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Richard Wysocki
Mr. Wysocki joined the VDA Minneapolis, MN branch office in August of 2021. Hired as an Associate, his main responsibilities include the evaluation, design, specification preparation, bid coordination, and complete … Continue reading “Richard Wysocki”
Jose Perez
Mr. Perez started with VDA in August of 2022. Having been on the contractor side for 10 years working at TKE, Schindler and most recently Urban Elevator Chicago. The primary … Continue reading “Jose Perez”
William Padilla
Mr. Padilla joined VDA in 2021 with 30 years of elevator industry experience, as an Associate in our South Florida branch office. He provides services for the modernization of existing … Continue reading “William Padilla”
Nathan Jordan
Nathan began his career in the elevator trade in 2000, as a construction helper at ThyssenKrupp Elevator. In 2002, he moved to Schindler Elevator Corporation where he served in various … Continue reading “Nathan Jordan”
Dion Cooper
Mr. Cooper joined VDA in 2020 as Senior Associate/New Construction Services – Midwest Region for development of new and existing clients and projects. Responsibilities include design development, coordination for new … Continue reading “Dion Cooper”
Bruce Barbre
Bruce has enjoyed a long career in the elevator trade, beginning as a construction apprentice at Otis Elevator in 1981. He went on to work for Fujitec America as a … Continue reading “Bruce Barbre”
Steve Robertson
Mr. Robertson’s responsibilities with vda® include the evaluation, design, specification preparation, bid coordination, and complete management of new, modernized, and existing projects. He provides extensive expertise in the pre-engineered and … Continue reading “Steve Robertson”
Pete Long
Pete Long joined VDA in June 2022 as Vice President, Business Development. His career of over 39 years in the industry has presented a variety of professional experiences leading to … Continue reading “Pete Long”
Steve Corsale
Steve Corsale joined VDA in 2022 as an Associate. Steve spent his career with a major elevator manufacturer in various roles, and brought his industry knowledge to help grow VDA … Continue reading “Steve Corsale”
Jeffrey Peterson
Mr. Peterson joined VDA in 2016 as Senior Associate/New Construction Services – Midwest Region responsible for development of new and existing clients throughout the entire Midwest Region. Support all new construction … Continue reading “Jeffrey Peterson”
Jeff Sena
Jeff Sena joined the VDA San Francisco branch in 2022. Mr. Sena leverages his engineering degree and many years of industry-specific experience in his current consulting role developing vertical transportation … Continue reading “Jeff Sena”
Jimmy Dean
Mr. Dean has more than 30 years of experience in the elevator industry. Twelve (12) years in the field, as well as a significant amount of time in management roles … Continue reading “Jimmy Dean”
John Roche
Mr. Roche joined VDA in 2020 as an inspector with responsibilities that include many aspects of the elevator industry. His focus is the Mayo Clinic and the wide range of … Continue reading “John Roche”
Tim Warren
Mr. Warren joined the VDA Minneapolis, MN branch office location in April of 2020. Hired as an Associate, his main responsibilities include the evaluation, design, specification preparation, bid coordination and … Continue reading “Tim Warren”
Robert Campbell
Mr. Campbell joined vda® in 2019 as an Associate in our Boston, MA office with over 20 years of experience in the elevator industry. He is responsible for all phases … Continue reading “Robert Campbell”
Annemarie Bubash
Ms. Bubash in an Associate, with over 15 years of APM and elevator industry experience including day to day operation and maintenance of dual lane and single lane (with by-pass) … Continue reading “Annemarie Bubash”
Tracey (Trace) Fackler
Mr. Fackler joined vda® in 2016 and is responsible for vertical transportation design, development and coordination, in both new and existing structures. This includes preparation of elevator systems traffic analysis … Continue reading “Tracey (Trace) Fackler”
Mark DeCocinis
Mr. DeCocinis began his career in 1997 with Amtech Elevator Services as a modernization engineer. After gaining experience in the industry, he moved into a sales position and later took … Continue reading “Mark DeCocinis”
C. Terry Stepp
