Personable, team player, well-versed in evaluating and diagnosing problems and repairing issues in a timely and professional manner.
Detail-oriented facilities technician and home inspector familiar with all aspects of building maintenance , repairs and code compliance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Water Treatment Plant Operator/General Laborer
Infrastructure Alternatives Inc.
07.2021 - Current
Establish and maintain proper water PH and Turbidity by metering pumps with chemicals such as sodium hydroxide and ferric chloride. Maintain safe system operating pressures and differentials. Record operational data every hour of shift to analytical test forms
Performed routine backwashing on various sand filters, carbon filter vessels, lamella clarifiers depending on hourly sample testing and monitoring results. Remove heavy metal contaminates, oils, chemicals to meet strict EPA and OSHA standards and be in compliance and adhere to Army Corps of Engineers on safety parameters and regulations for contamination sites.
Operate 2 trains capable of treating water at a total of 6000 GPM in safe and professional manner.
Service and replace influent and metering pumps/ plumbing as needed. Operate basic power and hand tools to complete tasks. Grease motors/pumps. Replace belts or adjust tension on 3 phase motors, replace gaskets as needed.
Demobilize water treatment plant vessels, plumbing, valves, control systems, chemical pumps for transport to new construction sites.
General laborer; setup bag field valve header systems, deploying/ securing geo textile tubes with team members, connecting various flexible plumbing to stinger ports in bags for filling of sediment. Monitoring, dewatering tubes with slap sticks and gas compactors.
Commercial Refrigeration & Hvac Technician
Carlson Refrigeration And Lakeshore Ice Inc.
06.2019 - 02.2020
Service RTU units; inspect and replace heat exchangers where defective , change filters, check economizer operation, clean condensers, replace compressors, evacuate systems, braze welding, follow electrical diagrams, leak check, add refrigerant, recover refrigerant, check superheat and sub cool, replace filter driers, replace condenser fan motors, replace control boards, thermostats, ignition assemblies, inducer motors, clean burners, inspect heat exchangers, diagnosis no heating and cooling and refrigeration calls
Manage reports, billing orders and pickup parts.
Service /install / diagnosis walk in cooler and freezers. replace evaporator fan motors, condenser fan motors, defrost terminations, clear drain lines of obstructions, replace and adjust pressure switches, add refrigerant, replace evaporators, leak check, adjust controls
Maintain and service, diagnosis of prep tables, coolers, ice machines.
Rebuild and maintain Ice merchandisers; new compressors, install new cap tube and filter driers, recover and evacuate systems, new defrost timers, condenser and evaporator fans, thermostats, hard start kits, defrost elements, braze welding, leak check, weigh in refrigerant and verify adequate charge.
HVAC Technician
Summit Mechanical
11.2016 - 06.2019
Diagnosis, repair and installation of all residential and commercial hvac equipment .
Perform system preventative and corrective maintenance on customers existing heating, cooling , air handling , RTU's, boilers, heat pumps, geothermal systems and replace if needed.
Performed troubleshooting on HVAC systems to diagnosis cause of failure and replace if necessary.
Manage prioritizing, ordering necessary supplies and components to complete work orders
Increased sales by 50 %
Outstanding customer service and safety compliance
Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, piping schematic and interpret engineering specifications to diagnose and repair hvac units
Repaired and or replaced motors, compressors, bearings and belts.
Calibrated equipment to achieve maximum efficiency.
Assist installs of gas furnaces, Evaporators, condensation lines, low and high voltage electrical, gas lines, AC condensers, heat pumps, boilers as needed.
Worked overtime, holidays and weekends to accommodate company needs.
HVAC Technician and Installer
Aire Serv
Cloquet, MN
10.2015 - 03.2016
Investigate, troubleshoot, log and repair major malfunctions and breakdowns of heating, electrical, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems in a safe professional timely manner.
Maintain and service all brands and makes of boilers, heat pumps, hot water systems, gas heating equipment, air exchangers, oil heating equipment and include detail report of system analysis and determinations to customers.
Read and interpret blueprints, wiring diagrams, piping schemes and engineering specifications to diagnose and repair units.
Installed new high efficiency gas furnaces, AC condensers, boilers, all necessary gas piping, valves, metering devices, pumps, venting, condensation lines, thermostats, high and low voltage wiring, refrigerant charging and evacuation.
Fabricate ducting and perform proper testing to assure units are running at optimal efficiencies per standards of manufactures specifications.
Repaired and replaced motors, bearings and belts.
Kept accurate records of time and materials used for each job.
Commercial Slab Testing in MN,WI, Transferred to MD,VA
Independent Floor Testing And Inspection
03.2014 - 08.2015
Commercial floor testing and analysis in accordance to ASTM standards.
Remove floor coverings in specified areas in relation to site map to be surveyed.
Preparation of slab. Remove adhesive, grind, bore, hygrometer kits placed.
Take temperature, relative humidity readings. Place calcium chloride kits, scale results, PH determinations.
Manage testing locations include Walmart's, Gander Mountains, Marshall's, Walgreens, Ross Store's, Rite Aides, Targets, Sears, LDS churches.
Building Engineer
Holiday Inn And Suites
Duluth, MN
02.2013 - 03.2014
Followed routine maintenance checklist on 340 hotel rooms, 2 ballrooms, 2 restaurant's, mall tenant's, parking ramp.
Serviced systems for air handling, electrical systems, valves, circuits and pumps
Repaired and replaced motors, bearings, pulleys, belts, filters.
Diagnosed mechanical problems and determined best ways to correct them .
Monitored fire alarm and security systems, sprinkler systems, elevators, escalators.
Performed recovery, evacuation and charging on refrigeration units. Appliance repair for kitchens.
Repair air compressors, pneumatic lines, cooling towers, heating units, heat pumps, and exhaust fans.
Installed HVAC systems, building control systems, general hotel equipment and furniture, repair and programming locks.
Drain and sewer line cleaning performed. Replace and repair toilets and other fixtures.
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