Edward Almeida
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Professional Summary
Passionate leader who has spent a career as an HVAC professional either as a technician, or manager, and as an educator. A knowledgeable, articulate individual with superior communication skills and a track record of integrity and success coupled with the ability to perform in the field and to cultivate clientele.
Work Experience
HVAC Instructor (3/7/2019 – 4/15/2022)
Entsch, (ICPA). Cromwell. CT.
Instruct students and provide training in the HVACR field.
• Develop action plans to increase competency.
• Present guest speakers from the work field for information of existing and new technologies.
• Project and develop an annual budget for department.
• Perform preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Developing a team of skilled managers and business owners to collaborate on curriculum and to present ideas for a better education.
• Design all power point presentations.
• Inform instructors on how to present power points.
• Educate instructors on how to improve on their education skills.
• Order material for lab projects, maintain proper documentation
HVAC Instructor (1/ 2018 - 6 / 2018 )
IMTI, Waterbury, Ct
Instruct students and provide training in the HVACR field
Facilities Coordinator (9/13 – 1/18)
Community Health Network, Wallingford. Ct.
Maintaining the inside and outside of two buildings, ( Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC)
Working with contractors
Coordinating work schedules with contractors
Maintaining all outside doors
Setting up fire drills
Monthly fire extinguisher inspection
Monthly emergency lighting inspection
Ordering material and replacement parts
Working with employees to maintain their work areas
Maintenance Supervisor (12/11 – 9/13)
Watermark at East Hill, Southbury, CT.
• Oversee and provide daily maintenance for the entire community
• Comply with all federal, state and local regulations
• Keep maintenance work area neat and clean
• Record and track warranty items
• Monitor and evaluate outside contractors
• Arrange fire drills and maintain safety documentation
• Develop and implement building and equipment preventative maintenance programs
• Interview and recommend the hiring of new maintenance associates as needed
• Provide job specific orientation to all maintenance associates
Good organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
General knowledge of all phases of building maintenance
Education Supervisor (12/04 – 10/11)
Porter & Chester Institute, Watertown, CT.
• Instruct students and provide training in the HVACR field.
• Supervise all instructors, coordinate teaching and job assignments with instructors
• Assess instructor ability and develop action plans to increase competency.
• Responsible for writing and presenting reviews to instructors.
• Present guest speakers from the work field for information of existing and new
technologies.
• Project and develop an annual budget for department.
• Perform preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Developing a team of skilled managers and business owners to collaborate on curriculum and to present ideas for a better education.
• Design all power point presentations.
• Inform instructors on how to present power points.
• Educate instructors on how to improve on their education skills.
• Educate instructors on all updated educational programs.
• Order material for lab projects, maintain proper documentation.
HVAC Maintenance Technician (3/03 – 12/04)
Service Force, Middlebury, CT.
• Maintain and repair all HVAC systems including Chillers, Exhaust Fans, Makeup Air Systems, Refrigeration Systems and Ice Machines.
Electrical Maintenance Technician (2/02 – 3/03)
Barden Corp, Danbury, CT
• Maintain all electrical equipment.
• Setup new installations as required
• Modify electrical prints to conform to changes or additions to electrical circuits of machines or equipment in order to function as desired.
Group Leader/Technician (5/79 – 2/02)
Branson Ultrasonic Corp, Danbury, CT.
• Assemble, Test, Troubleshoot and repair both standard and special refrigeration equipment, including facility machinery and internal machinery.
• Change refrigeration compressors, adjusting refrigeration settings to specification requirements.
• Work from verbal and written engineering documentation, assembly prints, plumbing diagrams, electrical diagrams and refrigeration diagrams.
• Inform technicians and provide training of updated diagrams and revisions of equipment
Heating Service Technician (1/78 – 5/79)
Waterbury Petroleum Products, Waterbury, CT.
• Service oil burners, boilers, steam boilers and hot air furnaces.
• Make service calls to customers at all hours.
• Yearly maintenance and repair along with upgrades to all equipment.
P/T HVAC Instructor (8/97 – 4/04)
Industrial Management & Training Institute, Waterbury, CT.
• Instruct evening school students and provide training and techniques necessary to obtain an apprenticeship in the HVAC f
Education
• Technical Careers Institute West Haven, CT. Diploma
• Seymour High School Seymour, CT. Diploma
Licenses & Certifications
• Licensed Heating, Piping & Cooling Unlimited Journeyperson, (Type S2)
• Universal EPA Certification
• HVAC Certificate of Training
• R410A Certification
• Lock Out/Tag Out safety certification
• Reillo Oil Burner Certification
• Trac Piping Certification
• OSHA 10 Certification
References Available