Sprinkler fitter
06.2026 — present
- Installing sprinkler fire-suppression systems: pipework and mounting.
- VCA Basic Safety certified (valid to 2036); I work in English.
Technical work done properly
Damian Szprycha
Security and low-voltage systems technician — CCTV, networks, building systems
These days I fit sprinkler pipework in the Netherlands. My core trade, though, is security and low-voltage systems: many CCTV, video-intercom and company-network installations — from design and equipment selection to configuration and handover — plus ten years running the technical side of a family business, 3rd line IT support in the NHS and a British degree in computer networks. I like work done properly: measured, documented and handed over running.
Experience
AI-supported technical work
2024 — present
- Built local AI/RAG test environments with Docker, databases, APIs and imported documents.
- Use AI tools daily for code, debugging, documentation, source checks and Polish-English quality control.
CCTV and network installations
2015 — 2024
- Delivered many CCTV and video-intercom installations — from system design through cable routes and mounting to configuration and handover to the client — for a car dealership (Opel, Torun), building-material yards and fish farms, among others.
- Deployed perimeter protection built on video analytics: tripwire lines, intrusion zones and automatic alerts the moment the site boundary is breached.
- Also configured company networks and remote access to cameras and recorders: managed switches, VLAN separation, PoE, access points and Wi-Fi that stays stable even on crowded bands.
- Chose equipment for the site and its conditions, not from a catalogue — cameras and mounts for long distances, vapour over fish ponds and legacy cable runs.
Co-owner — technical operations and investments
07.2014 — 09.2024
- Responsible for all investments in the company — roughly PLN 2.5M (≈ €580,000) a year: planning, documentation and permits, contractor selection and settlement, acceptance checks — from a gas installation, sewer works and boiler room, through the design and permits for a new site entrance from the county road, to a 260 m² commercial building.
- Smaller jobs we did in-house — with co-workers, often hands-on myself — when that was faster and cheaper: gas, water, sewer and electrical connections to existing and newly built buildings, heat-recovery ventilation, electric floor heating (heating mats), renovations and keeping the production machines running.
- Put in a system that ties together multiple heating and power sources: TECH automation across four properties, an 80 kWp off-grid photovoltaic array with 65 kWh of battery storage and thermal-energy buffers, backed by a generator, plus temperature control and open-window detection while the heating runs. At the peak of the utility price surges — through the pandemic and the war in Ukraine — it cut heating costs enough for the company to get through that period safely. Production has never stopped for lack of power.
- Put in a 32-camera Dahua CCTV system on an isolated VLAN with two managed switches, perimeter analytics, acoustic warnings and alarm-response-team callout — no unauthorized entry recorded since go-live.
- Ran worker accommodation and contract administration for IDS Operations, a contractor serving the US Army (2018–2024) — cooperation confirmed in a reference letter, with quality audited regularly, including by their client KBR Inc.
3rd Line Support Engineer
12.2012 — 07.2014
- 3rd line support in a hospital environment where uptime and clear notes matter: Active Directory, Exchange, VMware vSphere, Commvault backups.
- Handled incidents, changes and continuity tasks with direct user contact.
Key Account Manager / Sales Executive B2B
- Led office fit-out projects for corporate clients — offers, negotiations, delivery and installation supervision — including the bid in the UniCredit / Bank Pekao rebranding tender, a project worth over PLN 7M (≈ €1.6M), with English RFQ documentation, and work for PKO.
- Closed contracts for larger clients, including a 4,500 m² project awarded the company prize "Biggest Agreement 2007".
Selected work in numbers
32
cameras in one CCTV system — with acoustic deterrence and alarm-response-team callout
80 kWp
of off-grid PV with a 65 kWh battery and a backup generator
4
properties running on TECH heating automation
0
production stoppages caused by power cuts since the off-grid system went live
≈ €580k
in investments I ran each year in the family business (PLN 2.5M)
4 500 m²
office fit-out awarded "Biggest Agreement 2007"
Education and certifications
BSc Computer Network Technology — University of Central Lancashire, UK, 2014
VCA Basic Safety / Basisveiligheid — valid to 06.2036
Certifications and tools: CCNA Exploration, CompTIA A+, MCTS Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office Specialist Master.
References
Cooperation with IDS Operations (2018–2024) — worker accommodation and contract administration for a contractor serving the US Army — confirmed in writing:
"Regular audits conducted by our company and our client KBR Inc. continuously confirmed the rising quality of his services." — IDS Operations LTD, 11.2024
The road here
My path is not a straight line. I started in B2B sales in Warsaw, moved to the UK and rebuilt from zero — night shifts combined with daytime study, then a networking degree and NHS IT support. Back in Poland I spent ten years as co-owner keeping a production site running and building its infrastructure, often with my own hands. Now I am in the Netherlands, fitting sprinkler pipework and open to the next technical role where that mix is useful.