Hello there! My experience in the industry began in 1992 when I was a delivery driver for a commercial Plumbing/HVAC company in Portland, Oregon. Although we were primarily a commercial plumbing company, we had a single HVAC employee that always encouraged me to join the local union HVAC apprenticeship program. My next venture was driving for a commercial plumbing and HVAC supply company. Again, I was approached by several HVAC technicians that encouraged me to enter the industry as an apprentice HVAC technician. Though I never joined the Union, this planted a seed of interest when it came time to decide which career path to take.

In 1998, I took my wife's advice and returned to school. I enrolled in the HVACR program at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Chris Compton (The founder of HVACReducation.net) was my instructor. After I graduated from North Idaho College, I landed a really good job with the largest Oil heating and cooling company West of the Mississippi. After 911, the company was struggling due to the economic down-turn. This prompted a massive layoff. Suddenly I found myself back up at North Idaho where I reunited with Chris Compton. Chris approached me with HVACReducation.net on January 20th of 2002 and have been there ever since. During my time with HVACReducation.net, I've been educated by the brightest in the HVACR industry as well as the brightest of the WWW (World Wide Web).

I started out with HVACReducation.net as a simple editor of course content. Since then, I have developed many computer skills such as html, adobe Photoshop, flash, server integration etc. HVACReducation.net is currently providing me with the necessary training and education to broaden my talents. I'm well on my way to becoming a certified webmaster. Currently I'm directly or indirectly responsible for 28 websites and Ecommerce stores. Here I am today, the Technology Director for HVACReducation.net. Loving what I do and very optimistic for our future..

jlloyd@hvacreducation.net