Summary
David Christensen is a seasoned facilities and building automation leader with 16 years of hands-on HVAC, controls, and project management experience, now serving as Senior Manager of Commissioning and Building Automation in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. A PMP-certified manager with an MBA and a strong technical background in BAS/BMS platforms, he has led large multidisciplinary teams, multi-million dollar budgets, and district-wide mechanical operations across campuses and public school systems. David has a proven track record delivering complex commissioning and retrofit projects—ranging from 200+ ton chillers to validated pharma systems—while bringing previously outsourced operations back in-house to improve reliability and cost control. He combines practical field skills (chillers, boilers, controls programming) with formal project governance, making him effective at both troubleshooting and strategic planning. Known for building preventive maintenance programs and scaling teams, he also brings uncommon experience integrating validated controls in regulated environments.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS in Business Systems Development with honors, Business Systems Development and Management, General, Cum Laude, BS in Business Systems Development with honors, Business Systems Development and Management, General, Cum Laude at Lindenwood University
hvacr, hvacr, hvacr, hvacr at Ranken Technical College
General Studies, General Studies at Saint Louis Community College