Baran, 59, from Florida, is a photovoltaic instructor at The Refrigeration School (RSI). Baran joined RSI in March 2018 after a 30-year career in the field. Thanks for your time, Baran. Tell us a little about your early career. I enlisted in the U.S. Army as a drummer at 17. When I was in high […]
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Faculty Connections – Jene Dawson
Jene, 63, from Wisconsin, is an instructor at The Refrigeration School (RSI). Jene has been with RSI for a little over a year. Thanks for sharing your story, Jene. Is this your first teaching job? No, it’s not. I studied electronics at DeVry in the 1970s. After graduating, I was a telephone engineer for a […]
Read MoreFaculty Connections – Meet Guy Caldwell
Guy, originally from Washington state, is an HVAC Instructor here at The Refrigeration School (RSI). Guy has been with RSI for over six years, with 18 years experience in the HVAC and electrical fields. Thanks for speaking with us, Guy. Tell us how you came to RSI. I owned HVAC and electrical businesses before I […]
Read MoreFaculty Connections – Alex Declair
Alex, 26, from Phoenix, AZ, is a welding instructor at the The Refrigeration School (RSI) in Phoenix. Alex, a graduate of Tulsa Welding School (TWS)—the largest welding school in the nation—teaches the new Welding Specialist program at RSI. Alex was interviewed back in 2015 for TWS’s Graduate Connection interview series, and you can read more […]
Read MoreFaculty Connection – Meet Michael Poeske
Michael, 40, born and raised in Seattle, is an Instructor at The Refrigeration School (RSI) in Phoenix. He teaches Phase 5, the Fundamentals of Refrigeration. Michael has been in the HVAC field for 19 years and joined RSI in December 2016. Thanks for your time, Michael; what did you want to be when you were […]
Read MoreFaculty Connections – Meet Alan Lucio
Alan, aged 51 and an Arizona native, is an Instructor at The Refrigeration School (RSI) in Phoenix. Alan teaches the 6th Phase, which focuses on residential comfort systems (residential heating & cooling) including gas furnaces. Alan has been in the HVAC field for about 12 years. Thanks for speaking with us Alan. So, when did […]
Read MoreFaculty Feature – Meet Jay Brooke
Jay, aged 41, has been with RSI for almost five years now. He has been in the refrigeration field for about 18 years. Before teaching, he worked for various companies and did contract work on the side. What class do you teach? The main class I teach now is Refrigeration Systems and Practices, so walk-in […]
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