Industry Partnership with Valencia Community College & Talent Pipeline Development Maxcene Robuste, Carroll Maintenance Team Member of the Year Diligent, dedicated, and determined are just a few words that describe Maxcene Robuste. A recent graduate of Valencia College's Apartment Maintenance Technician Program (AMT), and Carroll's Maintenance Team Member of the Year, Robuste's charismatic passion for and commitment to his career is the epitome of if you love what you will never work a day in your life. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Maxcene to ask him some questions and learn more about his time in the AMT program, the influential role it has played in his current position with Carroll, and the hard work he has and continues to pour into his career and the apartment industry. Meet Maxcene Robuste In pursuit of a better life and the opportunity to establish a career for himself, Robuste emigrated from Haiti to central Florida in 2015. Although eager to jump-start his career, he took a position at a local hotel chain to support himself while working to expand his horizons. Robuste knew the opportunities that formal education could afford him and was determined to seize them. Like many others, Maxcene stumbled upon and into the industry unknowing of the potentials lying ahead. A close friend introduced Maxcene to Valencia College’s Apartment Maintenance Technician (AMT) program recruiter, Glenni Perez.
Maxcene Robuste
Holding his Maintenance Team Member of the Year Award
Perez walked Maxcene through the program curriculum in detail and shared his industry experience. It was not long after that Maxcene decided to enroll in the AMT program.
Shortly after graduating from the AMT program, Maxcene was offered a three-month internship with Carroll. Putting his newly acquired certifications and skills to use, Robuste had the unique opportunity of working at a handful of Carroll communities over a three-month span. Fulfilling the final piece of his career puzzle, Robuste was able to gain invaluable experience that inevitably solidified his career path. "I got so much out of my internship. I gained hands-on experience and perspective that not many maintenance professionals may have going into their first real job. If you are part of an onsite team, you do not really think about how an onsite team at some other community operates. Come to find, you can be doing similar jobs, but in two completely different ways." Robuste said. Carroll was thoroughly impressed with Robuste and upon completion of his internship, offered him a full-time position. Now, just shy of a year in his full-time role, Maxcene was named Carroll's Maintenance Team Member of the Year. 12
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