William Sams
Mechanic
Virginia Beach, VA *****
*************@*****.***
Experienced and knowledgeable professional in residential and commercial HVAC. Well-developed skills in installing, maintaining, and repairing HVAC systems. Able to work in demanding circumstances while providing excellent customer service and leadership skills. Self-motivated, hard-working individual.
Work Experience
Install Manager
SMILEY'S HEATING AND COOLING - Portsmouth, VA
June 2019 to September 2021
Install Manager
Hybrid Air - Virginia Beach, VA
July 2018 to June 2019
Install Mechanic
Climate Makers - Virginia Beach, VA
August 2014 to October 2018
Mechanic
Jmr heating and cooling - Chesapeake, VA
May 2011 to September 2014
Independently able to do the work of an Air Conditioner Equipment Mechanic, including, but not limited to: fabrications, modifications, repairing and installation of piping and equipment associated with air conditioning and refrigeration systems
● Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems.
● Ability to move heavy equipment and machinery.
● Proven knowledge and application of pertinent codes, laws and regulations.
● Experienced in properly operating hand and power tools.
● Responsible for the maintenance, repair, and in house construction for project facilities, HVAC system, irrigation systems, utilities, flood and erosion control structures, etc.
● Performed a variety of tasks including plumbing, carpentry, painting, welding, electrical, etc.
● Effectively communicated with customers and team members to diagnose, assess and repair maintenance needs
● Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems, including but not limited to: installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making necessary repairs on a variety of domestic, industrial, and commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning units and systems that provide a variety of functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, circulating and filtering.
● Performed routine preventive maintenance by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making adjustments on systems that operate continuously, including but limited to: switches, refrigeration chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans and equipment that controls the climatic conditions of the buildings such as electric, electronic and direct digital controls, boiler tubes and drums, burners, flame safety equipment, chemical feed devices, conductivity system, valves, steam traps, strainers, gauges, pumps, fan sluice gates, traveling screen, heat exchangers, instrument and service air compressors, fuel oil tanks, chiller compressors, refrigerant transfer system, sewage comminutors, and diesel engines
● Repaired or replaced fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements.
● Possess skills and knowledge to use measuring instruments and tools required: worked with blueprints and drawings, and to plan and lay out work, ensuring that materials and related items met code requirements and design specifications.
● Repaired systems using refrigeration cycles, complicated electronic control circuits, low and high pressure cooling units and air operated pneumatic valves
● Diagnosed trouble, overhauls, and repair complex equipment for AC systems and refrigeration equipment
● Balanced AC systems by making mechanical or electrical adjustments to equipment;
● Worked with a variety of refrigerant gases;
● Worked on constant air volume and variable air volume air-handling units, DX units, reciprocating and screw-type chillers, water and air cooled condensing units, window units, and commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment (i.e. walk-in coolers/freezers, ice machines, blood bank refrigerators and ultra- low lab freezers);
● Experience working with air compressors
● Trouble shoot circuits and complicated motors related to HVAC equipment
● Worked on computer operated systems
● Responded to service calls relating to industrial controls system Mechanic/Install Supervisor
HVAC - Virginia Beach, VA
January 2009 to May 2011
Managed and supervised installation division.
● Effectively communicated with customers and team members to diagnose, assess and repair maintenance needs
● Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems, including but not limited to: installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making necessary repairs on a variety of domestic, industrial, and commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning units and systems that provide a variety of functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, circulating and filtering.
● Performed routine preventive maintenance by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making adjustments on systems that operate continuously, including but limited to: switches, refrigeration chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans and equipment that controls the climatic conditions of the buildings such as electric, electronic and direct digital controls, boiler tubes and drums, burners, flame safety equipment, chemical feed devices, conductivity system, valves, steam traps, strainers, gauges, pumps, fan sluice gates, traveling screen, heat exchangers, instrument and service air compressors, fuel oil tanks, chiller compressors, refrigerant transfer system, sewage comminutors, and diesel engines
● Repaired or replaced fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements.
