Jet Environmental, the provider of temperature control solutions for industrial and commercial buildings, has appointed Ivan Gonzalez as technical manager.

As a ventilation, heating, refrigeration and heat recovery expert, Ivan will provide technical expertise, advice, design specifications and detailed costings for Jet Environmental’s clients at every stage of their projects.

He joins Jet Environmental from ChickMaster, the provider of environmental control systems for hatcheries. Most recently, as ChickMaster’s commercial manager, he managed a team of HVAC engineers, sales assistants and administrators. He oversaw sales of ventilation and energy management systems – which increased by 90 per cent in the last 12 months. Ivan was also responsible for developing ChickMaster’s parts business, sales of which grew by 40 per cent under his management. Between 2008 and 2012, he was HVAC engineer, project manager and sales and business administration engineer at ChickMaster.

Prior to that he worked in the Department of Design in Engineering at the University of Vigo in his native Spain. Here, he developed theory and practical lessons based on designing and modeling in solid works and AutoCAD.