Our Team

Rick Mears is owner and General Manager of Alta Air Conditioning and Heating which began operations in 2003 and services customers in Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, and California, with its primary focus on the service and retrofit markets along the Wasatch Front. Their business mix consists of residential new construction, commercial new construction, retrofit and replacement, and service and repair. Alta Air currently employs (35) full-time employees and (3) part-time employees.

Mr. Mears has 25-years experience in the construction trades. During the past 15-years Mr. Mears has worked specifically in the HVAC business and has held positions as Vice President of Operations, Business Consultant, and Sales.

Mr. Mears holds a bachelors degree in Business Finance from the University of Utah, and enjoys spending time in the outdoors, golfing, and spending time with the kids.

Steve Thomas is Alta Air's Program Manager overseeing installation, data entry, and service of the Rocky Mountain Cool Keeper energy saving devices.

Mr. Thomas holds a B.S. degree in Business Marketing and brings 27 years of management experience to Alta Air, and has worked extensively in the photo industry with experience in photo restoration and photo manipulation.

Mr. Thomas enjoys photography, golfing (he is clearly the best handicap at Alta Air), traveling, and spending time with the grandchildren.

Joe Fairbanks has been in the HVAC industry for the past 8-years and has loved every minute of it. In his own words, "I really like (real men don’t say love at work) the guys that I get to work with." Mr. Fairbanks is our Operations Manager and in charge of installations. His goal is to make every customer 100% happy! His best reward is when he receives a referral from a customer we did previous work for as it shows their appreciation for his work, and the efforts of his crews.