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Jimmy Freeman
Jimmy Freeman
Program Director/Senior Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building R - 110

919-866-5168  (office)

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Jimmy Freeman
Jimmy Freeman
Program Director/Senior Professor

Education: AAS in Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Central Texas College

Specialized training: CSME in Commercial Refrigeration, CSME in Electricity, CSME in Air Conditioning, CSME in Heat Pump, CSME in Technical Education; NC State Board of Examiners’ H3 Class 1 Air Conditioning License, NC State Board of Examiners’ Commercial Refrigeration License; EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification, Qualified Gastite Installer; OSHA-10 hr.; EPIC Certified Instructor. 

Professional experience: Over 30 years of work-related experience

Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building J - 110

919-866-6292 (office)

Craig Gilbert
Craig Gilbert
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building J - 104

919-866-6214  (office)

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Craig Gilbert
Craig Gilbert
Instructor

Education: BS, Marine Biology, UNC-Wilmington; Teacher Certification, North Carolina Central University; Diploma in Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Alamance Community College

Specialized training: Universal Certification for Refrigerant Handling, North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certification; EPIC Certified Instructor

Professional experience: Over 30 years of work-related experience.

Glenn Lofton
Glenn Lofton
Assistant Professor

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Vernon Malone College and Career Academy

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Glenn Lofton
Glenn Lofton
Assistant Professor

Education: AAS, Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Wake Tech

Specialized training: EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification, Qualified Gastite Installer; OSHA-10Hr.; EPIC Certified Instructor

Professional experience: Over 18 years of work-related experience

Steve Polglase
Steve Polglase
Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building J - 104

919-866-5166 (office)

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Steve Polglase
Steve Polglase
Instructor

Education:  AAS, Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Diploma in ACHR, Certificate in ACHR, Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Certificate, Design HVAC Certificate and AAS, Electronics Engineering Technology, Wake Tech; Diploma in Digital Electronic Repair, Wake Tech

Specialized training: Certification in Basic ACHR, in Commercial HVAC, Design HVAC, North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certification in AC Installation and Service and Heat Pump Installation and Service, Universal Certification by the N.C. State Board of Refrigeration Examiners; EPIC Certified Instructor

Recognitions: President’s Award for Excellence; Wake Tech Retirees Association Applied Technologies Scholarship, President’s List; honor graduate in all ACHR programs

Professional experience: Over 21 years of work-related experience

Jeremiah Stephens
Jeremiah Stephens
Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building R - 108

919-866-5193 (office)

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Jeremiah Stephens
Jeremiah Stephens
Assistant Professor

Education: AAS, Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Wake Tech; Certification of Practical Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College

Specialized training: Certification in AHR Commercial Refrigeration, AHR Design, Basic Technology; North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certification in AC Installation and Servicing and NATE Certification in Heat Pump Installation and Servicing; NC State Board of Examiners’ H3 Class 1 Air Conditioning License; EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification; EPIC Certified Instructor

Professional experience: Over 12 years of work-related experience 

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building R - 107B

919-866-6204 (office)

Stephen  Tracey
Stephen Tracey
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Southern Wake Campus
Building R - 107H

919-866-5547 (office)

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Stephen  Tracey
Stephen Tracey
Instructor

Education: BS, Meteorology, North Carolina State University; AAS, Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration, Wake Tech

Specialized training: EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification, Qualified Gastite Installer, Qualified TracPipe Installer, North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Gas Furnace Service and Installation; NC H3 Class 1 State Air Conditioning and Heating License; EPIC Certified Instructor

Professional experience: Over 10 years of work-related experience

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