Louis, age 34 from Kansas City, MO, lives in Prescott Valley, AZ. He graduated from the six month Refrigeration Technologies program in November 2017. A married father of two boys, Louis endured a daily 3 hour 10 minute round trip commute to attend RSI. Tell us about your life before HVAC. My parents owned nightclubs […]
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Graduate Connections – Meet Danny Williams
Danny, 52, was born in Oceanside, CA, but he came to Arizona at the age of 13. Danny has been married for 28 years and has six kids, three of whom are adopted. Danny graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies program and rolled straight into the Mechanical Maintenance Engineering associate degree program. Danny graduated with his […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Luis Garcia
As a high school dropout, Luis never expected to earn a degree, but he recently graduated from the Mechanical Maintenance Engineering (MME) associate degree program at RSI. Luis, 39, first graduated with Honors from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in June 2016. In fact he won the Presidential Award at graduation before returning to complete […]
Read MoreGrad Connections – Meet John Hartranett
John, 44, originally from southern California, moved to Phoenix, AZ in 2000. He first enrolled in the Mechanical Maintenance Engineering (MME) associate degree program in 2002. But then life got in the way… 15 years later he came back to RSI and graduated from the degree program. Here’s his story… Thanks for your time John. […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Justin Davis
Justin, 35, from Sierra Vista, Arizona, had worked a bunch of sales jobs before enrolling in the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program. He graduated in September 2016. We spoke with him the week after his graduation. Thanks for your time, Justin. What made you decide on an HVAC career? I wanted a career path. I’d been […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Rudy Ortega
Rudy, aged 29, had a double celebration in September 2016; he graduated from the Refrigeration Technologies program the day before his 29th birthday. Rudy worked as a maintenance tech, including air conditioning maintenance, for five years before coming to RSI. We spoke with him just a week after graduation. Thanks for sharing your story Rudy. […]
Read MoreGrad Connection – Meet Jay Viloria
Jay, aged 33, is from Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in May 2016. Thanks for speaking with me Jay. What made you decide on an HVAC career? To be honest, it started with my grandmother! She couldn’t afford to put a new air conditioning unit in her house, so I […]
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