John Frister

Experience

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  Jimmy Wemyss Plumbing & Heating

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2011

  Apprentice Plumber

  Apprentice plumber, learning on the job through different FAS phases. I was required toprove my capabilities for each stage throughout apprenticeship.

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  Winthrop Engineering and Contracting Limited

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2013

  Apprentice Pipe Fitter

  Placement at the Bausch & Lomb expansion, IDA, Waterford. Employed as final part ofmy apprenticeship as a pipe fitter. This provided the opportunity to gain experienceworking with a wide range of mechanical services previously not covered. Tasks includedworking in clean rooms, where we had to gown up before entering, and working aroundautomated production lines, and ensuring that all work carried out had as minimal affecton production as possible.

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  BHP Mechanical

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Service Technician

  On - call service technician for a fast paced 24hr commercial service company.Customers where mostly high rise residential buildings, hotels and factories. Tasksincluded, maintenance on; water, HVAC, and heating systems, and mechanical rooms.Unblocking building drains and dealing with sewer backups was quite common, as wereresidential service calls.

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  Star Mechanical

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  Journeyman Plumber

  Residential new construction on sites of up to 150 houses. Responsible for all plumbing and plumbers on site, during all stages of construction, coordinating with all other trades on site, ordering material, keeping everything on schedule and managing any issues that arose. Held similar position on commercial build site for 6 months.

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  CCOI - Grangemockler Community

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2020

  Maintenance Technician
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  3 Counties Energy Agency (3cea)

  Mar 2020 - May 2021

  Got the opportunity to work on a range of projects including Sustainable Energy Community projects and M&V for Bettter Energy Communities.

  • Student Intern

    Mar 2020 - May 2021

  • Work Placement

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2020
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  Woodco Renewable Energy Ltd

  May 2021 - Feb 2025

  Building Services & Sustainability Engineer
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  South East Energy Agency

  Feb 2025 - now

  Technical Energy Engineer