About Us
Dedicated to Helping HVACR & Thermal Organizations Solve
People Problems
About Us
Why ThermoStaff Exists
Since 2018, ThermoStaff has focused exclusively on the HVAC, refrigeration, and thermal industry.
The firm was built around a simple observation:
Most hiring failures in this industry don’t come from lack of effort, they come from lack of specialization and structure.
Too many companies are forced to choose between:
- Generalist recruiters who don’t understand the roles or the environments
- Or ad-hoc, instinct-based hiring decisions made under pressure
Both lead to the same outcome: expensive mistakes, slow recovery, and unnecessary risk.
ThermoStaff exists to bring professional search, structured hiring, and industry-specific talent systems into a technical, operational industry where people decisions directly affect execution, margins, and growth.
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How We Think About Hiring
We believe:
- Hiring is a business system, not an event
- Most companies hire too reactively
- The cost of a bad hire is far higher than the cost of doing it properly
- Structure beats guesswork
- Fewer, better candidates beats more resumes
Whether we’re running a search, helping design a hiring system, or supporting a small contractor through Fractional HR, the goal is always the same:
Build stronger teams with fewer mistakes and better long-term outcomes.
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The Kind of Partner we Strive to be
ThermoStaff is built to be a long-term talent partner, not a transactional vendor.
We work best with organizations that:
- Care about building strong teams
- Care about doing things properly
- And understand that people decisions shape business outcomes for years
We’re not here to move resumes. We’re here to help you make better decisions about people.
Meet the Founders of ThermoStaff
Devin Friesen
Co-Founder - Head of Recruitment & Business Development
Devin Friesen founded ThermoStaff after building his career inside the HVAC and thermal industry, both in the field and on the manufacturing side of the business.
He began as an HVAC/R technician, working directly on real systems in real environments, before moving into technical sales supplying copper and specialty materials to OEMs manufacturing chillers, heat exchangers, and refrigeration equipment. That combination gave him a rare, end-to-end view of how these businesses actually operate, from installation and service to engineering, production, and operations.
Across every part of the industry, Devin saw the same problem repeat itself: companies weren’t losing because of market demand, they were losing because they couldn’t consistently hire the right people.
ThermoStaff was built to solve that problem. Today, Devin leads the firm with a focus on disciplined, industry-specific recruiting and talent systems designed specifically for HVAC, refrigeration, and thermal companies.
Bonnie Figueroa
Co-Founder - Head of Talent Management
Bonnie Figueroa brings the people-systems and talent architecture expertise behind ThermoStaff.
She spent years working in the talent management and recruiting industry across recruitment firms, Fortune 500 companies, and high-growth startups, where she specialized in building hiring systems, improving selection processes, and professionalizing how companies attract, evaluate, and retain talent.
Across those environments, Bonnie saw the same pattern: most companies don’t fail because they can’t find people, they fail because they don’t have a real system for hiring, onboarding, and managing them.
At ThermoStaff, Bonnie applies that experience to the HVAC/R and thermal industry, helping contractors, manufacturers, and service companies move from reactive, instinct-based hiring to disciplined, repeatable talent systems that scale.
Her focus is simple: better decisions, better teams, and better long-term outcomes.
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