Field Service Engineer at Thermotron Industries / new standard / education and training now necessary

Current

Field Service Engineer at Thermotron Industries



Where taking the customer to lunch is clinching the deal..

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Benito Barajas's Overview

Past

Building Engineer at Paragon Engineering Services
HVAC Mechanic / Calibration Technician at Catalent Pharma Solutions
Refrigeration Specialist at Sears

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Education

San Diego City College
San Diego City College

Recommendations

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Benito Barajas's Summary

Dependable and creative problem solver with over 7 years of experience in HVAC, environmental chambers and facility equipment maintenance and repair. A bi-lingual team player with flexibility to adapt to various work environments, mindful that safety is first. Meticulous with all project specifications and company requirements.
Specialties

HVAC Mechanic,
Environmental Control Systems,
Metrology Calibrations
Heating & Air Conditioning Design,
Advanced Refrigeration,
Universal Technician Certificate, Certified as Type I, II, III Technician as required by 40 CFR parts 82, subpart F; Environmental Protection Agency,
Forklift operation,
Hazardous material,
Combustible and Flammable Liquids /Fire Extinguishers /Fire Prevention,
CPR,
Benito Barajas's Experience
Field Service Engineer
Thermotron Industries

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Machinery industry

January 2012 – Present (2 months) Greater San Diego Area
Building Engineer
Paragon Engineering Services

November 2010 – November 2011 (1 year 1 month)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paragon Engineering Services San Diego CA 11/01/10/ - 11/29/2011 Building Engineer
Performs preventive and corrective maintenance for HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, and vacuum systems.
Assists with the scheduling and coordinating of maintenance and repairs of equipment.
Administers documentation for plant operations & maintenance.
Initiates corrective action maintenance to meet operational commitments; keep management informed of status & issues.
Operates and monitors the building management system; work with vendor to maintain system, introduce new functionality and enhance energy conservation.
Key contact for HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, and vacuum system issues, coordinating with staff, vendors and other groups as needed.
Ensures maintenance of spare parts inventories.
Respond to the tenants calls in 25 plus buildings located all over the San Diego County
HVAC Mechanic / Calibration Technician
Catalent Pharma Solutions

Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry

October 2005 – June 2010 (4 years 9 months) Greater San Diego Area

CARDINAL HEALTH / CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, San Diego, CA 2005 – 2010
Facilities Mechanic
Provide around the clock accessibility and respond within two hours to any stability chamber or facilities related emergencies.
• Recruited to perform the preventative maintenance for 57+ stability and general purpose chambers and the HVAC equipment in 2 buildings such as air handlers, water chillers, air compressors, emergency power generators, centrifugal pumps, exhaust fans, condensing units, heat pumps, vacuum pumps, water boilers, fan coils, ice machines and refrigerators
• Requested to assume responsibility for the environmental chambers and Metrology department facility maintenance
• Maintained all HVAC equipment in the best condition possible by diagnosing, troubleshooting, replacing and ordering parts
• Performed a variety of facilities maintenance projects e.g., plumbing, painting, flooring, minor electrical jobs, etc
• Monitored all environmental chambers using software applications associated with the area: Kaye Lab Watch monitoring system, Siemens/Johnson’s HVAC control system, Validator 2000
• Performed calibrations related to the environmental chambers as well as in their monitoring components: thermocouple calibrations and humidity transmitter calibrations
• Prepared the monthly historical trend report for all the stabilities chambers, walk-in chambers and ultra low temperatures freezers
• Maintained a current inventory of all the back-up parts in the facilities and contractors information
• Supported the laboratory and Metrology departments with mechanical and facilities requests
• Trusted to contribute independently in the extended absence of manager
• Selected for additional training opportunities based on initiative and quality of work
• Recognized with bonus awards for ‘Above and Beyond’ accomplishments
• Maintained perfect accident record of zero incidents
Refrigeration Specialist
Sears

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SHLD; Retail industry

2005 – 2005 (less than a year)

Conducted house services to the Sears customers performed preventive maintenance, trouble shooting, estimating, diagnosing and fixing problems, increased sales by offering extra home service calls, ordered and replaced parts and instructed the customers about their refrigeration units, documented all transactions in a computer, sold as many as possible refrigeration’s units, water filter and other Sears products
HVAC Engineer
Omni Hotels

Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospitality industry

March 2004 – March 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Performed the preventive maintenance for all the HVAC equipment diagnosed, repaired, ordered and replaced parts in the mechanical equipment, worked on air handlers, exhaust fans, fan coils, ice machines, walk-in refrigerators, water heaters, water pumps adjusted the temperature in the facilities using a computer system, responded and resolved the guest complaints by fixing any problem related to the HVAC assisted the engineering team in the maintenance projects.