Advisors are experts who are both knowledgeable and experienced in your HVAC business. These advisors provide learning content and support for the Learning Center. Contact our advisors for help with making the most of your HVAC business. You will also find links to our Advisors attached to specific learning areas for support in their area of expertise.
Choose an Advisor from the left column or from the list below:
Gary ElekesGary Elekes is involved deeply in the HVAC industry as President of EPC Inc. a training organization, and Owner of Air Solutions Heating and Air Conditioning, a contacting firm. Gary graduated from The Ohio State University with a BSBA in Business Administration, and later received an MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago. |
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Pat McCormickPat McCormick spent a good portion of the first 30 years of his life surfing the beaches of California, serving his country in Viet Nam, graduating from California State University at Long Beach and working for the City of Beverly Hills before he found the H.V.A.C. industry. |
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Ron CollierDr. Ron Collier, President of Collier Consulting Group, received his Ph.D. in instructional development from Purdue University. While attending Purdue, Dr. Collier also taught courses in computer technology, business development and instructional strategies. |
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Michael RobinsonFrom professional football player, to professional businessman, Mike Robinson has worked hard to perform at the top of his game. In his early days with IBM he learned many of the skills that helped him to build his own HVAC Company. Mike has also taken those skills and helped the entire HVAC industry while working for Service Experts and BuyMax. |
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Dean FerraraIn the 1980's Dean started his professional career in the direct sales water treatment industry. Because of his immediate success, he was promoted to the branch sales manager for Rainsoft Water Treatment Corporation. After deciding to move back to his home state of Vermont, Dean opened and operated Capitol Water, his own water treatment business which he ran successfully until an opportunity presented itself to help build a service sales department for a pre-dominantly design build mechanical contractor. |
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Wayne AtkinsWayne Atkins, the “HVAC Business Doctor”, has worked with thousands of HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Contractors throughout the United States to develop more profitable businesses. |
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Andrew AllenAfter an All-American football career at Williams College and a B.A. in Economics, Andrew Allen, a native Vermonter, took the reins of County Data Corporation, a database marketing firm. After running the company for five years, Andrew sold it to InfoUSA in 1996, and led the transition company for another two years. Andrew Allen is fueled by a passion for making Vermont businesses successful, and founded VermontDesignWorks.com in August 1999 with the goal of helping Vermont companies grow and compete. In the early 2000s, Andrew expanded the mission of Vermont Design Works and partnered with Electronic Performance Learning to help create and manage ePL for Residential and ePL for Commercial. Andrew provides the technical and design support for the company and brings a more customer oriented viewpoint of the HVAC industry. |
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Richard HarshawRichard “Dick” Harshaw started Lodestar Consulting Systems, Inc. in 2003 after a thirteen-year career with the Carrier Corporation. He launched Lodestar as the fulfillment of a long-time dream of offering the highest caliber of consulting and training services to professionals in the HVAC industry. Lodestar specializes in sales rep development for distributors, and also conducts contractor-oriented training. |
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Gary OetkerGary Oetker has over 35 years experience in the HVAC industry. He began his career with Lennox and has held positions including Training Curriculum Manager, Consumer Marketing Manager, Territory Manager and most recently as a Business Process Consultant at Service Experts. In addition to his experience at Lennox, he has worked as a Sales Engineer for a residential HVAC contractor as well as the Training Director for a HVAC consolidator. |
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