James Christopher
HVAC Business Owner
Christos HVAC LLC
Albion, IN USA
“Learn to be a 'yes' person and communicate everything. Happy customers mean future business.”
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Wood shop. Mr. Cole set me with Mr. Leatherman cause I was good at carpentry.
Mr. L at D and L taught me to build heating boxes that looked nice.
Started to get that people need heating and cooling no matter what.
Got a factory job and realized it was not for me.
Went to Ivy Tech for construction and HVAC
Been in hvac for 23 years on and off
Worked for lots of companies but always knew I would have my own.
Pushing forward to provide comfort at affordable cost to help people live easy. I can do what I want.
Education
High School
Central Noble High School
Central Noble High School
Associate's Degree
HVAC Management
Ivy Tech Community College
HVAC Management
Ivy Tech Community College
Career
HVAC Business Owner
I service and maintain as well as install new heating and cooling comfort systems in residential homes and businesses.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Numbers
Helping People
Day to Day
Drink a gallon of coffee, contact customers to set up jobs, take calls for new jobs, and either load up truck or go to the supply house and get the days material. Drive all over creation to customers houses and businesses. Do the magic and get paid, drive back to home base then do the books.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
If your into fixing things as well constructing items that serve a purpose to provide comfort for human beings then HVAC is for you.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Associate's Degree
HVAC Management
HVAC Management
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"I didn't hear discouragement but I felt it from the locals when they did not call upon me for my services when HVAC problems needed solutions."
Challenges I Overcame
Missed/absent
