Bilingual HVAC and skilled trades candidate with a strong compliance, documentation, and client-service background.
Open to HVAC and skilled trades opportunities in Arizona while completing SkillCat HVAC/trades coursework in 2026, preparing for EPA 608 Universal certification, and seeking entry-level trade opportunities.
Luis M. Rivera Jr.
Arizona
Bilingual: English and Spanish
Health care and behavioral coaching professional transitioning into HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and skilled trades support roles.
Known for accurate documentation, steady client communication, safety-minded work, and the discipline to learn technical systems.
Ready for entry-level skilled trades work
Luis is pursuing hands-on opportunities with HVAC contractors, plumbing and electrical service companies, apprenticeship programs, and facilities teams.
He brings a professional background in regulated health care environments, client coaching, compliance, and detailed recordkeeping.
His current trade focus includes HVAC fundamentals, diagnostics, refrigeration systems, refrigerants, jobsite safety, and building controls exposure.
HVAC and trades coursework
- SkillCat HVAC/trades coursework completed in 2026
- EPA 608 Universal exam scheduled
- Currently studying the refrigeration cycle
- Currently studying A2L refrigerants
- Technical exposure to HVAC diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Technical exposure to safety practices for field work
- Technical exposure to BACnet, Modbus, and TCP/IP concepts
This training supports entry-level work where reliability, safe procedures, documentation, and continued learning matter.
What Luis brings to a service team
- Bilingual communication in English and Spanish
- Professional client-facing experience since 2018
- Strong documentation habits from health care and compliance work
- Comfort following structured procedures and regulated standards
- Experience explaining complex information in clear, practical language
- Consistent remote and digital workflow discipline
- Technical curiosity across diagnostics, systems, and controls
- Calm communication with clients, patients, and internal teams
These strengths are directly useful in service calls, apprenticeship settings, customer updates, job notes, safety logs, and team coordination.
Professional experience
Digital Health Coach, Omada Health
January 2020 to present
- Provides ongoing digital coaching for members working toward health goals.
- Documents client progress, actions, barriers, and outcomes in a structured system.
- Communicates clearly with clients across digital platforms.
- Maintains confidentiality, consistency, and compliance in a regulated environment.
Behavioral Health Coach, AbleTo
2018 to 2020
- Supported clients through behavior-change programs and structured coaching sessions.
- Tracked progress, documented interactions, and followed established care protocols.
- Built trust with clients through clear communication and reliable follow-through.
Licensed Massage Therapist
Since 2019
- Maintains professional licensure and client-service standards.
- Uses anatomy, movement, and hands-on technical knowledge in client care.
- Works with attention to safety, comfort, communication, and professional boundaries.
Education and credentials
- Master of Science, Digital Forensics
- Master of Science, Sports Health Science
- Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice
- Licensed Massage Therapist, since 2019
- SkillCat HVAC/trades coursework completed in 2026
- EPA 608 Universal exam scheduled
Luis combines technical education, health science training, compliance experience, and current HVAC coursework as he moves into the skilled trades.
Open to entry-level trade roles
- HVAC helper or apprentice
- HVAC maintenance trainee
- Facilities maintenance assistant
- Plumbing helper
- Electrical helper
- Service coordinator with field-training path
- Apprenticeship program candidate
- Entry-level building systems support
Luis is a strong fit for teams that value punctuality, documentation, customer communication, safe procedures, and long-term development.
A career-change candidate with transferable field value
Luis is not starting from zero professionally.
He has years of experience working with people, documenting work accurately, following compliance standards, and staying accountable in structured environments.
He is now applying that same discipline to HVAC and skilled trades training.
For contractors and service companies, that means a candidate who can learn the tools, respect the process, communicate with customers, and take jobsite documentation seriously.
Available for conversations in the Phoenix area
Luis is available for conversations with contractors, apprenticeship coordinators, and service companies about entry-level opportunities, apprenticeships, and field-training paths.