Colten Hinton

HVAC Technician, currently working here, grab equipment needed for the day and respond to maintenance/service calls. I maintenance a good bit of commercial, service is more residential, I'm an honest technician so i dont make a bunch of money but I can sleep at night. Repairs ranged from mini-split units to 20-ton units.

• Performed troubleshooting on HVAC systems to determine root cause of issues.
• Conducted maintenance service on HVAC systems to increase life expectancy of equipment and prevent costly repair work.
• Traveled to job sites for both scheduled and emergency appointments.
• Filled out detailed work orders for each job completed.
• Kept accurate records of time and materials used for each job to compile into service reports.
• Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, piping schemes and engineering specifications to diagnose and repair units.

Maintenance Mechanic duties spanned a 170+ acre area working on 40-50 regular standalone homes, and about 700 apartment and assisted living homes. 40-hour specialized training was required to enter the memory care facility to be able to work in that area.

a range of repairs from notifying director of maintenance about new roofs that were needed, supervising and checking chiller sytems, cleaning the floats on massive sewers, fixing the front gates not opening, calling contractors if needed.

Basic mechanical/electrical/plumbing/carpentry/hvac and all appliances work. Call the resident of the way to the job, receive a survey of how we did, go to the next one.

Our maintenance crew had 33 employees and i consistently week after week held the highest amount of completed work orders.

• Managed available parts, tools, and materials inventory to maintain prompt response capability.
• Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems.

• Manager at CMSI, would start the day by getting warehouse and all equipment ready for 3-4 techs to grab everyday, i would service and fix the oxygen concentrators, replace civ boards, use o2 analyzers to ensure purity of air is always above 92%, fix tens of thousand dollar beds when they break, then during the day when customers came in help with setting up a cpap machine or showing them how to use the medical equipment we offered, check on techs throughout the day to ensure jobs are getting done. Received shipments each week of o2 tanks, beds, etc, I would unbox and unload in the warehouse. The job included a lot of data entry. Ensured we passed our 3-year DOH inspection with clear indications of safe and clean areas in our entire facility and trucks.
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
• Taught employees how the equipment works and how to show the customers when they would arrive.

Formerly a service tech for US Appliance Repair, a subsidiary of GLSlee and OMB. I serviced a 200mile radius from our Tallahassee branch servicing contract warranties with Samsung, GE, Maytag, Kenmore LG, Electrolux/Frigidaire, Bosch, Square Trade, Assurant, Sharp, AIG, NSA & others. I diagnose and repair all units from basic repairs to sealed systems with compressor filter-drier and heat exchanges. As an appliance field technician I serviced everything from refrigerators, washers, dryers, window ac units, to dishwashers, ranges and microwaves. EPA certified on all refrigerant systems.

• Ordered replacement parts as needed for repairs.
• Inspected, tested, and repaired electrical components.
• Advised customers on best practices for the maintenance of appliances.
• Analyzed schematics, wiring diagrams, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
• Provided feedback and guidance for the phone customers who need assistance with their appliances.

• Using forklifts to grab appliances from 3 stories up in a warehouse and get them down in the warehouse and move them by dolly to the delivery trucks for the day.
• Installation of appliances like washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves and ranges.
• Required use of a vehicle to transport the appliances to the customer and collect finalizing work for each appliance.
• Ensure all customer needs have been met and they are satisfied with the work and they get what they want and install it in a timely manner to ensure my work reflected well on the company.
• Drove and operated the company vehicle(buck truck) to multiple residents houses per day.

• Job required the use of power tools, multiple types of construction equipment, picking up supplies from stores/warehouses and bringing them to the job site, making sure the job site is clean everyday before we leave.
• General construction jobs would be contracted to us, anything from tearing out bathrooms and installing new ones, installing appliances to redoing and laying tile, making precise cuts on tile or wood, painting walls, installing insulation under houses, etc.

• Worked as a sales rep for a solar company going door to door with excellent customer service to sign residential homeowners up for the net metering program.

• Installed, repaired, and replaced single-ply roofing systems.
• Precisely cut felt, shingles and strips of flashing to fit angles formed by walls, vents, and intersecting roof surfaces.
• Assisted in removal of old roofing materials and debris to prepare for application of new roofing.
• Installed chimney flashing, gutters and other roof components to direct smoke away and offer protection from elements.
• Worked with another guy on all types of residential shingle roofs as a sub contractor. Mainly did the grunt work.

• Customer service in taking with new hotel residents daily and getting to know them, making sure im always smiling and doing everything i can to make their stay at the hotel enjoyable.
• General maintenance on hotel rooms, light maintenance A/C fixing to light electrical work with appliances, cleaning, light plumbing work on toilets.

• Driving the company vehicle to multiple job sites per day to fulfill orders/services requested.
• Customer service taking each with each individual at each job, about 5-8 people a day, and making sure they are satisfied with the job that was done and helped them with anything extra that they needed so they were fully satisfied when we left.
• Flood maintenance, where there would be a flood in a residential home or commercial building, i would determine how much damage was done and what would be needed to repair the sheetrock, drywall or carpeting or anything else that was damaged, and would call the owners and dehumidifiers to begin drying out the water damage.
• Pressure washing, carpet cleaning, dryers, etc.
• I was the face of the company and the first person they met, my job is to establishing a good reputation for the company based on the work performed and social interactions made.