Personal Interests
Bretton Woods, NH Zip Line
Sky Diving
Business Interests
The HVAC Guru, LLC – Portsmouth, NH 2009 – Present
How did I come up with the name, The HVAC Guru, LLC? Over the years many of my customers have been generous with their praise of my abilities and dubbed me the “Guru,” “Heating Scientist,” “HVAC Doctor” and the like. While I’ve been flattered by their respect for my abilities, I know that no trades person knows it all, me included. I’ve coined a phrase to state this more specifically: It’s a wise man who knows he doesn’t have all of the answers, rather knows where to find them. With that ability, coupled with 30 years experience in HVAC, and being mindful of possible marketing benefits of a name like, “The HVAC Guru,” I created this limited liability company, in New Hampshire, USA.
The HVAC Guru, LLC focuses on hands-on work, such as the following:
Sales, Design, Installation & Service
Perform all tasks associated with HVAC contracting – Design, sell, install and service heating, ventilation, A/C, and refrigeration systems. Manage all aspects of business operation and development, marketing and brand-building, AP/AR, Sales Engineering, Customer/Client PR, Inventory Control, Vendor Relations, Customer Database Management, etc.
Examples of recent jobs: HVAC system for restaurant seating 125 patrons. Multiple A/C and Heating Systems for a famous actress. Install and service refrigeration equipment for the oldest family-owned general store in America, Star Island Corp. (Isles of Shoals), Motel 6 and numerous others.
Designed and installed 13 systems valued at $300,000 in a $12,000,000 home for the developer of the cable modem, Rouzbeh Yassini.
Designed and installed the replacement climate control systems for the Walter Gropius House Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, near Waldon Pond and numerous other properties for preservation societies such as Historic New England and Enfield Shaker Museum.
Protech HVAC, LLC – Portsmouth, NH – 2004 – Present
Consulting
Evaluate ineffective/incorrectly installed HVACR systems to determine cost to repair or replace.
Evaluate HVACR Systems to Determine Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Sales Engineering Service
Consultant to HVACR Manufacturers
Consultant to Insurance Companies
Consultant to Home Inspection Companies
Developer and Designer of HVACR Business Administration and Management Tools, Forms and Systems
Expert Witness
Testify on Behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants in Civil Cases
Expert Testimony in Civil cases in Depositions and Court
Professional/Expert Opinion-based Consultation on Whether or Not to Litigate
Thayer Corporation – Pembroke, NH 2008 – 2009
Sales Engineer – Design, Sales and System Analysis & Troubleshooting
While at Thayer Corp I became involved with diverse climate control projects. I devised a system that utilized a “Smog Hog” particulate air cleaner for a manufacturer of Budweiser beer bottles. I designed an internal heat gain removal system for a military subcontractor research facility and the engineering spreadsheets used to calculate the mechanical equipment loads. In 3 years of operation in New Hampshire, I brought Thayer Corporation their first profitable quarter and enjoyed 2-3 times greater proposal rate than the company average. That success was achieved with the greater efficiency estimation system I had developed over a 10-year period before my employ with Thayer. I left Thayer to pursue the greater opportunities I perceived for myself by once again being self-employed – this was my reality check.
Dowling Corporation – Portsmouth, NH 2002 – 2003
Sales Engineer – Residential and Commercial HVAC Systems; Installation and service instruction to apprentices; Design software applications for estimating and project management
Devised HVAC systems to meet this 42-year HVAC/R service and contracting company’s residential and commercial customers’ needs.
Successfully sold 55% of all commercial leads.
Enabled company to avoid winter layoffs by bringing needed hydronic experience to this otherwise Air / Refrigeration contractor.
Developed Excel and Visual Basic-based systems for job costing, job progress tracking, and estimating, and general administrative purposes.
Best Heating Corp. – Concord, NH 1988 – 2002
HVAC Contractor – Residential and Commercial HVAC Systems Design, Installation and Service
Performed all tasks associated with HVAC contracting
Designed, sold, installed and serviced heating, ventilation and A/C systems.
RadPak Corporation and Becca Tools, Inc. – Concord, NH 1996 – Present
President & Inventor & Project Manager
Managed legal, marketing, and design teams to develop inventions through to manufacture and successful licensure. Sold inventions through Wholesalers, Manufacturers’ Reps, door-to-door and local & regional tradeshows.
Raised $250,000 seed money to develop over 50 invention designs.
Managed all invention projects involving 42 individuals and companies.
13 patents on cutting edge designs issued and/or applied for.
Negotiated license agreements with industry executives, culminating in the licensure of 5 inventions to Taco, Inc. All 5 are now industry standards with 2,000,000 units sold annually by multiple manufacturers.
Flanges & Tools Demo
New Hampshire Inventors Association (NHIA) – Concord, NH 2000 – 2001
President & Chairman
Brought an unprecedented level of professionalism and organization to this, otherwise, grass roots non-profit independent inventor group, based at Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Once I defined its mission, picked a BOD, organized the administration, and devised a member database, I created a multi step educational program for inventors, complete with syllabus and world-class speakers and educators.
Prior to my resignation, I merged NHIA with New Hampshire High Technology Council.
Other Positions Since 1980 – Concord, NH
Bill Trombley Plumbing & Heating – Service Technician/Installer – 1987-1988
Desmarais Refrigeration – Service Technician/Installer – 1987
Ferns Energy Centers – Service Technician/Installer/Fuel Delivery – 1984-1987
Tenney Fuels, Inc. – Service Technician/Installer – 1980 – 1984
Educational History & Licenses
Associate in Science with a Major in Business Administration with Specialization in Management. High Honors (3.92 gpa). New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) – 2001
Design Graphics I; CAD I; Mechanical Desktop. NHTI, Concord, NH – 2001
400 hr. Oil Burner Technology Certificate, NHVTC – Manchester, NH – 1980
NH Bar Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars “Construction Law 1″, “Construction Law 2″ and “Attacking the Expert’s Opinion”
State of Maine, Master Oil Burner License # MS30010511
State of NH, Gas Fitter’s License # GFE0803219 – STN / STP
American Society of Heating Refrigerating Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) “Associate”
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Member
International Code Council Member (ICC)
Geothermal Design & Installation Training – WEDI
Biomass Boiler Training – Viessman
Solar Domestic Hot Water and Heating Seminars and Training
Certified Wardflex Gas Piping System Installer- 2004
Certified Trac-Pipe Gas Piping System Installer- 2010
EPA, CFC Refrigerant Handling, Technician Type II -1995
Private Pilot License, VFR, SEL, Ferns Flying Service -1988
Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Controller Exam-Passing Grade of 89 – 1989
