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Miguel Cruz

HVAC Manager
Chicago,IL

Summary

Skilled Hvac Specialist with 20+ years experience general maintenance and repair of building equipment including: plumbing, heating/cooling, and electrical systems. painting, drywall, roofing and carpentry. Production Supervisor focused on producing high quality products that exceed customer expectations and help achieve company production and revenue goals.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
30
30
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Demolition, Haz-mat,Asbestos, lead, Concrete work, Carpentry

Local 225 Laborers Union
Several Chicago and Suburbs Construction Contractors
05.2011 - Current
  • Supported construction management in emergency repair and restoration on both oil and natural gas pipeline systems.
  • Reviewed plans and specs during the schematic design of pre-construction.
  • Completed tear-down of existing structures and prepared for new construction.
  • Applied caulk, sealants and other agents to installed surfaces.
  • Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction.
  • Mixed porridge of catch basins and poured and sawed off concrete and asphalt.
  • Provided accurate measurements and estimates for all projects.
  • Set ladders, scaffolds and hoists in place for taking supplies to roofs.
  • Consistently updated knowledge of safety requirements and policies.
  • Placed soil and rock fills and installed and cleaned ditches.
  • Operated heavy equipment, including motor graders, heavy loaders, carryalls, bulldozers, backhoes, roller scrapers and tractors.
  • Laid pipe, repaired eroded slopes and demolished buildings.

Manager

Mike's Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Chicago, IL
.1 2002 - Current
  • Carefully interviewed, selected, trained and supervised staff.
  • Inspected and tested refrigeration systems, safety devices and controls.
  • Tested chemical levels in refrigerators and freezers to verify compliance with regulations.
  • Troubleshot EMS systems and VFDs.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, piping schemes and engineering specifications to diagnose and repair units.
  • Installed, tested and modified circuit breakers, controls, fuses, lights and motors.
  • Worked with various types of cableways, conduits and other electrical raceways.
  • Demonstrated expertise in the use of cable reels, stripping tools, voltage detectors, crimping tools and wire and cable cutters.
  • Measured devices, including analyzers, amp meters and volt-ohm meters.
  • Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss.
  • Installed high quality roofing systems in the safest and most cost effective manner.


Skills

  • Capable of heavy lifting
  • Project foreman
  • Certified HVAC Technician R410
  • Forklift and HAZMAT certified
  • Apprentice of Laborers Union Local 225
  • OSHA, NATE Certification
  • Asbestos, lead Certified
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • System troubleshooting
  • Interior and exterior renovation
  • First Aid and CPR Certified
  • Scaffolding, demolition
  • Sewer-related experience
  • Plumbing
  • Brazing experience
  • Troubleshoot/repair of compression equipment
  • Expertise in invoice and payment transactions
  • Invoice coding familiarity
  • Advanced computer proficiency (both PC and Mac)
  • Customer-oriented
  • Billing and collections expert
  • Creative problem solver
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Strong client relations
  • Training development aptitude
  • Proficient in cash management
  • Shipping and receiving professional
  • Multi-line phone talent
  • Engineering/project management experience

Verbal and written communication

Complex Problem-solving

Staff training and development

Documentation and reporting

Customer relationship management (CRM)

Conflict resolution

Financial management

Education

EPA, TGC, DOT49CFR,IMO/IMDG,RCRA - ETI, HVAC/R, NATE, PLC, Electrician Course,

Washbourn Trade School
Chicago, IL
01.1989 - 05.1991

Timeline

Demolition, Haz-mat,Asbestos, lead, Concrete work, Carpentry

Local 225 Laborers Union
05.2011 - Current

EPA, TGC, DOT49CFR,IMO/IMDG,RCRA - ETI, HVAC/R, NATE, PLC, Electrician Course,

Washbourn Trade School
01.1989 - 05.1991

Manager

Mike's Heating & Cooling, Inc.
.1 2002 - Current
Miguel CruzHVAC Manager