Larrie brings over thirty (30) years of extensive HVACR Industry experience.
With Two-Year Technician Certificate major in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (RAC), Larrie worked as Product Development Technician at Westinghouse & General Electric where he gained experience in prototype design, construction, testing & cost analysis of residential Refrigeration & Air Conditioning; then he was offered a college teaching job at Bulacan State University (BSU-http://www.bulsu.edu.ph/) in 1978.As College Instructor, he helped develop the curriculum & certification/testing of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning being offered in BSIE,BSIT,BSME & other short specialized courses in HVACR. He completed Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education(BSIE)major in RAC thru BSU faculty development program.


In 1984 Larrie received faculty scholarship at Colombo Plan Staff College (http://www.cpsctech.org) in Singapore where he specialized in Technician Education Testing & Evaluation.

In 1985, Larrie joined Northrop Aircraft Technical Training Support in Middle East projects as HVACR Engineer where he served various positions in Facilities Maintenance of major airbases, airports, hospitals, and community housing projects. Advancements of technologies & career growth motivated Larrie to further his education & completed Accounting for Managers, Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) then PhD in Business Management (1992-2000). Through 19 years of International Contracting & consultancy works, he worked on large commercial & industrial HVACR equipment .

In 2004, Larrie joined ATI Career Training Center in Miami, Florida, as Lead HVACR Instructor where he concurrently served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and assisted in revising the HVACR curriculum and developed separate lecture & laboratory manuals for the Occupational Associate Degree major in HVACR. Larrie served as lecturer & Tests Administrator for EPA-608 Certification at Gold Coast Professional School of Construction in Florida. He completed his Master of Science Degree major in Mechanical Engineering from Almeda University, Idaho , in 2006.

Larrie moved in Iron River, Michigan and joined Iron County Medical Care Facility / Facilities Maintenance and organized the development of comprehensive Preventive Maintenance program. Larrie has been active in EPA 608,EPA 609,R-410-A Certification and Training as well as NATE Certification Training and continuously developing custom designed training for some companies that require specialized training for their employees. On a smaller scale, he has the 608 EPA refrigerant certification, the 609 EPA refrigerant certification for motor vehicles, R-410A certification, NATE Certification, HVAC Excellence certification, Master Electrician license, and has completed countless seminars, awards & specialized certifications from various Electrical & Mechanical Engineering organization.

Larrie is extremely pleased to be part of hvacredu.net and looks forward to meeting you and helping students progress in their HVACR careers.

Larrie Mendoza can be reached at lmendoza@hvacredu.net