UPS / Generator / Transformer
system relationship to eliminate building “Brownouts” and
inductive motor loss. This resulted in an annual savings to the
company in excess of $30,000
 Designed, developed and implemented an emergency back-up
cooling system for the computer network room. The design
economized $18,000 in outsourced engineering costs.
 Redesigned and upgraded center C-Band Satellite signal
reception and distribution. This saved the company $13,000 in
outsourced engineering costs.
 Designed, specified, implemented and supervised installation of
fiber optic “ring” for call center call routing redundancy. This saved
the company $27,000 in outsourced engineering costs.
 Through energy audits upgraded lighting system, maximized
efficiency of the mechanical (HVAC) system by installing a
modern digital control system resulted in driving down energy
costs from $300,000 to $147,000 annually.
 Performed electronic diagnostics on computer monitors through
power quality analysis and discovered manufacturer defect. This
resulted in factory replacement of defective equipment with flat
panel screens with extended warranties and savings in excess of
$100,000.
 Planned, developed and implemented an internal private telemetry
network and building automation system: “Remote Energy and
Engineering Management System”, resulted in a 69% reduction in
HVAC mechanical maintenance costs from an average of $49,000
annually to an average of $16,000 annually.
 Developed and implemented Indoor Air Quality inspection and
maintenance processes and practices
 Developed and implemented Power Quality Analysis inspection
and maintenance processes and practices
 Developed and implemented Energy Management audits,
protocols and processes for efficiency and cost reduction.
 Established preventive and predictive maintenance practices
which achieved 100% power and HVAC reliability and
redundancy.
 Maintained critical vendor partnerships and communication with El
Paso Electric Co., Border Electric, Border Mechanical, Powerware
/ Eaton Corp. and Generators and Controls, Automated Logic,
Texas Department of State Health Services

4. ACHIEVEMENTS:
 In 2005, due to the success of established facility management
and engineering processes, practices and financial results
established at the AT&T 12 Founders Blvd call center, the
processes and practices became the template to be followed by
internal AT&T sites and external 3rd
party vendor support sites
having like facilities building and technology infrastructure
characteristics.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
 AT&T Voice Over IP Training, 2003
 Telecommunications Certification - AIMS Community College,
2001-2003
 Energy Management Training- American Association of Energy
Engineers, 2002
 AVAYA DEFINITY and Site Administrator Training{G3R / CMS
administration}, 2002
 AT&T Computer Network Support Training, 2000
 AT&T PC Diagnostics, Repair & Configuration, 2000
 AT&T Project Management, 1998
 University of Texas El Paso {Biology / Chemistry}1976 – 1978
 Canal Zone College {Medical Technology}1974 - 1976
LANGUAGES:
 Bi-lingual: fluent in English and Spanish
Principal Functional Skills
And Competencies:
 Project Management
 Facilities Management & Engineering
 Telecommunications Management

5.  Telecommunications Switch Administration
 Data Center Site Management / Disaster Recovery Planning
 IT / Network Management & Support
 Electrical Maintenance
 Energy Management
 Redundant / Back-up Power Systems Management / Load
Management
 Power generation management
 Power Quality Management
 Construction Management
 Security Systems Planning and Design
 Property Management
 Building Automation
 Environmental Health and Safety Management / Compliance
 Environmental Engineering / countermeasure development
and assurance
 Hazardous Material Handling & Management
 Indoor Air Quality Management
 High communications skills
 Customer Service
 Sales Management
 Strategic Partnership & Alliance Building {internal & external}
 Strategic Planning and Problem Analysis
 Vendor Relations & Contract Development
 Business Case Development and Management
 Budget Planning and Cost Management
 Finance and Accounting
 Material Purchasing
CAPABILITIES:
 AutoCAD
 Microsoft Visio
 Microsoft Windows and Office Suite
 Microsoft Project
 Electrical Diagnostic Equipment (Fluke 43B Power Analyzer, 26III
Multimeter, Amprobe Circuit Tracer, Klein ET510 Borescope,
Amprobe Clamp Meter, Dewalt DCT414s1 IR Thermometer)
 Environmental Diagnostic Equipment (Bacharach Comfort Check
– Indoor Air Quality Analyzer)
 Telecommunications Diagnostic Equipment (Fluke Micromapper /
Microscanner; Harris TS45S“Butt” Set)

6.  AutoCAD
 Microsoft Visio
 Microsoft Windows and Office & Exchange
 Microsoft Project
 Electrical Diagnostic Equipment (Fluke 43B Power Analyzer, 26III
Multimeter, Amprobe Circuit Tracer, Klein ET510 Borescope,
Amprobe Clamp Meter, Dewalt DCT414s1 IR Thermometer)
 Environmental Diagnostic Equipment (Bacharach Comfort Check
– Indoor Air Quality Analyzer)
 Telecommunications Diagnostic Equipment (Fluke Micromapper /
Microscanner; Harris TS45S“Butt” Set)
 Arc welding (iron), Hand Tools, Power Tools, Light Carpentry,
Cement Work, Painting, Light Pipe Fitting
 Hand Tools, Power Tools, Light Carpentry, Cement Work,
Painting, Light Pipe Fitting