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Duane Karges

Elk River,MN

Summary

SKilled Facilities Technician adept at performing repairs and maintenance tasks for commercial and industrial facilities. Thorough knowledge of building systems, equipment and controls. Offering 20 years of industry experience, including success in leadership roles. Licensed as a 2C Boiler operator.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Facilities Technician III

Boston Scientific
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2021 - Current
  • Performed scheduled maintenance and repairs on electrical, plumbing and HVAC equipment on a 1.5 million square foot campus
  • Worked quickly on emergency requests in order to minimize disruptions to operations
  • On-Call every 3 weeks to respond to any facility emergency
  • Operates, monitors, and performs corrective and preventative maintenance on central energy plant equipment and systems

Facilities Technician 4

Wells Fargo
Shoreview , MN
06.2020 - 12.2020
  • Performed preventive maintenance to CRAHs, AHUs, Chillers, fan coil units, unit heaters, cooling towers, water and fuel oil pumps, exhaust fans, air compressors, water heaters, low pressure steam boilers, hot water boilers, ice makers and some small refrigeration units.
  • Monitored BMS, UPS's, ATS's and Fire systems, while responding to alerts, alarms and emergency situations.
  • Ensure team is in compliance with all safety standards, and understand processes and procedures with FM-200 pre action sprinkler systems.

Chiller Plant Facilities Operator /Service Technician

Tampa Bay Trane
Tampa, Florida
04.2008 - 06.2020
  • Single point of contact to operate and maintain Hillsborough County Government site Chiller Plant and associated buildings at maximum operating efficiency using Tracer E.S and Tracer Summit
  • Perform maintenance and service repairs to chillers, roof top units, cooling towers, air handlers, fan coil units, data air units, pumps, hot water boilers, electric motors, exhaust fans, vav boxes, pneumatic and electric DDC
  • Manage / oversee large hvac projects associated to account
  • Increased contract profits to over 60%

Assistant Facility Manager

Straz Performing Arts Center
Tampa, FL
09.2005 - 04.2008
  • Performed maintenance and repair to air handlers, fan coil units, Johnson Pneumatic Controllers, pumps, electric motors, and exhaust fans
  • Manage Global Alerton DDC system
  • Responsible for all types of work orders from plumbing, electrical, lock smith, and basic carpentry
  • Filled in for Director of Facilities for over 6 months; leading 9 man team for janitorial and maintenance team
  • Respond to fire system alarms, acknowledge and notify correct personnel

Hvac/R Service Tech

U.S. Air Force
07.1996 - 08.2004
  • Performed maintenance and service to air handlers, single phase and three phase motors, exhaust fans, split systems, roof top units, package units, refrigeration equipment, and air cooled chillers ranging up to 100 tons
  • Used proper refrigerant handling skills to repair or remove a/c units
  • Supervised 4-person preventive maintenance crew for two years

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Liebert AC Controls

Vertiv Liebert
Minneapolis, MN

Some College (No Degree) - Metasys Building Controls

Johnson Controls
Minneapolis, MN

Tracer Summit / MP 580 Controls -

Trane College
Tampa Fl
03.2014

Associates degree - Applied Science

Community College of The Air Force
Witchita Falls Tx
2002

Universally Refrigerant certified with Environmental Protection Agency -

U.S Air Force
Wichita Falls, TX
1997

HVAC/R Tech. School -

U.S. Air Force
Wichita Falls, TX
1997

Skills

  • HVAC systems
  • Plumbing knowledge
  • Mechanical expertise
  • Planning and Coordination
  • AC/DC control circuitry

Timeline

Facilities Technician III

Boston Scientific
01.2021 - Current

Facilities Technician 4

Wells Fargo
06.2020 - 12.2020

Chiller Plant Facilities Operator /Service Technician

Tampa Bay Trane
04.2008 - 06.2020

Assistant Facility Manager

Straz Performing Arts Center
09.2005 - 04.2008

Hvac/R Service Tech

U.S. Air Force
07.1996 - 08.2004

Some College (No Degree) - Liebert AC Controls

Vertiv Liebert

Some College (No Degree) - Metasys Building Controls

Johnson Controls

Tracer Summit / MP 580 Controls -

Trane College

Associates degree - Applied Science

Community College of The Air Force

Universally Refrigerant certified with Environmental Protection Agency -

U.S Air Force

HVAC/R Tech. School -

U.S. Air Force

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