Jeff Sturgeon has more than 42 years of industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC and refrigeration field experience. He has worked in southern and northern California and works with hundreds of contractors and their field personnel to help ensure successful implementation of Southern California Edison’s Workforce Education & Training programs.

Jeff got his start in the HVAC industry by attending UTI (Universal Technical Institute) in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout his career, Jeff installed and serviced residential, light commercial, commercial, and industrial HVAC/R and hydronic systems. He also worked for an HVAC controls manufacturer, where he was responsible for engineering, designing, building, and installing control panels for a variety of applications.

Jeff has earned many HVAC certifications from manufacturers and organizations such as Carrier, Trane, Lennox, NCI, NATE, and IHACI. Over the past decade, he has been actively involved in numerous Southern California Edison Energy Efficiency programs, including the Residential and Commercial Quality Installation and Quality Maintenance program where he was responsible for the design, installation, service, and commissioning of over 1500 HVAC systems. Jeff also worked at several government, military, laboratory and aerospace facilities over the years.