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About Matt Akins
Matthew Akins
ACCA Manager of HVACR Technical Education
My responsibilities as Manager of HVACR Education are, developing technical education materials, working with ACCA certified educators on outreach and scheduling, and providing technical support to members. I have sixteen years of HVACR experience I bring to ACCA. I spent the last five years as a technical trainer, teaching HVAC curriculum to hundreds of students across the country. I’ve managed all aspects of the training process, which consisted of, designing classes for duct design, refrigeration, and HVAC system diagnostics. I am also responsible for editing existing classes and making them current with current code and laws.
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