Christopher Ward has over 7 years of experience in commercial and residential HVAC installation, service, and repair. He has extensive skills in equipment installation, ductwork fabrication, and following blueprints. He is proficient in various tools and has experience operating machinery. Ward aims to satisfy customers and ensure job quality and safety.
Commercial HVAC Installer & Service Technician Resume
1. C H R I S T O P H E R M . W A R D
4833 PHOENIX DRIVE, CHESA PEA K E, VA 23321
(757)478- 7 05 1 CM W 1388@ GM A I L. C OM
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Years of Experience: 7 Age: 27
Equipment Installation: - Have knowledge of gas, electric with heat strips, heat pumps, oil units, air
handlers and condensers, split systems, CRAC Units, Rooftop package
units.
Commercial Experience: - Have installed various ductworks including TDC, double wall spiral,
spiral, round and square ducts using various types of strapping and
securing methods
• Understand and am able to read blueprints for various installation
jobs
• Have experience being a foreman providing teamwork and working
with a crew to complete tasks at hand
• Can layout various jobs off of blue prints
• Can do take offs for jobs requiring material for certain tasks
• Understand and follow codes for rough ins and final job inspections
• Have 6 years of commercial field experience
• Able to install various galvenized piping
• Able to operate scissor lifts, duct jacks, and other machinery
• Able to penetrate through the roof for piping or curb requirements
• Comprehensive knowledge of new and old construction
• Have installed rooftop units with use of cranes
• Can fabricate duct work and sheet metal applications for on the job
specifications and necessities
• Understand communications between generalcontractor and other
trades is a must
• Able to visualize drawings and projects in a 3-D dimension
• Have torches and experience brazing with silver sauder and using
soft sauder on copper piping for refrigerent or water piping
Residential Experience: - Have installed various equipment for outdoor condensers and
air handlers
• Equipment including Trane, York, Maytag , Broan, Kelvinator,
Carrier, Dukane
• Can install thermostats, copper line sets and thermostat wire to
neccessary placement
• Able to pressure test and charge units efficiently to specifications
• Able to demolition and install full duct change outs in attic and crawl
space areas
• Capable of full retro fitting HVAC requirements
• Comprehensive of new and old construction
• Aware of codes for rough in and final inspections
2. • Aware of roof penetrations for ventilation or exhaust
requirements for job completion
• Can perform job take offs and material lists in order for job
completion.
• Can fabricate duct work and sheet metal applications for on the job
specifications and necessities
• Have torches and experience brazing silver sauder and using soft
sauder on copper piping for refrigerent or water piping
Service and Repair: Serviced commercial and Residential equipment
• Installed repaired and maintained rooftop units, split systems, vav
boxes, boilers, radiators, gas,and electric air handlers and
condensers
• Tested,trouble shot, and repaired systems by identifying
malfunctions and replacing parts and components
• Read diagrams, specifications, blueprints, drawings, and schematics
to install or trouble shoot work order
• Have experience doing routine PM's
Customer Service: - Above and beyond to satisfy the customer or contractor and represent the
company
• Outstanding commitment to quality and service; adept at
communicating with vendors, team members and customers to
deliver excellent service, work order updates, and answer questions
Administration: - Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple time
sensitive work orders
• Have experience being a foremen and running a crew to the best of abilites to
ensure teamwork and on the job organization completing tasks efficiently
• Continuously maintain compliance with all safety rules, policies and
procedure to maintain a safe work environment
• Very team orientated
• Have strong work ethics and will to complete job promptly and efficiently
• Fast learner in order to understand work and job techniques and
tasks
• Always wanting to learn and understand different concepts and techniques
when performing field or on the job duties or tasks at hand
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Special Projects: Sheet Metal/Hvac Mechanic
10/2014-03/2015
Colonial Webb Contractors
8509 Phoenix Drive, Manassas, Va 20110
(703) 396-4920
• Sheet Metal and Hvac Mechanic for Special Projects Division
3. • Complete jobs off of blueprints and also without blue prints making changes as necessary
• Experience with cranes for rooftop change outs
• Able to make decisions in the field to complete job correctly
• Experience with a company vehicle
• Experience with passing inspections
• Experience making material lists
• Experience with all types of ductwork
• Able to braze and soft solder copper piping
• Experience with gas piping
Sheet Metal Mechanic/Foreman/HVAC Technician
06/2012-09/2014
Help Service Company Inc.
