The Brownson Team

Joe started his HVAC career in the military as a member of the Army Corps of Engineers back in the 70’s and has now been teaching as well for over 30 years! Brownson invited him to join the team and now he loves teaching Controls and seeing his students accomplish more than they thought they could because of his wonderful ability to teach difficult subject matter.When he’s not making sure his students know everything, Joe engages his eye for detail in his second passion: photography. As well as being an HVAC master, Joe is a professional wedding photographer and loves landscape photography—especially night desert photography in Death Valley.

Bob Kler is the instructor of the final mod at Brownson-- Mod 8. Bob has worked in the HVAC-R industry for 40 years, which includes working at WyoTech in Long Beach for 3 years. But in 2015, Bob became a part of the Brownson team and has been with us for ten years now!As a Mod 8 instructor, Bob oversees Brownson students receiving their OSHA-10 cards, NATE Core exams, and helps the students as they prepare for employment. In Mod 8, there is a heavy focus on residential systems that you would see in a home, which require tools and brand-new concepts that Bob would teach. In his free time, Bob mostly manages his own HVAC company, Sunland Service, which is going 33 years strong. He enjoys this because it keeps him in the loop of this ever-evolving industry, where technology changes all the time.

Shane’s father was a G.E. Appliance Technician, and just two days shy of his 18th birthday, Shane strapped on the proverbial work belt and followed in dad’s footsteps. In 1994, Shane enrolled in Brownson to start making a real mark in the industry and then right on January 1st, 2010, Brownson brought him right back to start teaching students of his own.His real-world work techniques are consistently praised and he loves teaching everything about heating, heat pumps, DRG Units and even the proper etiquette technicians need to know when working in the field.When not solving HVAC issues or teaching his students, Shane loves to work on his model aircrafts – lots of detail there!

In the late 1990’s, Scott ended up fixing all of the heating and A/C electrical at work. His boss said “You’re a natural! You should get your EPA and A/C certification!” then helped Scott find a good school. You guessed it; Brownson!As with other instructors at Brownson, when the opportunity came up to give back, he jumped on it. Now that Scott has been teaching at Brownson since the middle of 2015 he has learned that his favorite is helping his students build confidence that goes beyond their HVAC career. Students find Scott very friendly, open-minded and young at heart and will often call him back once out in the field, thanking him for his guidance.When he’s not patiently training students on effective troubleshooting or maximizing efficiency, you can find Scott fishing, playing fantasy football or rescuing local animals.

Back around 1998, Ken realized he needed some hands-on technical skills if he was going to be serious about his HVAC career. It may not come as a surprise that Ken is also a proud Brownson graduate! Now that he has been with Brownson since 2013, Principles of Refrigeration Systems is his favorite subject to teach. And when he’s done, nothing beats seeing his students graduate and get a great-paying job.

John has been in the industry since 2012 and was so good at what he was doing, Brownson snapped him up and he’s now been instructing eager students for almost 4 and a half years! Among all the modules, John loves developing the electrical curriculum – he really does love all things electrical!When he’s not being a significant role model for kids, John is busy with woodworking, the Chargers (football!), spending time as a movie buff, and tinkering with everything around his house.

Randy has over 40 years of experience under his belt, 35 of which were spent running his own business! In 2014, he decided it was time to give back, and thanks to a mutual friend, Randy was soon touring the facility with Mr. Brown and knew he needed to be a part of everything they were building.Commercial Refrigeration is the class he loves to teach, and if he were to tell the truth, he really enjoys teaching metal fabrication. He is persistently teasing to try to get that into the Brownson curriculum. Randy says he enjoys his job almost as much as he does fishing and woodworking! Part of what makes working at Brownson so great is when he has students take the time to return and tell him just how much of a difference he has made for them.

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Robert joined the Brownson team 2 years ago. By day, he is the Project Manager for the Control Air Enterprises’ Service Division, and by night, he is our Mod 3 instructor at Brownson, helping students learn this amazing trade. From 1990-1992, Robert attended Cypress College and has been in this trade for 35 years!Balancing being a project manager and a Brownson instructor, Robert loves his job and what he does! When he isn’t working, Robert loves playing soccer or swimming with his grandsons and spending quality time with his family.

Jesse joined the Brownson team back in 2022 as one of our direct digital control (DDC) and Building Performance instructors. He gives lectures on DDC or sometimes lab repairs. Jesse checks that the students have proper wiring in their machinery that they operate on. Jesse does his Building Performance tasks in the evening, which include him instructing students about measuring airflow and BTUs. He teaches the importance of properly sizing ductwork and that every building component is important to the comfort level of the building’s occupants.When he’s not teaching, Jesse spends his time working on cars, listening to music, or doing home repairs. Jesse also loves to spend time with his family and learn new things.

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