Mitchell Lofton
Assistant Director of Maintenance at Onslow County Schools- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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OSHA Construction Safety and Health 10 Hour Class
Plumbers and Pipefitters U.A. Local #421Nov, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
Chimneys, Vents, Ventilation, and Exhaust/Review of the 2009 Energy Code/Most Common Mechanical and Fuel Code Violations
Continuing Education Resources, LLCFeb, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
2009 Mechanical Code Changes & Code Review/2009 Fuel Gas Code Changes & Review/Survival Toolkit
Continuing Education Resources, LLCDec, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
HVAC Skills Enrichment
Montgomery Community CollegeMar, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway/ Mold Remediation in the HVAC Industry/Protecting Yourself from Mold Liability Issues
Continuing Education Resources, LLCDec, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
"Designing for Absolute Moisture Control-Dehumidification Strategies"
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityMay, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
Scotsman Field Service Training
Scotsman Ice SystemsDec, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Maintenence Workshops
North Carolina Public School Maintenence AssociationSep, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
NC Mechanical Code Changes and Amendments I & II/NC Fuel Gas Code Changes and Amendments
Continuing Education Resources, LLCSep, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Maintenance Workshops
North Carolina Public School Maintenence AssociationSep, 2005- Nov, 2024 -
Improving Your HVAC Installations/Gas Packs-Gas and Oil Furnaces/Gas "What You Really Need to Know"
Continuing Education Resources, LLCSep, 2004- Nov, 2024 -
Maintenance Workshops
North Carolina Public School Maintenence AssociationSep, 2004- Nov, 2024 -
Forklift Safety
Onslow County SchoolsNov, 2003- Nov, 2024 -
RTAA/WA/UA Rotary Chiller Service
Trane Commercial SystemsNov, 2003- Nov, 2024 -
Diabetes Care Assistant Provider Training
Onslow County SchoolsJul, 2002- Nov, 2024 -
Annual North Carolina Public Schools Maintenance Conference
Public Schools of North CarolinaJun, 2001- Nov, 2024 -
Air Management Seminar
James M. Pleasants CompanyFeb, 2001- Nov, 2024 -
Annual North Carolina Public Schools Maintenance Conference
Public Schools of North CarolinaJun, 1999- Nov, 2024 -
1999 Code Update
State Board of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinkler ContractorsMay, 1999- Nov, 2024 -
Intermediate AutoCad
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeMay, 1999- Nov, 2024 -
Manual N - Commercial Load Calculation
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)Apr, 1999- Nov, 2024 -
Beginning AutoCad
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeFeb, 1999- Nov, 2024 -
Annual North Carolina Public Schools Maintenance Conference
Public Schools of North CarolinaJun, 1998- Nov, 2024 -
Universal Refrigerant Certification
North Carolina State Board of Refrigeration ExaminersApr, 1994- Nov, 2024 -
Heating Group 3 - Class 1
North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinkler ContractorsNov, 1993- Nov, 2024 -
Refrigeration Contracting License
North Carolina State Board of Refrigeration ExaminersOct, 1998- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Onslow County Schools
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Education Administration Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Assistant Director of Maintenance
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Oct 2020 - Present
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Johnson Controls
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Ireland
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Project Team Lead
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2020
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O&M Customer Business Manager
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Jun 2012 - Oct 2019
Responsibilities: Manage O&M contracts aboard MCB Camp Lejeune. Provide leadership and direction to 25 personnel. Approve weekly timesheets in corporate payroll system. Approve expense reports for personnel. Conduct candidate interviews and hire qualified individuals to maintain contractual staffing requirements. Build effective teams motivated to exceed the customers’ expectations. Identify training opportunities to develop team skillsets. Nurture open communication within the team. Insure compliance with corporate and customer safety programs. Served on safety committee as a participant, subject matter expert, and safety champion. Conducted safety incident investigations and participated in incident reviews to identify factors that contributed to the incident and suggest ideas for preventative measures. Procured all tools and equipment needed for workers and administrative staff to perform required duties while staying within forecasted monthly cost. Participated in yearly cost reviews and executed contracts at higher gross margins than plan. Wrote scopes of work for IDIQ task RFP's, and attended Pre-bid walk through to clarify questions as related to work scope. Show less
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Mechanical Equipment Service Journeyman
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Oct 2007 - Jun 2012
Responsibilities as a truck based Mechanical Equipment Service Journeyman: Performed preventative maintenance and repairs on commercial and industrial HVAC equipment including: air-cooled and water-cooled chillers, AHU's, hydronic pumps, boilers, and cooling towers. Installed and repaired pneumatic and digital building automation controls. Sourced parts and quoted equipment repairs often completing awarded jobs at higher than expected margins. Adhered to all corporate and customer safety requirements. Show less
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Onslow County School Maintenance
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Jacksonville, North Carolina Area
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HVAC & Refrigeration Supervisor
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Oct 1997 - Oct 2007
Responsibilities as HVAC&R Supervisor: Maintained HVAC&R systems for a 34-campus school system and the Board of Education Complex. Provided leadership and direction to HVAC&R technician staff. Build a motivated team that exceeded expectations or parents and school system staff. Designed HVAC systems for new and existing buildings. Met with Architects, Engineers, and General Contractors to inspect HVAC systems installed during new construction and renovations. Used AutoCAD for mechanical and control drawings. Troubleshot and repaired air-cooled reciprocating, scroll, and screw chillers ranging from 60 to 215-ton capacity. Fabricated ductwork for new and existing HVAC systems. Performed preventative maintenance and repairs on dual fuel, Weil McClain and Peerless, hot water or steam, cast iron sectional boilers. Operated MIG, TIG, and arc welders, oxy-acetylene and plasma cutters, to fabricate and repair steel and aluminum equipment. Identified and procured tools and machinery needed to maintain equipment. Show less
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Education
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Craven Community College
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician -
Jones Senior High School
High School Diploma