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Christopher Fogarty is a Facilities Engineer with over 40 years of experience as a Maintenance Engineer and Chief Engineer at a large, state-of-the art public sports and entertainment facility. In the course of his career, he has been responsible for all technical aspects of Facilities Operations & Management, including equipment and building systems; health, safety, environment (HSE); and security.
For 30+ years, Chris worked at the Sacramento Kings Arena, a vast facility sprawling across 183 acres and over 480,000 square feet of space. His area of responsibility encompassed all of the facility's maintenance, safety, repairs, waste handling, contractor management, and shipping & receiving. This includes all mechanical, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and utility systems, as well as the tools, equipment, and machinery used to perform these tasks. If a shovel touched the ground or a tool was used on any part of the facility, Chris had oversight. He was responsible any time there was a hazard that needed to be remediated; be it a spill, damaged/broken fixtures or furniture, walkway or stairway, and anything else that would disrupt the safe use and operation of the facility for all guests and workers. The safety and maintenance of all walking surfaces, stairways, seating, emergency egress, and restrooms were within Chris' remit. He also performed the installation, modification, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of fire protection systems.
After earning his Bachelor of Engineering from SUNY Maritime College, Chris spent several years as a Second Assistant Engineer with Exxon Shipping Co., where he was responsible for the maintenance, operation, and repair of shipboard power plant systems. By the end of his tenure there, he was a USCG Licensed First Assistant Engineer.
Facilities & Marine Engineering Expert. Experience aboard Steam Vessels in the United States Merchant Marine as an Engineering Officer aboard oil tankers for over seven years, provided unique and focused training for subsequent employment as a Maintenance Engineer and subsequently a Chief Engineer’s position for over 30 years with the Sacramento Kings NBA Basketball team’s sports and entertainment facility in Sacramento, California. Thorough knowledge of safety, maintenance, operation, and repair aboard Super Tankers and experience as the go to authority for all maintenance, operations and repairs of a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility have provided a wealth of experience in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration, security, CCTV, client server networks and their associated/related systems. In conjunction with responsibilities associated with what can be considered normal everyday exposure to Facilities Engineering, also responsible for all technical aspects of every event, be it a concert, trade show, sporting event, or otherwise, for Arco Arena (then Power Balance Pavilion, then Sleep Train Arena) at One Sports Pkwy, Sacramento, California. Experience ran the gamut from the apex of the roof to the limits of surrounding parcels encompassing the buildings (Arena plus a 38,000 square foot state of the art NBA/WNBA basketball training facility) and over 180 acres of parking lots and adjacent properties; literally all facets of the physical facilities.
Facilities Engineering and Associated Systems
Tools: Refrigeration reclaiming and evacuation equipment, chainsaws, radial saws, table saws, bench grinders, pipe cutting, pipe threading, PAT (Powder Actuated Tools), rotary hammers, coring tools, pneumatic power tools, torque and impact wrenches, nail guns, high pressure water wash, hand tools, DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters) and meggers
Maritime Propulsion and Auxiliaries:
Associate
2019 to presentProvide technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving facilities management and maintenance, building and grounds premises safety, marine engineering, and failure analysis.
Chief Engineer – Sleep Train Arena
2016 to 2018Responsible for all technical aspects of operations, maintenance, and repair of a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Sacramento, California. The site was comprised of a 17,317 seat arena (offices, luxury suites, approximately 443,000 square feet), a state of the art training facility (approximately 38,000 square feet) and surrounding parcels totaling approximately 183 acres.
Chief Engineer- Arco Arena (then Power Balance Pavilion, then Sleep Train Arena) 1991-2016
Responsible for all technical aspects of operations, maintenance, and repair of a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Sacramento, California. The site was comprised of a 17,317 seat arena (offices, luxury suites, approximately 443,000 square feet), a state of the art training facility (approximately 38,000 square feet) and surrounding parcels totaling approximately 183 acres.
Maintenance Engineer - Arco Arena 1986-1991
Responsible for all engineering department crew scheduling, shipping and receiving, maintenance, operation and repair of all facility/arena mechanical, HVAC and refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing equipment, walking working surfaces, seating, stairways, tenant improvements, hazardous material (environmental management) and OSHA/Cal OSHA compliance related to local (city and county), state and federal authorities having jurisdiction, ADA compliance, energy management, utilities (SMUD, PG&E, county water, sanitary sewer and storm drain) systems, SCADA systems (supervisory control and data acquisition), budget projections and efficiency/control. Simplex fire protection systems, material handling and truck docks.
Second Assistant Engineer
1979 to 1986Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of shipboard power plant systems. Worked on steam and diesel powered electrical generating equipment and related power plant systems. Operated, maintained and repaired pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems, as well as low and high pressure steam generators, lube oil testing and purification systems and other systems necessary for the efficient operation of ship’s power plants and their auxiliaries. Also responsible for the inspection, operation, maintenance, repair and testing of shipboard fire protection systems, heating and cooling systems, and inert gas generator systems. Provided word processing and data information storage for machinery history and equipment inventory control. Helped train others in various system operations. Responsible for daily chemical testing and treatment of boiler water, feed water and condensate systems.
B.E. Marine Engineering, SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, 1979
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