Mr. Stepp joined vda in 2020 with 40 years of experience in the elevator industry. He has experience in all areas of elevator industry that includes: New Equipment, Modernization, Repair, … Continue reading “C. Terry Stepp”
John Frondi
Mr. Frondi joined vda® in 2006, as a Senior Associate responsible for project management and full consulting services pertaining to the evaluation and modernization of existing vertical transportation systems and … Continue reading “John Frondi”
Jeremiah Potter
Jeremiah Potter is the Manager of Modernization and Service for the VDA Los Angeles, California office with over 10 years of professional consulting services experience and 15 years elevator industry … Continue reading “Jeremiah Potter”
Kevin Egli
Kevin Egli joined VDA in 2022 as Area Manager in the Pacific Northwest with over 25 years of prior experience in the elevator industry. Kevin’s background includes various sales management, … Continue reading “Kevin Egli”
Jim Koch
James Koch has nearly 40 years of experience in the Elevator Industry. He is skilled in the practice of testing newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets all specifications, … Continue reading “Jim Koch”
Todd King
Mr. King joined vda® Minneapolis, MN branch office in October of 2021. Hired as an Associate, his main responsibilities include the evaluation, design, specification preparation, bid coordination, and complete project … Continue reading “Todd King”
Carl Talley – Associate
Mr. Talley joined the vda® Chicago branch office in February of 2020. As an Associate, his responsibilitiesinclude maintenance quality control audits on a variety vertical transportation equipment of both vintage … Continue reading “Carl Talley – Associate”
Steve Jeskewitz
Mr. Jeskewitz joined VDA in 2022 and brings over 25 years of elevator industry experience. He provides systems analysis, design recommendations, specifications, drawings and construction phase services on new installation, … Continue reading “Steve Jeskewitz”
Jeffrey Sanders
Jeffrey Sanders’ experience in the elevator industry includes 25 years in the field as a service, and repair mechanic. Additionally, he has 10 years managerial experience as a supervisor and … Continue reading “Jeffrey Sanders”
John Donaldson
Our Missouri office is headed by Mr. John Donaldson who joined VDA in August 2021 with over 10 years of prior experience in the elevator industry with a diverse background … Continue reading “John Donaldson”
Rob McNeill
Mr. McNeill has over 42 years of experience in the elevator industry. He has held positions in sales, supervision, and management within OTIS and KONE elevator companies. He spent the … Continue reading “Rob McNeill”
Dan Hunter
Mr. Hunter joined VDA in 2020 with 15 years of elevator industry experience. As the Associate Consultant for the North Florida area, he provides complete or partial consulting services for … Continue reading “Dan Hunter”
Bill Thomas
Mr. Thomas joined VDA in February of 2017 with over 34 years of experience in the elevator industry. As an Associate for the San Francisco office he is responsible for … Continue reading “Bill Thomas”
Kyle Leist
Mr. Leist joined VDA in 2020 as a Senior Associate. He brings more than 13 years of combined experience spanning all aspects of industry and project management, including branch operations, construction, … Continue reading “Kyle Leist”
Tom Corsale
Mr. Tom Corsale joined VDA in 2018 as a part of the Key Accounts team. Tom spent his career with a major elevator manufacturer in various roles, and brought his … Continue reading “Tom Corsale”
Kevin Cunningham
Mr. Kevin Cunningham started with the VDA team in August 2015, our of our Chicago branch office. Mr. Cunningham’s responsibilities within VDA Key Accounts include managing through Health Care, Hospitality … Continue reading “Kevin Cunningham”
Joe Leist
Joe Leist joined VDA in April 2019 as the Vice President Key Accounts. His primary role is to develop and maintain corporate relationships with our elite clients and to also … Continue reading “Joe Leist”
Nick Nikolai
Mr. Nick Nikolai joined VDA in 2016. Nick brings over 30 years of experience in the elevator industry. Nick works closely with Operations Executives in Retail, Commercial Properties, Higher Education, … Continue reading “Nick Nikolai”
Moaad Aljahmani
Moaad Aljahmani joined VDA in 2016 as Director of Sales. He has worked in several multinational elevator companies in many countries with more than 18 years of experience in sales, … Continue reading “Moaad Aljahmani”
Mark Prevot
