About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3808528
HVAC ESTIMATING & OPERATIONS LEADER | COMMERCIAL CHILLED WATER, DX & VRF SYSTEMS
Core Expertise
- Commercial estimating from drawings and specifications, including quantity takeoffs and vendor pricing.
- End-to-end project management: budgeting, scheduling, procurement, installation, and closeout.
- Operations leadership for service and installation businesses, improving profitability and operational controls.
- Supervising and training field technicians to enhance productivity, safety, and quality.
- Implemented KPIs and SOPs to drive performance improvements and consistent service delivery.
- Hands-on field experience informing accurate labor, equipment forecasting, and installation durations.
Project Background
- Estimated chilled water, DX, and VRF systems for hotels, healthcare, retail, and commercial buildings.
- Prepared a high-value luxury hotel HVAC estimate (approximately $17M); bid not executed due to bonding constraints.
- Managed full-service contracting operations including installations, retrofits, preventive maintenance, and emergency repairs.
- Coordinated vendors, subcontractors, and field crews to meet schedule, budget, and quality targets.
- Founded and scaled regional HVAC firms, overseeing estimating, business development, staffing, and purchasing.
Key Skills
- Estimating & takeoffs | Plan and specification review | Competitive proposal development
- Chilled water systems | DX systems | VRF systems cost modeling
- Bluebeam | Digital takeoffs and markups
- Operations Management | Budgeting | Scheduling | Procurement
- Staff supervision | Training | Safety compliance | KPI development
- Service management processes | ServiceTitan (exposure)
Education
- HVAC Certification — Metal Trades Local 638
- Engineering coursework — Suffolk County Community College
Why Interview this Candidate?
They offer approximately 30 years of HVAC experience with 15+ years focused on commercial estimating and project leadership. Their owner-operator background combines hands-on field knowledge with proven estimating discipline, vendor relationships, and operations management. Familiar with Bluebeam and full-scope proposal development, they can immediately strengthen estimating accuracy and margin performance in a chief estimator or senior estimating role.
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