14506 Lee Road, Chantilly, Va 20151
(703) 378-8900
• Foreman for Commercial & Residential work
• Performed full Commercial job layouts directly off of the blueprints
• Experience working and directing a crew using teamwork to ensure job completion safely and
effectively
• Making material lists to have what is needed for on the job work
• Experience job from start to finish
• Experience passing inspections
• Experience having a company vehicle
• Experience intalling residential systems
• Capable of performing on the job field modifications
• Capable of making transitions and offsets to ductwork on the field
• Capable of communicating with other trades and the General Contractor to make sure the job
runs smoothly with minor or no mistakes
• Able to work independently with no supervision
• Experience running and wiring low votage
• Experience working with copper piping brazing and soft saudering
• Experience working and threading galvenized steel piping
• Experience with crane days and signals to set rooftop equipment
Sheet Metal Mechanic 02/2012-
06/2012
Tradesmen International Inc.
2005 Old Greenbrier Road, Chesapeake,Va 23320
• Working as an independent mechanic on job site to perform tasks necessary to help client
finish job duties safely and on time up to code and specifications
• Installing sheetmetal duct making on site offsets and modifications to duct
• Reading and understanding blueprints ensuring equipment and ductwork is installed in
correct location using the correct material and techniques to do so
4. HVAC Mechanic 06/ 2011 –
01/ 2012
B&R Mechanical, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Lead mechanic whose duties involved completing and finishing all tasks assigned to get the
job done the correct and most efficient way possible
• Sub Contracted off of Miller Oil Company including oil furnaces,all types of heating and
cooling ventilation equipment. Including full ducting change outs, rough ins, and retro
fitting
• Sub Contracted off of Absolute Development including residential change outs, and full duct
change outs, rough ins, and retro fitting
• New and old construction projects
Sheet Metal Mechanic 02/2008 –
06/2011
Taylor Mechanical Inc.
916 Canal Drive,Chesapeake, Va 23323
(757) 485-8307
• Started as helper to perform any jobs, tasks, or duties necessary by the foreman and
supervisor to get the job done safely and efficiently
• Had the opportunity to work with mechanics who have been in the trade for over 20 years
• Worked with heavy machinery including scissor lifts, duct
jacks, bobcats, cranes,etc.
• Became Sheet MetalMechanic able to perform on the job duties to fabricate duct and install
duct to specifications and requirements in the field
• Have worked with TDC, double wall spiral, spiral, round and
square duct
TOOLS
HAND: Duct hammer, torches (oxygen/acetylene) extension cords, tongs, clines, flat head screw
drivers, philip head screw drivers, panduit strap gun, snips, gauges, two and four foot
levels, chalk line, duct knife, razor knifes tape measures and a collection of other hand
tools necessary for job completion.
POWER: Battery operated 18v. Impact drill, Hammer drill, Compact drill, Reciprocating saw,
Skill saw, Laser level for pinpoint accuracy,Thermometer for temperature readings, Volt
meters,and a collection of other power tools necessary for job completion.
TRANSPORTATION
• Have reliable transportation to and from work with a valid drivers license and
identification
5. REFERENCES
Job References:- -Don Oesterblad (571) 258-7020 Owner of Help Service Co.
-Mike Taylor (757) 434-6820 Owner of Taylor Mechaical
-Eddie Lucus (540) 717-3376 Project Manager of Colonial Webb -Bill
Bohan (757) 718-4461 Owner of B&R Mechanical LLC.
-Ron Cook (703) 929-3166 Supervisor of Help Service Co.
Personal References: -Roger Calderon (703) 932-3144 former co-worker
-Gary Miller (757) 439-7051 Neighbor
-Matthew Werth (757) 582-3904 Friend
-Jared Brennen (757) 419-9949 Friend
• Emergency Contact: -Debra Ward (757) 214-2813 Mother
-Philip Ward (757) 582-6172 Father
EDUCATION
EPA Section 608 Universal Certification
Western Branch High School 09/2002-
06/2006
Chesapeake, Virginia