● Possess skills and knowledge to use measuring instruments and tools required: worked with blueprints and drawings, and to plan and lay out work, ensuring that materials and related items met code requirements and design specifications.
● Repaired systems using refrigeration cycles, complicated electronic control circuits, low and high pressure cooling units and air operated pneumatic valves
● Diagnosed trouble, overhauls, and repair complex equipment for AC systems and refrigeration equipment
● Balanced AC systems by making mechanical or electrical adjustments to equipment;
● Worked with a variety of refrigerant gases;
● Worked on constant air volume and variable air volume air-handling units, DX units, reciprocating and screw-type chillers, water and air cooled condensing units, window units, and commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment (i.e. walk-in coolers/freezers, ice machines, blood bank refrigerators and ultra- low lab freezers);
● Experience working with air compressors
● Trouble shoot circuits and complicated motors related to HVAC equipment
● Worked on computer operated systems
● Responded to service calls relating to industrial controls system Mechanic/Supervisor
HVAC - Chesapeake, VA
December 2006 to January 2009
Effectively communicated with customers and team members to diagnose, assess and repair maintenance needs
● Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems, including but not limited to: installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making necessary repairs on a variety of domestic, industrial, and commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning units and systems that provide a variety of functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, circulating and filtering.
● Performed routine preventive maintenance by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making adjustments on systems that operate continuously, including but limited to: switches, refrigeration chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans and equipment that controls the climatic conditions of the buildings such as electric, electronic and direct digital controls, boiler tubes and drums, burners, flame safety equipment, chemical feed devices, conductivity system, valves, steam traps, strainers, gauges, pumps, fan sluice gates, traveling screen, heat exchangers, instrument and service air compressors, fuel oil tanks, chiller compressors, refrigerant transfer system, sewage comminutors, and diesel engines
● Repaired or replaced fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements.
● Possess skills and knowledge to use measuring instruments and tools required: worked with blueprints and drawings, and to plan and lay out work, ensuring that materials and related items met code requirements and design specifications.
● Repaired systems using refrigeration cycles, complicated electronic control circuits, low and high pressure cooling units and air operated pneumatic valves
● Diagnosed trouble, overhauls, and repair complex equipment for AC systems and refrigeration equipment
● Balanced AC systems by making mechanical or electrical adjustments to equipment;
● Worked with a variety of refrigerant gases;
● Worked on constant air volume and variable air volume air-handling units, DX units, reciprocating and screw-type chillers, water and air cooled condensing units, window units, and commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment (i.e. walk-in coolers/freezers, ice machines, blood bank refrigerators and ultra- low lab freezers);
● Experience working with air compressors
● Trouble shoot circuits and complicated motors related to HVAC equipment
● Worked on computer operated systems
● Responded to service calls relating to industrial controls system HVAC Mechanic
HVAC - Virginia Beach, VA
December 2006 to January 2009
Effectively communicated with customers and team members to diagnose, assess and repair maintenance needs
● Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems, including but not limited to: installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making necessary repairs on a variety of domestic, industrial, and commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning units and systems that provide a variety of functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, circulating and filtering.
● Performed routine preventive maintenance by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making adjustments on systems that operate continuously, including but limited to: switches, refrigeration chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans and equipment that controls the climatic conditions of the buildings such as electric, electronic and direct digital controls, boiler tubes and drums, burners, flame safety equipment, chemical feed devices, conductivity system, valves, steam traps, strainers, gauges, pumps, fan sluice gates, traveling screen, heat exchangers, instrument and service air compressors, fuel oil tanks, chiller compressors, refrigerant transfer system, sewage comminutors, and diesel engines
● Repaired or replaced fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements.
● Possess skills and knowledge to use measuring instruments and tools required: worked with blueprints and drawings, and to plan and lay out work, ensuring that materials and related items met code requirements and design specifications.
