As oil and gas companies have laid off 75,000 workers (and counting) in early 2015, it is not surprising that many welders who have worked in the energy sector have either found themselves out of a job or are worried that they are next in line to be laid off. However, there are many welding jobs not […]
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Grad Connection – Meet Jose Gutierrez
Jose moved to Arizona from California almost nine years ago. He graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies program in October. Married to Norma for 13 years, they have two children aged 11 and 9. Thanks for your time Jose. What made you interested in HVAC? It was kind of a career change; I’d worked with Goettl […]
Read MoreGraduation Connections: Donny Jaeger
Meet Donny Jaeger Donny, aged 40, was born in Indiana, grew up in Las Vegas, and moved to Phoenix in 1992. He graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies program in July 2015, but first went into HVAC in 2007. Thanks for your time Donny; what did you do before entering the HVAC field in your […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections: Chad Ball
Meet Chad Ball Chad, aged 44, was born in Chicago, IL, but moved to Phoenix with his family back in 1984 when he was 13. Chad graduated from the Refrigeration Technologies program in November 2014. Chad is married with three children, aged 15, 14 and 4. Thanks for your time Chad; what brought you […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections: Brian Holmes
Meet Brian Holmes Brian, aged 36 from Sierra Vista, AZ, graduated from the Refrigeration Technologies program in December 2013. Brian doubled up on phases and completed the six month program in just three months. Thanks for your time Brian; tell us how you got started in HVAC. After graduating high school, I bounced around […]
Read MoreGraduate Connections: Michael Goff
Meet Mike Goff The Goff family has a long connection with The Refrigeration School (RSI). Three generations of Goff boys have come through our doors, starting in the mid-1960s with Gerald Goff. When Gerald’s son Richard (Butch) Goff wanted to join the family business, his first stop was RSI; he graduated in 1983. Then Butch’s […]
Read MoreRSI Testifies Before the Arizona Senate Committee on Education
The Refrigeration School, Inc. (RSI) was honored to appear and testify before the Arizona Senate Committee on Education and the Arizona House Committee on Government and Higher Education on Thursday, February 26, 2015. RSI was represented by Campus President Steve Malutich and two RSI graduates, Doug Siebels and Chris Watt. Doug, who works for Parker […]
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