Executive

Jeff began his apprenticeship as a Refrigeration mechanic in Medicine Hat, AB and spent over a year working on commercial sites completing preventative maintenances and inspecting commercial HVAC equipment. He then moved on to Saskatoon where he completed his apprenticeship education working for National Refrigeration where he was able to gain experience working on boilers and major refrigeration systems. Once he became a Journeyperson he decided to make a switch back to working primarily on HVAC systems and spent the next year working for Honeywell where he met a Journeyman Plumber, Greg Bergstrom, and in 2010, the two of them started NexGen Mechanical Inc.

With 23 years experience as an HVAC technician working with commercial and residential HVAC/R applications, Jeff has extensive experience with heating, cooling, and climate controls.

Jeff focuses on design build estimating and project management as well as providing solutions to complex problems involving HVAC issues. High quality workmanship is his standard and it is always his expectation with every project he oversees.

Greg began his career as a plumber with Gregg’s Plumbing and Heating in Saskatoon. He spent 6 years there gaining extensive knowledge of residential plumbing, gas fitting, and residential codes. He then moved into the commercial world working for Honeywell in Saskatoon for 2 years. It has always been a dream of Greg’s to start his own company. After meeting Jeff at Honeywell and starting NexGen he is very passionate about his career and his company.

With over 23 years as a commercial and residential retrofit installer of HVAC equipment and plumbing systems, Greg maintains current and up to date knowledge of building codes and proper installation practices and also has an extensive knowledge of existing and newly developed product lines.

In 2015, Greg relocated to Prince Albert to oversee the management of NexGen Mechanical’s branch office. With the addition of Greg to Prince Albert, NexGen has seen business growth in the city due to his ability to respond directly to the needs of customers and provide one-on-one employee training.

Entering the plumbing trade at an early age, Chad always enjoyed working with tools and fixing things and always knew he wanted to be a tradesperson. He began and completed his plumbing apprenticeship with a local plumbing and heating company where he was able to learn service and installation of all plumbing and heating equipment.

Chad began his employment with NexGen in 2013 as a service mechanic and specialized in troubleshooting plumbing and heating systems. The management at NexGen Mechanical quickly noticed that the other journeyman and apprentices turned to Chad for guidance and he had a natural ability to assist, manage, and multi-task.

Chad is currently the project manager and estimator for all plumbing projects for NexGen Mechanical. He brings to the table his innate ability to problem solve and is always looking out for the best interests of the customer.

Shortly after completing high school, Scott found an interest in Refrigeration while researching red seal trade programs. He then attended pre-employment refrigeration at SIAST – Kelsey campus in Saskatoon and began his apprenticeship at Frontier Refrigeration in Saskatoon. Shortly after he became a Journeyman Scott was offered an HVAC service management position at a large mechanical company and was solely responsible for growing the service division for the company. After 5 years of running the service division he moved on to become a project manager for the installation division.

Scott currently continues his estimating and project management duties with NexGen Mechanical. He brings his years of experience managing large projects as well as his professional attitude towards work. Scott maintains quality of workmanship as well as minding project timelines throughout all of his projects.

Jason first started his sheet metal apprenticeship at Levco Heating and Ventilation in Saskatoon where he was able to learn the fundamentals of sheet metal installation. Very early on in his apprenticeship, Levco’s management saw an ability in Jason to oversee projects and he began managing sheet metal installation projects from start to finish. After six years of managing projects for Levco as well as being a foreman at another large mechanical installation company, Jason was looking for a change of pace from large installation projects to more challenging design builds and wanted the ability to utilize his creativity.

At that time, NexGen Mechanical required someone to oversee the newly built sheet metal fabrication shop and sheet metal division. Jason is currently the project manager and estimator for the sheet metal fabrication and installation team at NexGen and his focus is always on quality products and installation.

Trevor began working as a plumbing and heating service technician for NexGen Mechanical in November 2017. After spending a few months working with NexGen Mechanical’s service technicians, Trevor expressed an interest in refrigeration and cooling service and repairs. NexGen indentured Trevor as a refrigeration apprentice and in four years, he became dual ticketed with Pipefitting and Refrigeration under his belt.

Trevor is currently NexGen’s service manager acting as a liaison between customers and NexGen’s service team ensuring customer satisfaction and technician work quality. Trevor is responsible for providing guidance to technicians on the heating and cooling services and providing quotes on any required repairs.