Service Technician
Years with the company: 9 ½
Lives in: Clifton Park
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: We get to work on a lot of cool projects throughout the area, and the company culture makes it a great place to work. I also appreciate the room for growth and the fact there’s always something new to learn.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: When I’m not at work, I like to spend time with my son.
Years with the company: 1
Lives in: East Greenbush
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: I love everything, but especially being able to solve problems on the job and figure out what’s going on and how to fix it. I also enjoy the friendly team environment, and the independence we have while out on the job working on different projects.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: I love to do karaoke. Hip hop songs are my favorite.
Years with the company: 4
Lives in: Clifton Park
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: I love traveling around the Capital Region for work and not having to stay in one place. There is always variety in what we do and where we go day-to-day.
- Q: What’s one thing you have learned while working at Albany Mechanical?
- A: This job has really helped me improve my social skills and I enjoy interacting with my coworkers and our customers on a daily basis.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies or fun facts?
- A: At home, I have two cats, a bearded dragon and a Russian tortoise named Noodles.
Years with the company: 6
Lives in: Selkirk
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: I love being able to work with our residential clients and help them with whatever’s going on with the heating and cooling inside their home.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: I’m always working, even when I am not at work. I love to keep busy and work on different projects at home and with my family.
Years with the company: 6
Lives in: Mechanicville
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: I love being able to put into practice what I went to school for and continue to expand my skill set as an HVAC service technician.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: I am an avid bowler. My highest score is a 292.
Years with the company: 2
Lives in: Averill Park
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: It’s hard to pick one thing –but I love the people I work with and being able to move around the Capital Region to work on our projects.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: I love to get outside and play golf at different courses around the area.
Years with the company: 10+
Lives in: Cohoes
- Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
- A: I can truly say I like the work that I get to do every day.
- Q: What do you love about living in Upstate New York?
- A: I enjoy the weather and look forward to each change of season.
- Q: Do you have any hobbies?
- A: When I’m not at work, you can find me playing guitar. I play in a band and we like to do classic rock and songs from Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne and Ted Nugent.
SAMPSON
Position: Service technician
Years with the company: 3 months
Lives in: Albany
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I get to work with a lot of different technicians and appreciate that working together element.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: In the winter, I like to ski. I also have two dogs at home who I love to spend time with.
ERIC
Years with the company: 2+ years
Q: What do you love about your job at AMS?
A: I love bouncing around to different job sites and having the freedom to work independently and also perfect my skills in the trade while being around the other guys.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I enjoy dirt biking and being outside in nature at my camp fishing and boating.
Installers
VAUGHN
Position: Installer / supervisor
Years with the company: 24
Lives in: Lansingburgh
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I love the people. There’s good people here.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I love to vacation in Aruba, and when I’m hanging out around the Capital Region I like to find a nice brewery to visit and try new IPAs.
NOAH
Position: Installer
Years with the company: NA
Lives in: Vermont
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I love the teamwork aspect and being able to help one another out on the job. It’s a great work environment and they really take care of us.
Q: What do you love about living in this area?
A: I love to get outside and enjoy nature. I play a lot of golf in my free time.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: When I’m not at work, I like to spend time with my two kids and future wife.
ALEX
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 3+
Lives in: Troy
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I like to use the lift and go out on the rooftop units, and just in general I like being able to work on projects from start to finish.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I like to update my house and do the same type of work I do at work within my own space.
MARC
Position: Company pipe fitter
Years with the company: 3
Lives in: Schenectady
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I moved here from the New York City area and love being able to do this job in Upstate New York and enjoy a better quality of life with my family.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I love to hang out with my daughter, she’s the best.
NICK
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 4
Lives in: Latham
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I love being outside and learning new things from the other guys on the job.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I go to the gym a lot, and I also like to go out to dinner a lot. Lanie’s and D’Raymonds are two of my favorite local restaurants.
Rocky
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 9
Lives in: Wynantskill
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I like the people, as well as the freedom and flexibility to do my own thing.
Q: Do you have any hobbies or fun facts?
A: I like to go out on my four wheeler with my buddies.
MICHAEL
Position: Installer / supervisor
Years with the company: 28
Lives in: Wynantskill
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: It’s a great company to work for – they make you feel like family and not just an employee.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: A whole bunch of stuff. I love to ski, camp, and fish. I have a son who has Autism and we love to do things outdoors together.
JASON
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 20
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: I appreciate the camaraderie; we’re like a family.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I like to play golf and hang out with my friends and family.
JASON
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 28
Q: What’s your favorite part of the job?
A: The people, mostly. I also like being able to work on different projects and switch things up.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: I’ve played in a men’s soccer league every Sunday since I was 26 years old. I also like to watch my son play basketball and take him around to his games and tournaments in the area.
COLIN
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 7 months
Q: What do you love about the job?
A: I love getting out in the field with my coworkers and being able to get to know all of the different people I work with.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I am recently engaged, so I love to just spend the weekends hanging out with my fiancée and our two cats.
JACOB
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 2 years
Q: How did you get involved in pursuing this career path?
A: I participated in a trade program with BOCES in high school and realized this was something interesting I wanted to learn more about and have as a job someday.
Q: What do you love about the job?
A: I love learning a little bit about everything and gaining new skills with my team on residential projects each day and week.
MASON
Position: Lead Installer
Years with the company: 5 years
Q: What do you love about the job?
A: I love the hands-on nature of the job and how I have been able to form strong relationships and bonds with my coworkers.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I am a semi-professional powerlifter with USA Powerlifting.
MAX
Position: Installer
Years with the company: 1 year
Q: What do you love about the job?
A: I enjoy spending time with my coworkers and being able to travel to different residential projects throughout the Capital District.
Q: What is one of the rewarding parts of the work you do?
A: I am really here every day with the goal of providing a great life for my young daughter at home.
Office Staff
ALYSSA
Years with the company: 6 years
Q: What do you love about your job at AMS?
A: I have been able to learn so much from the people here and feel like these people are family to me.
JERID
Position: Project Manager/Sales
Years with the company: 10+ years
Q: What is your current role?
A: I oversee a number of large projects and jobs here in the Capital Region, and I also get to work in sales to help current and new customers find the proper heating and cooling solutions for their home.
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: I’m a big family guy and am usually running around to sports and activities with my twin son and daughter.
VICKY
Position: Administrative Staff Member
Years with the company: 5 months
Q: What do you love about the job?
A: I love to work with the existing customers and get their work scheduled, and I enjoy meeting new customers too and helping them get their service appointments booked.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I love to read. I average anywhere between 50-100 books per year!