● Repaired systems using refrigeration cycles, complicated electronic control circuits, low and high pressure cooling units and air operated pneumatic valves
● Diagnosed trouble, overhauls, and repair complex equipment for AC systems and refrigeration equipment
● Balanced AC systems by making mechanical or electrical adjustments to equipment;
● Worked with a variety of refrigerant gases;
● Worked on constant air volume and variable air volume air-handling units, DX units, reciprocating and screw-type chillers, water and air cooled condensing units, window units, and commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment (i.e. walk-in coolers/freezers, ice machines, blood bank refrigerators and ultra- low lab freezers);
● Experience working with air compressors
● Trouble shoot circuits and complicated motors related to HVAC equipment
● Worked on computer operated systems
● Responded to service calls relating to industrial controls system
● Maintained Government contractor clearance
Maintenance Technician
Indian Lakes Apartments - Virginia Beach, VA
May 2004 to September 2005
Perform various repairs and adjustments on housing equipment onsite, including plumbing, carpentry, painting, welding, electrical, etc.
● Determine when housing facility/housing equipment parts and components should be cleaned and reinstalled, repaired or replaced.
● Install and recognize the cause of faulty equipment and making repairs on a variety of onsite housing equipment
Maintenance Supervisor
Linkhorn Place Apartments - Virginia Beach, VA
January 2000 to September 2005
Responsible for the appearance and working order of individual apartments
● Perform various repairs and adjustments on housing equipment onsite, including plumbing, carpentry, painting, welding, electrical, etc.
● Determine when housing facility/housing equipment parts and components should be cleaned and reinstalled, repaired or replaced.
● Install and recognize the cause of faulty equipment and making repairs on a variety of onsite housing equipment
Mechanic
HVAC - Columbia, MD
January 1999 to January 2000
Installed, maintained and repaired residential and commercial HVAC systems, including but not limited to: installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making necessary repairs on a variety of domestic, industrial, and commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning units and systems that provide a variety of functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, circulating and filtering.
● Performed routine preventive maintenance by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making adjustments on systems that operate continuously, including but limited to: switches, refrigeration chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans and equipment that controls the climatic conditions of the buildings such as electric, electronic and direct digital controls, boiler tubes and drums, burners, flame safety equipment, chemical feed devices, conductivity system, valves, steam traps, strainers, gauges, pumps, fan sluice gates, traveling screen, heat exchangers, instrument and service air compressors, fuel oil tanks, chiller compressors, refrigerant transfer system, sewage comminutors, and diesel engines
● Possess skills and knowledge to use measuring instruments and tools required: worked with blueprints and drawings, and to plan and lay out work, ensuring that materials and related items met code requirements and design specifications.
● Repaired systems using refrigeration cycles, complicated electronic control circuits, low and high pressure cooling units and air operated pneumatic valves
● Diagnosed trouble, overhauls, and repair complex equipment for AC systems and refrigeration equipment
● Balanced AC systems by making mechanical or electrical adjustments to equipment;
● Worked with a variety of refrigerant gases
● Worked on constant air volume and variable air volume air-handling units, DX units, reciprocating and screw-type chillers, water and air cooled condensing units, window units, and commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment (i.e. walk-in coolers/freezers, ice machines, blood bank refrigerators and ultra- low lab freezers);
● Experience working with air compressors
● Trouble shoot circuits and complicated motors related to HVAC equipment Education
HVAC
Lincoln Technical Institute - Columbia, MD
August 1998 to December 1999
High School Diploma
Bayside High School - Virginia Beach, VA
June 1998
Skills
• HVAC
• Air conditioning
• Boiler
• HVAC/R
• Facilities maintenance
• Mechanical knowledge
• Service technician experience
• Electrical experience
• Refrigeration
• Low voltage
• Automotive diagnostics
• Equipment repair
• Welding
• Maintenance
• Plumbing
• Brake Repair
• Carpentry
• Landscape Maintenance
• Door hanging
Certifications and Licenses
EPA Certification
Additional Information
● Universal CFC
● Lead Test Certified
● Forklift Certified
● Universal EPA Certified
● Residential Carrier Generator Certified/Installer