Our Staff

Technicians

Gord Pritchard

•  Worked for Trane (Toronto) Service Agency from 1969 to 1983.
•  Completed numerous Service Maintenance & Teardown Seminars On Centrifugal & Absorption chillers, plus air-side problems, and vibration analysis
•  Worked on Trane & other Centrifugal & Absorption chillers
•  Started Major Air Systems Ltd. in July of 1983
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Held Steamfitter C of Q till 1975
•  Held a Gasfitter one C of Q until 1975



 
 

•  Held a Oil Burner two C of Q until 1975
•  Holds a valid Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) card
•  Has a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate - expiry date Sept 8, 2006
•  Has a valid WHIMIS certificate -Test Nov 2 2004
•  United Association membership
•  Holds certificates by IRD as a qualified Vibration Analyst
•  Over 35 years of centrifugal experience

John Barnas:

• Worked for Carrier Canada Limited from 1980 To August 1990
•  Completed numerous Service, Maintenance & Teardown courses on Carrier chillers and chiller controls
•  Started at Major Air in August of 1990
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) card
•  Has a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Has a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Has completed the McQuay extended factory-training teardown course in December of 2001
•  Is an expert in Carrier - pneumatic, electronic & computer controls - including dual compressor control
•  Has completed the York factory-training course OptiView Graphic Micro-Processor Control Panel in October 0f 2004
•  Over 20 years of centrifugal experience

Peter Davenport:

•  Worked in England and completed apprenticeship as an electrician
•  Worked for a York dealer in England
•  Emigrated to Canada in 1975
•  Worked at York as an apprentice & centrifugal mechanic from 1975 to 1985 promoted to Supervisor in 1985
•  Completed numerous York factory Centrifugal Courses
•  Trained on York OM centrifugals
•  Trained York mechanics on first generation York Micro Processor controls
•  Worked For Trane (Toronto) Service Agency from 1990 to 1995
•  Completed factory-training schools at Trane Head Office (Lacrosse) on Trane centrifugals
•  Worked at Trane (Florida) servicing & maintaining centrifugals from 1995to 1997
•  Returned to Canada 1997
•  Worked at Centrifugal Associates to August 2002
•  Started at Major Air in August 2002
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Good (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Has completed the York factory-training course OptiView Graphic Micro-Processor Control Panel in October 2004
•  Holds a Valid St. John's Ambulance first aid certificate
•  Over 26 years of centrifugal experience

Garey Gordon:

•  Worked for Atlas Air (residential) from 1974 to 1979
•  Worked for Honeywell Western Canada region from 1979 to 1984 (commercial centrifugal controls)
•  Worked for Stannair, Toronto from 1984 to 1987
•  Started at Major Air February 1987
•  C of Q for Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Holds a valid St. John's Ambulance first aid certificate
•  Completed McQuay factory-training extended teardown course
•  Completed York factory-training high pressure double effect absorber course
•  Completed York factory-training Micro Processor course
•  Completed IRD factory-training course for vibration analysis
•  Completed Barber Coleman factory-training course in electronic & pneumatic controls
•  Over 20 years centrifugal experience

Cam Jones:

•  Worked as an automotive machinist
•  Attended George Brown College to Become a Gas Fitter
•  Joined Major Air In April 1991
•  C of Q Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  C of Q Gas Fitter 1
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Completed St. John's Ambulance first aid course
•  Completed McQuay factory-training for centrifugal Operation & Maintenance course
•  Completed York factory-training for York variable frequency drive (VFD) centrifugal chillers
•  Over 13 years of centrifugal experience

Robert Martyn:

• Worked at Trane (Toronto) Service Agency from 1980 to January 1993
•  Completed numerous factory-training centrifugal courses at Trane's Head Office in LaCrosse
•  Started at Major Air January 1993
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning certificate
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Completed St. John's Ambulance first aid course
•  Completed McQuay factory-training for centrifugal Operation & Maintenance
•  Completed York factory-training for York variable frequency drive (VFD) centrifugal chillers
•  24 years of centrifugal experience

David Pearse:

•  Worked for Leda Refrigeration from 1978 to 1980
•  Worked for Eldridge Refrigeration from 1980 to 1981
•  Worked for York from 1981 to 1990
•  Completed numerous centrifugal courses at York
•  Worked for Johnson Controls 1990 to 1992
•  Completed Carrier factory-training for MP-3200 Microprocessor controls
•  Carried out maintenance contract at Pearson, Terminal One control tower and physical plant
•  Started at Major Air, April 1992
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Completed a St. John's Ambulance first aid course
•  Completed York factory-training course on High Pressure Double Effect York absorbers
•  Completed McQuay factory-training on McQuay Gas & Steam-fired Double-effect Absorbers
•  Completed McQuay factory-training teardown course for McQuay centrifugal chillers
•  Completed York factory-training for York variable speed drive (VFD) centrifugal chillers
•  Completed York factory training for York OptiView Graphic Micro-Processor Control Panel
•  Over 23 years of centrifugal experience

William Plummer:

•  Worked for Trane from 1971 to January 1987
•  Completed numerous Trane factory-training courses on Trane centrifugal chillers
•  Started at Major Air in January 1987
•  C of Q in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
•  Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Completed St. John's Ambulance first aid course
•  Completed McQuay factory-training teardown course for McQuay centrifugal chillers
•  Completed Barber Coleman factory-training course in electronic & pneumatic controls
•  Over 33 years of centrifugal experience

Ryan Stott:

•  Worked for Eaton's department stores in maintenance till December of 2001
•  Started at Major Air December 2001
•  In training
•  Given one year for previous experience by Local 787
•  In fifth year of apprenticeship
•  Holds a valid Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) certificate
•  Holds a valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) card
•  Holds a valid WHIMIS certificate
•  Completed St John's Ambulance first aid course

•  Gas fitter G-1

 

 

 

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