Jerald Lockhart

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT JERALD LOCKHART

Nate certified HVAC pro, 28 + yrs family & customer first. Master tradesman mechanical Va. Jouneyman. Gas and propane licenses and fuel oil. Family had heating & plumbing until 1970.Also had Seafood and Steakhouse until 2004. Which I helped run. Our family also had background in military as well as fishing and hunting. Great great granddad worked on the railroad to the Biltmore mansion North Carolina 1906 I went into the HVAC/r business in 93 and am still active today. Started on construction first. All phases custom residential and light commercial. 1995 I joined Simmons Heating & Cooling. Was Internship level. They taught me all the fundamentals needed. I was a duct man and boiler man.They were Exceptional in the industry. In 1998, I left for family reasons. My older childhood sweetheart & I got married, we started family. Upon return to trade. While going to ac school and towards degree. We closed our family restaurant. Was left looking to expand my knowledge with hydronic boilers, water heaters, HVAC & electrical with other employers. Learned as much as I could. I received my journeyman / master license in Va. I had employers, inspectors sign off. I took as many certifications/classes as could until this day. In 2007, I left to Palm Beach Florida with family. After settling in my son was born with hypoplastic left heart. My other son has autism as well. When the economy worsened. I worked for a couple of major Employer brands. Ed Sasso, ECM Eventually we moved to St. Lucie County. While at Service America. I was working all over South Florida. Micromanaging Sales, installs,techs and customers. This and helping to care for our disabled family. Autism, I eventually found and landed at Cousins inc.This was a great decision and transitioned well. Cousins’s is a family 1st as well as a customer 1st oriented company. We have ample employees to do so. We specialize in high end custom installation, services and new construction up to multi-million dollar homes throughout South Florida. Family run and oversees daily operations of company. Cousins offers great pay & benefits as well as training to employees. We are a nexstar 5 star service company. We work with Service Titan and we offer 24/7 services around the clock. We service all brands of equipment. We have great duct mechanics. We focus on making indoor air quality and maintenance priorities to eliminate service issues. Go to Cousinsair.com join the Cousins air team. Now daughter has ms2019 Work throughout Covid planned