RHVAC Service Technician
Jul 2013 －Feb 2015
Bayport Heating & Cooling
Northeast,
Pa
Responsibilities included specification, installation, and troubleshooting/service of commercial/industrial HVAC equipment, along with refrigeration service and installation.
HVAC Installation /Service Technician
Jul 2011 －Jun 2013
Rathmann Plumbing & Heating
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included specification, installation, and troubleshooting/service of residential and commercial HVAC equipment.
HVAC Installation/Service Technician
Sep 2009 －Apr 2011
Wagner Heating & Air Conditioning
Fairview,
Pa
Responsibilities included installation and service of residential and commercial HVAC equipment. The position also required customer quotation workup as necessary.
HVAC Installation/Service Technician
Aug 2006 －Sep 2009
RMS Heating & Air Conditioning
Northeast,
Pa
Responsibilities include all aspects of installation, and service of Heating and Air Conditioning equipment. The customer base was primarily residential, with approximately 15% being commercial.
HVAC Installation/Service Technician
Apr 2004 －Sep 2005
Jordan Heating & Air Conditioning
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included installation and service of all major brands of residential heating and cooling equipment.
Owner/ General Manager
Apr 2001 －Mar 2004
McKnight Mechanical Inc.
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included overseeing the daily business operations, scheduling, purchasing, customer generation, along with the installation and service of residential heating and air conditioning equipment.
HVAC Installation/Service Technician
Oct 1999 －Mar 2001
Reliable Services
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included installation/service of residential heating and cooling equipment.
Quality Systems Manager
Sep 1997 －Apr 1999
Spectrum Control, Inc.
Fairview,
Pa
The Quality Systems Manager was responsible for initiating and maintaining the ISO9001 certification at the divisional level. This included coordinating internal and external auditing, maintaining the calibration recall system, and directing the material review board activities.
Customer Engineer
Aug 1996 －Sep 1997
Spectrum Control, Inc.
Fairview,
Pa
The Customer Engineer was responsible for fielding customer and assessing applications of electromagnetic filtering products for customer specific systems and circumstances.
Product Engineering Supervisor
Jun 1995 －Jul 1996
Finish Thompson, Inc.
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included coordinating and directing the work output of all sustaining engineering personnel.
Product Engineer
Oct 1992 －Jun 1995
Finish Thompson, Inc.
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included development of new products along with enhancements to the operation of existing products.Occasional travel was required to assist field representatives in set up and troubleshooting equipment.
Customer Service Engineer
Aug 1991 －Oct 1992
Finish Thompson, Inc.
Erie,
Pa
Responsible for responding to technical questions from a vast customer base. All troubleshooting of equipment was performed via telephone,and when necessary, a point of distribution person in that territory was asked to respond. Instructions to carry out any repairs necessary were communicated to the field representative by the Customer Service Engineer.
Product Engineer
Oct 1984 －May 1991
Uniflow Manufacturing Co.
Erie,
Pa
Participated in research and development projects that resulted in two patent applications. Heavily involved in the design and construction of new engineering test facilities. Specified the design and built the air conditioning/heating systems for the environmental chambers, along with specifying the equipment used for data acquisition of the devices under test.
Engineering Technician
Oct 1981 －Oct 1984
Uniflow Manufacturing Co.
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included all physical testing of new concepts for feasibility and qualification. These included testing to the standards of Underwriter Laboratories for product safety and American Refrigeration Institute for product performance. Regularly reviewed and updated the content of product service manuals to provide clarity to field personnel.
Service Technician
Jan 1981 －Oct 1981
Chafees Appliance
Erie,
Pa
Performed service and repair functions on refrigeration products, along with all other white goods sold by Chafees.
RHVAC Instructor
Feb 1980 －Oct 1980
Triangle Institute of Technology
Erie,
Pa
Responsibilities included instructing first term students in refrigeration theory and practice. Additionally, instructed first term students in proper procedures to perform air conditioning and refrigeration service.
