HVACR Faculty

Bevins, Jim Job Title: Instructor Room: EA104 Phone: 858-1818 Email: jbevins@cvtc.edu	Gutsch, Steve Job Title: Instructor Room: EA105 Phone: 858-1889 Email: sgutsch@cvtc.edu
Mentink, Tim Job Title: Instructor Room: EA104 Phone: 833-6303 Email: tmentink@cvtc.edu	Parker, James Job Title: Instructor Room: EA105 Phone: 858-1813 Email: jparker@cvtc.edu

Detailed Faculty Information

Jim Bevins

I served in the United States Coast Guard from 1972-1977 as a Machinist Mate were I worked shipboard on steam turbine and refrigeration systems. I graduated from Chippewa Valley Technical College in 1978 with a Refrigeration Servicing Technician Diploma. I completed a Fire Fighter certification at CVTC that same year. I then worked on refrigeration and dairy systems in the Marshfield area for seven years.

I completed the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Associate Degree Program at CVTC in 1986. I continued working in the HVACR industry in the Eau Claire area and served five years as a reservist with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. I started teaching as an adjunct Fire Service Instructor for CVTC in 1990. I began teaching full time in the Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Program area in 1993. I’m licensed by the state of Wisconsin as an HVAC System Designer. I also have received certifications from ARI/ICE, and NATE. I currently serve as the HVACR Program Chairperson at CVTC.

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Steve Gutsch

I have been an adjunct instructor in the HVACR program since the fall of 2000. I am also an instructor for the ABC Sheet Metal and HVAC Servicing apprenticeship program. My work experience includes over 21 years in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration field. I have an associate degree in Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology and served an apprenticeship in the sheet metal trade. I also currently own a heating and air conditioning firm in Eau Claire.

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James Parker

I have been an instructor in the HVACR programs since the fall of 2001. My work experience includes over 18 years in heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration field including positions in designing, project management, installation, servicing and management. In 1995, I acquired a Designer of Engineering System stamp from the state of Wisconsin. I have an associate degree in Air Conditioning Technology from Chippewa Valley Technical College. Currently, I am acquiring a bachelors degree in Career Technical Education and Training (CTET) from UW-Stout in Menomonie. I enjoy playing basketball, fishing, hunting, camping, farming and spending time with my family in rural Mondovi.

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Tim Mentink

I completed the HVACR associate degree program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in 1972. I then worked for two years for a refrigeration contractor. After receiving a bachelors of science degree in vocational education from University of Wisconsin-Stout ,I taught HVACR classes for a high school in Michigan from 1975-1978. For the next fours years I taught at Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the HVACR Associate Degree Program. I joined the CVTC staff in 1982 as an instructor for the HVACR program areas. I’m licensed by the state of Wisconsin as an HVAC System Designer and also have MS and EDS degrees.

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