Mike Reynolds — HVAC Field Operations Expert

HVAC Field Operations Expert

Mike Reynolds

Right tools. Right workflows. Better business.

15 years in HVAC field operations across Austin and Central Texas. Now helps small contractors pick the right software stack without getting bled dry by per-user pricing.

  • EPA Section 608 Certified
  • 15+ years field operations
  • Austin, TX & Central Texas
  • HVAC field operations
  • Field service software evaluation
  • Small-business operations

About

Mike got his start in HVAC at 22, fixing residential heat pumps in 100°F Austin summers. By 27 he was running a four-tech shop in Pflugerville. By 35 he had cycled through five different field service platforms — including two that went out of business mid-contract — and decided that what the trade really needed was an honest reviewer who actually knew the work.

Today Mike writes FieldServiceCompare full-time. He still rides along with contractors he reviews for, because writing about software you’ve never seen used in a 110°F attic is how you end up recommending Salesforce to a one-truck shop.

When he isn’t reviewing software, Mike is usually arguing on r/HVAC about why Manual J calculations actually matter, or trying to convince his neighbor that a heat pump can heat a Texas home below 30°F.