Proud to announce the new member of our leadership team: Ruben Cañas, Vice President of Healthcare Construction. Ruben’s journey began in 1989 as a local 32 refrigeration mechanic working for Carrier Corp. Over the ensuing 15 years, Ruben became a well-known and respected Senior Journeyman Chiller technician. In 2004 Ruben transitioned from field work and…
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We are thrilled to announce the newest member of our leadership team: Rory Olson, Vice President of Service Operations. Rory started with MacDonald-Miller as a graduate from University of Idaho in Mechanical Engineering in 2005. His successful and unique journey through our company first began in Project Management, then to Fabrication Shop Manager, Detailing Production…
A scramble to address fears that coronavirus can spread through shared air in buildings By: Geoff Baker, Seattle Times staff reporter Greg Smith had little time to spare when studies began suggesting the novel coronavirus can spread through shared air within buildings. As a facilities management director for the King County Library System, Smith overseas the…
Technician Highlight We received a call from one of our North Sound customers at our MacDonald-Miller Service Response Center, and Service Technician Zach Burgy, was dispatched to diagnose the problem. He found a very common issue: an aging R22 rooftop unit with multiple failed compressors. There are several options that could fit a customer’s budget…
Ready to Come back? As your local mechanical contractor, we are offering building health reports to help building owners and managers come back to their buildings with confidence. MacDonald-Miller’s building health report will provide you with customized assessments of your equipment, indoor air quality checks, safety approved cleaning procedures and touchless solutions and recommendations. While…
Bellevue Helicopter Pick Daniel’s Broiler, along with Kemper Development, planned for the past year to replace the main air handler serving the dining area at their Bellevue restaurant location. The original equipment, 32 years old, started showing reduced reliability, with frequent repairs and overall lower capacity. The solution? Equipment replacement through a Helicopter Lift &…
MacLens Partnership As an industry leader, MacMiller continuously looks for new and innovative ways to improve their service and stay ahead of the competition. To ensure continued success, company executives identified mobility and collaboration technology as two key growth drivers, and sought a technology solution that could improve their service offering and further differentiate the…
El Centro de la Raza (the Center for People of All Races) We recently replaced an ancient (and likely original) fan with a new custom fan wall in the old Beacon Hill Elementary School, a building constructed in 1904. Our customer, El Centro de la Raza, is an organization that provides 42 services to our…
Superiority of service Each quarter, MacDonald-Miller recognizes the top Service Promoters from each zone out of our talented pool of service technicians. At the end of each year, one is recognized as Promoter of The Year. In 2019, that service technician was Brendon Thorstad, serving our North Sound customer base! Brendon was presented the highly…