HVAC Engineer and Service Technician Expert
Resume:
DANTE J. PADILLA
Tel: 713-***-****
E Mail Add: *************@*****.***
***** ********* **** **., ******* TX 77095
SUMMARY
A competent engineer, achiever and dynamic team player who works well with others at all levels of authority. Result oriented with over twenty years experience in various aspects of electromechanical engineering. Areas of expertise includes heating, ventilating and air conditioning, refrigeration, project engineering and management, electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, autocad, machine alignment, design and maintenance for the service and manufacturing industries. Budget conscious and innovative individual with a reputation for resolving complex engineering challenges while maximizing business’ profitability. Seeking continuous responsibility as HVAC ServiceTechnician or related discipline where my expertise and experience would contribute for the company growth.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
HVAC Technician (Sept 2025- present)
Aramark, (Budweiser), Houston TX
Provide diagnosis, repair and maintenance on airconditioning units, ice machines, walk-in coolers of the Budweiser Brewing plant. Improve and upgrade old HVAC-R equipment of the brewing plant.
HVAC TECHNICIAN (Jul 2007-present)
DAHN A/C – Heating & Refrigeration, Cypress, TX
Provide diagnoses, repair and maintenance on customer’s air conditioning units. Run service calls, perform installation works and maintenance on any kind of residential and commercial refrigeration units. Take initiative to develop and improve the performance of the unit.
MAINT. TECHNICIAN (Oct 2008-June 2010)
LOUISIANA FOODS, Houston, TX
Provide repair and maintenance of all the HVAC units and refrigeration equipment of the company. This includes repair of kitchen equipment, electrical and plumbing repair, ice machines, walk in coolers, freezers and fork lifts.
It saves the company $55,000 for refrigeration maintenance cost on my first year of service to the company.
MAINT. TECHNICIAN (Nov 2005-Sept 2008)
MONIER LIFETILE, Brookshire, TX
Provide repair and maintenance on all of the production equipment of the plant. This includes repair of cement mixers, elevator, wrappers, tile racker, ovens, conveyors, compactors, dust collectors and hvac units of the plant.
MAINT. TECHNICIAN (Feb 2003-Nov 2005)
COCA COLA CO., Houston, TX
Provide corrective, preventive and reliability maintenance on all equipment in area of responsibility. Involve in continuous project improvement to achieve higher efficiency and operating time.
Participate in the design and implemented the project on the top frame handler of Line 7 Palletizer which eliminates monthly replacement of 8 rail bearings.
Maintain and insure continuous operation of 4 lines during the shift.
HVAC TECHNICIAN (July 2002- Oct 2005)
SMART A/C & HEATING, Houston, TX
Conducts failure analysis from customers’ complaint. Perform mechanical and electrical maintaining services to customer’s air conditioning units. Identify, develop and implement key initiatives for the improvement of the unit’s efficiency.
Increased company sales by 30%.
Turn in 20-30 invoices a week.
PROJECT/SERVICE ENGINEER (Mar 1998 – Jan 2001)
TRIMEC ASIA, INC. Philippines
Provide electromechanical engineering services to insure equipment improvement in its efficiency and operation. Manage projects from concept to completion. Resolve complex electromechanical challenges in a given time.
Established and supervised the maintenance department of the company from ground up.
Manage a fast track multi million peso motor overhaul maintenance project which led to additional job contracts and increased the earnings to thrice the original contract.
Aligned ten units of industrial motors (385kw, 500kw, 1.9mw) to as low as 5 microns tolerance which improved the vibration effectively.
Install and maintain cabling, termination and functional testing of 230kv/500kv switch yard project which earned bonuses for timely completion of critical project exhibiting excellent work performance.
CW MAINT. ENGR/PROJECT ENGINEER (Feb 1993 – Feb 1998)
RIZAL CEMENT CO., INC. Philippines
Conducts machine capability studies, parts modification and upgrade to enhance optimum machine performance. Perform preventive and reliability maintenance of all equipment in area of responsibility.
Designed, proposed and implemented machine guard for all driving motors inside the plant.
Designed and installed higher capacity dust recovery system elevator which improved recovery by 40 %.
Modify and upgraded the cableway system which increased the capacity by 50%.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Graduate, BS in Mechanical Engineering / Saint Louis University, Philippines
EPA Universal Certified
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning –Contractor’s License, TACLB27119C
Graduate, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning / Oriental Technological Institute, Philippines
Graduate, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning / HVAC Training Center, Inc. Hockley, TX
Autocad 2006 (Cy-Fair College)
4th placer, Philippine Government Mechanical Engineering Licensure Exam
Valedictorian and consistent first honor student –Primary School
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