Mr. Prevot joined VDA in August 2018 with extensive experience in design engineering, construction project management, and sales. He is responsible for business development out of our new Albuquerque office. … Continue reading “Mark Prevot”
Robert Webster
Mr. Webster joined VDA’s Houston, TX branch office in early 2018. Hired as an Associate, Mr. Webster is responsible for all phases of Vertical Transportation Consulting for VDA’s existing clients. … Continue reading “Robert Webster”
Brian Moran
Mr. Moran joined VDA in 2016. Brian has over 30 years of experience in the Vertical Transportation industry. He is an Associate for the Midwest (Michigan) region of VDA. and … Continue reading “
Brian Moran“
Michael Wallace
Michael joined VDA in 2019 as Associate in the newly developed Des Moines, IA office. Responsibilities include development of new and existing clients and full VDA services for the Interstate … Continue reading “Michael Wallace”
Gary Engelman
Mr. Engelman joined VDA in 2018 as an Elevator Consultant responsible for development of the entire Wisconsin territory. In this role, he will provide full support in regard to the … Continue reading “Gary Engelman”
Kevin Telga
Mr. Telga joined VDA in 2019 as an Associate responsible for providing our new and existing clients with maintenance evaluations and contract negotiations, due diligence evaluations, modernization project management, specification … Continue reading “Kevin Telga”
Scott Collins
Mr. Collins joined VDA in 2017 as Senior Associate and helped to open our Salt Lake City, UT Office. His responsibilities at VDA encompass all aspects of vertical transportation consulting … Continue reading “Scott Collins”
Mark Braun
Mr. Braun provides consulting services including equipment and maintenance quality control evaluations, writes equipment and maintenance specifications for new and existing vertical transportation equipment, and provides services during the construction … Continue reading “Mark Braun”
Tim Donahue
Tim Donahue has over 29 years of experience in the elevator industry. He began his career working in the field, installing new and modernizing existing elevators in the Pittsburgh, PA, … Continue reading “Tim Donahue”
Ronald Welts
Ron Welts joined VDA in 2019 as Area Manager with over 24 years of prior experience in the elevator industry with a diverse background in construction and service field operations … Continue reading “Ronald Welts”
Garry Legregni
Mr. Legregni’s responsibilities include all phases of Vertical Transportation Consulting for VDA’s existing clients and for development of new business in New York. He provides equipment and maintenance Quality Control … Continue reading “Garry Legregni”
Robert Bry
Mr. Bry joined VDA in 2014 as the Area Manager, responsible for managing and developing the Greater Philadelphia, PA area, Western PA, Central and South NJ, West Virginia, and Delaware … Continue reading “Robert Bry”
Paul Parios
Mr. Parios joined VDA in 2017 with 30 years of elevator industry experience. As Area Manager for North and Central Florida, he provides complete or partial consulting services for maintenance … Continue reading “Paul Parios”
Janice Clavet
Area Manager, Janice Clavet, joined VDA in 2014 and heads our LA office. Ms. Clavet has more than 26 years of professional experience in the design of elevator and escalator … Continue reading “Janice Clavet”
Kyle Reinert
Mr. Reinert joined VDA in 2017 responsible for supporting the Midwest Region with the development of new and existing clients. As a Consultant, he provides complete or partial services for … Continue reading “Kyle Reinert”
Jesse Pulley
In February of 2019, Mr. Pulley joined VDA as a Senior Associate in our Dallas, TX branch office. Mr. Pulley brings over 15 years of experience in the elevator industry. … Continue reading “Jesse Pulley”
Ken Donner
Ken Donner joined VDA in 2012 as a Senior Associate with over 38 years of prior experience in the elevator industry. Ken has a diverse background in engineering, design, project … Continue reading “Ken Donner”
John O’Sullivan
Joined VDA in 2012 and has over 34 years of experience in the Elevator Industry. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for VDA. John has … Continue reading “John O’Sullivan”
Brian Pacheco
Mr. Pacheco joined VDA in 2013 as a Senior Associate with over 15 years of prior experience in the elevator industry. He is responsible for all phases of vertical transportation … Continue reading “Brian Pacheco”
Michael Nolan
