Patrick Erckert
Buffalo
Summary
HVAC Lead Installer with 3 years of residential experience, successfully completing over 400 installations and 150 maintenance tune-ups. Gained exposure to more than 40 service calls, enhancing troubleshooting skills. Recognized for delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining strong client relationships, with a commitment to high-quality, code-compliant installations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
HVAC Lead Installer / Maintenance Technician / Entry-Level Service Technician
Cellino Plumbing Heating and Cooling
Buffalo
11.2022 - Current
- Lead installer for residential HVAC systems, with a strong emphasis on furnace installations and changeouts, as well as AC condensers, heat pumps, evaporator coils, ductless systems, and water heaters.
- Perform routine maintenance and tune-ups on furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps
- Assist with basic service diagnostics including electrical issues, thermostat problems, airflow checks, and refrigerant troubleshooting.
- Experienced in installing indoor air quality (IAQ) products including air cleaners, air purifiers, and UV lights.
- Install whole‑home humidifiers and dehumidifiers, including bypass, fan-powered, and in-line systems.
- Fabricate and install custom sheet metal, transitions, returns, and supply ducting to code and company standards.
- Install and run gas lines, venting, drains, and perform full system startup and commissioning on furnaces and cooling equipment.
- Complete low-voltage and high-voltage wiring during installations, including thermostats, control systems and panel work.
- Pull deep vacuums using optimal vaccum procedures, perform pressure testing, and charge systems with R-22, R-410A and R-454B.
- Provide strong customer communication and build good rapport with homeowners.
- Train apprentices and maintain organized, clean job sites.
Professional Painter
Self-Employed
Buffalo
10.2019 - Current
- Complete interior painting projects with strong customer satisfaction.
- Applied primer and finish coats using brushes, rollers, or spray guns.
- Prepared surfaces for painting by scraping, sanding, filling holes and cracks, taping off areas, and washing walls.
Warehouse Associate / Forklift Operator / Reach Truck Operator
Speed Global Services
Buffalo
03.2019 - 11.2022
- Operated forklifts to efficiently move products within the warehouse.
- Loaded and unloaded shipments, ensuring accurate inventory management.
- Assisted in inventory counts and reconciled discrepancies as needed.
- Utilized warehouse management systems to track product locations and availability.
- Followed safety protocols to minimize risks during daily operations.
- Trained new associates on warehouse procedures and equipment usage.
- Packed and labeled merchandise to prepare for loading and shipment to customers.
- Picked and prepared numerous daily shipments in controlled atmosphere warehouse environment.
- Used pallet jacks to move items to and from warehouse locations.
Education
HVAC Program -
Potter Career & Technical Center
Buffalo, NY11-2022
Skills
- Residential HVAC installation
- Customer relationship management
- Routine maintenance and tune-ups
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Safety compliance
- Time management
- Detail orientation
- Hand tools operation
- Service diagnostics
- Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Heat pump and AC installation
- Tankless and standard water heaters
- Ductless mini-split systems
- Indoor air quality products
- Humidifier and dehumidifier installation
- Gas line installation
- Sheet metal fabrication and ductwork
- Low and high voltage wiring
- Brazing and soldering
- Line set work
- Customer service and communication
- Apprentice training and leadership
Certification
EPA Universal
Timeline
HVAC Lead Installer / Maintenance Technician / Entry-Level Service Technician
Cellino Plumbing Heating and Cooling
11.2022 - Current
Professional Painter
Self-Employed
10.2019 - Current
Warehouse Associate / Forklift Operator / Reach Truck Operator
Speed Global Services
03.2019 - 11.2022
HVAC Program -
Potter Career & Technical Center