Jared Damera
HVAC Licensed Contractor
Cleveland,GA
Summary
Professional with experience in business leadership and management, prepared for this role. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in strategic planning, financial oversight, and operational efficiency. Reliable and adaptable to changing needs, ensuring consistent performance and growth.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
Candor Heating & Air
01.2017 - Current
- Obtaining all required licenses, insurances, & continuing education
- Managed all employees from start to finish
- Creating budgets for the company and communicated to the team
- Securing Contracts with Commercial/Residential Clients for Preventative Maintenance (PM) on existing systems
- Training employees on all aspects of the job including but not limited to: Client Relations, PM standards, Servicing all types of equipment, maximizing opportunities for up-sell, and reaching out when faced with a difficult situation.
- Servicing/Repairing existing systems ranging from small residential, inverter, commercial, & Industrial.
- Sizing, Pricing, obtaining required permits, and installing new systems.
- Building relationships with the client based on candor communications.
- Invoice Process (Setting up pricing on materials, service charges, and ensuring all invoices are paid in a timely manner) Northeast Georgia Health Systems, Inc. August 2013-Present
HVAC Technician
North Georgia Health Systems
01.2012 - 01.2019
- Daily Rounds evaluating all mechanical systems, temperatures, and pressures then logging all information in the daily rounds log book.
- Evaluating Daily work orders and completing tasks as assigned to, logging completion information, and noting any information that was encountered while completing.
- Daily maintenance and operation on Chillers and Boilers.
- Preventive Maintenance logging and completing for entire hospital and out buildings.
- Ensuring Life Safety (Exit Signs, Emergency Lights, etc) are complete and operational as designated
- Completing work orders consisting of Plumbing, Electrical (110, 220, 208, 277, 480), Heating & Air (Pneumatic controlled, PLC, Low voltage controlled, Commercial Refrigeration, etc.)
- Gas Furnace maintenance & troubleshooting
- Medical Gas maintenance
Operations Apprenticeship
Manning Heating & Air
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Learn Day to Day Operations
- Setting Budgets, Obtaining Quotes for jobs, determining costs for jobs, and creating quotes for customers
- Became efficient in operating an HVAC business through Quickbooks
- Worked hand in hand with business owner, worked with him on issues that I saw within the company, and was trained on proper way to handle invoicing/collecting payments
Director of Maintenance/Store Director
J & J Foods
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Promoted from Store Director to Maintenance Director of the Company
- Worked Full time while attending North Georgia Technical College full-time while maintaining 4.0 GPA
- Under Maintenance Director was responsible for the general maintenance of entire Company while keeping costs under budgets set before the department
- Creating a work order system so staff could enter issues within individual stores, setting a priority to urgency and having time frames setup based on priority.
- Creation, implementation, and daily operation of total Preventive Maintenance Program through work order system which kept up with information on equipment and automatically scheduled based on equipment
- Maintained, repaired, and installed all HVAC Equipment, Commercial Refrigeration, Kitchen Equipment, and Electrical equipment.
- Residential and Commercial wiring dealing with 110, 240, 208, 277, 480, single phase and 3-phase.
- Holding individual meetings monthly and communicating areas of opportunity while praising them in areas where expectations were exceeded.
- Holding weekly meetings to go over work load and goals for the week
Store Manager
Cleveland IGA/Clermont IGA
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Customer Service
- Daily Office Balancing, Deposits, and Scheduling.
- Ordered, Merchandised, and Oversaw total operation on a daily basis
- Controlled all paid outs including: Warehouse, Vendors, and Associates
- Completed the entire application process, from initial contact, to interview, and training
- Met with owner of company weekly to get budgets, set goals, and evaluate opportunities
- Set goals for staff and communicated to them as a team or individually as needed to correct opportunities
- Handled all hiring, training, disciplinary actions, created plan of actions on working through areas of opportunity with staff, and terminations
Education
North Georgia Technical College
Skills
Licensed HVAC Contractor
EPA Certified
Low Voltage/Control Voltage wiring & troubleshooting
Single and 3 Phase electrical knowledge
Ability to Troubleshoot, Diagnose, and Correct issues with electrical wiring and motors
Ability to Troubleshoot, Diagnose, and Correct issues with Heating and Air Systems Including: Pneumatic Controls, Heating Elements, Contactors, Control Relays, and Variable Speed Drives
Efficient in Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and Microsoft Word
CDL Class B Drivers License
Strong Computer Knowledge, 60 Word per Minute typing
Timeline
Owner/Operator
Candor Heating & Air
01.2017 - Current
HVAC Technician
North Georgia Health Systems
01.2012 - 01.2019
Operations Apprenticeship
Manning Heating & Air
01.2012 - 01.2013
Director of Maintenance/Store Director
J & J Foods
01.2005 - 01.2012
Store Manager
Cleveland IGA/Clermont IGA
01.2000 - 01.2005
North Georgia Technical College