Mr. Nolan joined VDA in 2014 as a Senior Associate with over 35 years of prior experience in the elevator industry with a diverse background in Service, Maintenance and Modernization … Continue reading “Michael Nolan”
Thomas R. Grad
Tom Grad joined the VDA Minneapolis area office as a QEI certified Elevator Inspector in August 2003 and served as Associate and Senior Associate before being named Area Manager in … Continue reading “Thomas R. Grad
Dana Rice
Dana Rice possesses a strong technical background that supports all phases of vertical transportation consulting for VDA’s existing clients, including project management, equipment evaluation, specification preparation, and coordination of final … Continue reading “Dana Rice”
R. Dane Carollo
Mr. Carollo has over 38 years in the elevator industry. He began his career in the field as a mechanics apprentice, then moved into sales, supervision, and management positions within … Continue reading “R. Dane Carollo”
Michael Muñoz
Mr. Muñoz joined VDA in 2006 as a Design Engineer until 2008 in our Headquarters office in the Engineering Department. From 2008 through 2017 he served as both an Associate … Continue reading “Michael Muñoz”
Mike Loeffler
Mr. Loeffler joined VDA in 2015. He possesses more than 40 years of combined experience spanning all aspects of operations and project management, including national, regional and branch operations, construction, … Continue reading “Mike Loeffler”
George L. Gagle
As our Vice President of Safety Code Process Improvement, Mr. Gagle’s responsibilities range from developing national, regional, and local business by maintaining and improving relations with current clients. Mr. Gagle … Continue reading “George L. Gagle”
Michael D. Farris
Mr. Farris has more than 30 years of professional experience in the design of elevator and escalator systems for new construction projects, new equipment in existing buildings, scope development for … Continue reading “Michael D. Farris”
Robert M. Castellano
Mr. Castellano facilitates VDA sales and services, to include preparation of elevator modernization and/or maintenance specifications, contractor bid reviews, contractor bid interviews, witness test services and customer quality control.
Michael Balsamo
Michael Balsamo joined VDA in 2017 as Vice President of Sales. Experienced VP with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. In this role, Mr. … Continue reading “Michael Balsamo”
Robert Cuzzi
Mr. Cuzzi joined VDA in 1998 as Operations Manager, responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the field engineering staff, providing various types of vertical transportation consulting services, preparation of proposals and pricing for equipment evaluations, quality control evaluations, modernization of existing equipment, and performance of traffic studies and analyses. He also has served as project executive on select projects such as 1 World Trade Center, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Plaza Hotel, Gap Inc. (over 100 projects worldwide), among many others.
Richard S. Sayah
Mr. Sayah began his career in 1999 when he was hired out of college, and joined the Engineering Department of VDA. In the years that followed, Mr. Sayah would prove to be one of the more important aspects of VDA’s focus on New Construction work. Gaining the respect of his peers and clients alike, Mr. Sayah would eventually be named Vice President in 2009, and again in 2020 when he was promoted to Senior Vice President.
Noel R. Herchell
Mr. Herchell has over 30 years of experience in various aspects of the elevator industry including consulting, engineering, manufacturing certification inspection, sales and management.
Thomas Nelson
Mr. Nelson is responsible for vertical transportation design, development and coordination in both new and existing structures, including preparation of elevator systems’ traffic analyses and design recommendations; construction drawings, specifications and construction period services.
James E. Peterlin
Mr. Peterlin has 30 years of professional experience in the design of elevator and escalator systems for new construction projects, new equipment in existing buildings, and the modernization of vertical transportation equipment.
M. Wade Smith
Mr. Smith progressed through management positions in sales/marketing and operations in the elevator industry before joining VDA in 1994 as General Manager. As General Manager and eventually Senior Vice President, … Continue reading “M. Wade Smith”