EDWARD H. GEE - PRESIDENT
Ed Gee has 34 years working experience in institutional, government, commercial, and industrial facilities management and engineering. He has many years of hands-on management, design, development, and implementation experience. This includes corporate management responsibilities for three corporations, as well as executive positions with top level corporations and enterprises in numerous areas of the country and foreign locations.
Mr. Gee founded ISES in 1987. Through his visionary leadership style, the company has grown to a position of national prominence. As hierarch of the company, he carries full responsibility for leadership, performance, and management of the enterprise. Mr. Gee has done various operations and maintenance and energy conservation seminars in both Spanish and English and has been a speaker and board member for various companies and organizations. He is also a member in the following organizations: American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, American Institute of Plant Engineers, Association of Energy Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, Association of Physical Plant Administrators, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Association of College and University Business Officers, and The Society of College and University Planners.
Mr. Gee has done various operations and maintenance and energy conservation seminars in both Spanish and English, and has been a speaker and board member for various companies and organizations. In March 2008, he was nominated and approved by the President, via the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, to be a member of the Access Board. Responsibilities to include a four-year commitment to assist and advise on existing ADA related policies and law via the Justice Department.
DANIEL C. HARRISON - EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Dan Harrison has over 25 years of progressive experience in the facilities management and engineering fields. He has held key leadership positions in several large plant maintenance organizations and is well-versed in all aspects of facilities management, including maintenance and utility operations, facilities planning, outsourcing, service contract management, construction management, preventative maintenance planning, and work control.
Starting with ISES Corporation in early 1992, he quickly progressed through the ranks of FCA inspection personnel, moving on to first manage key projects, then conduct numerous special studies (benchmarking, staffing, organization review, etc.), eventually settling into his role as Executive Vice President of the corporation. In this role, he routinely provides presentations and lectures to various entities nationwide on the capabilities of ISES Corporation, and facility condition analysis trends and methodologies. He has presented results of findings to numerous legislative committees and Boards of Trustees. He is also responsible for all corporate production operations as well as direction of new product / service development.
Prior to joining ISES Corporation in 1991, Mr. Harrison was a member of the United States Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps. Serving for nine years, he gained invaluable experience in the art and science of facilities management and operations.
RICHARD HOGAN - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Having served in various upper management positions for over 30 years, Richard Hogan has a reputation for his innovative solutions and leadership skills. His technical savvy and insight have led to several patented products and industry changing services. Mr. Hogan has served on numerous code and testing committees and is known for his real world perspective.
Mr. Hogan has a long-standing history as part of the ISES Corporation team. As Vice President, he continues to innovate the services offered by the company, while his expansive administration skills support company operations and growth. His responsibilities also include management and execution of all Elevator Condition Analyses, Elevator Design Specifications for both Modernization and Construction projects, Elevator Traffic Analyses, Safety and Code Evaluation, Maintenance and / or Contractor Evaluation, Contract Maintenance Specification Development, Feasibility Studies for Capital Upgrade projects, and Owner's Representation in the Negotiation and Procurement of Maintenance Contract Services.
ROGER REICH, PE - VICE PRESIDENT
Roger Reich specializes in Asset Management software (Enterprise and Best of Breed) applications by providing “Information Needs Analysis", RFP / tool selection, and implementation support for integrated Business Software applications (CMMS, CAFM, Environmental, CM/PM, and Crisis Management-BC/DR). He also provides Business Process Reviews (Gap analysis, PM-PdM programs, equipment inventory, bar-coding / RFID tagging), O&M, infrastructure, and alternative energy studies.
Mr. Reich has over 30 years of facilities experience in the design / construction and support services for private, commercial, institutional, and governmental arenas. He has Professional Engineering licenses from the states of Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, and 2 years of business administration. He also carried a "Class 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant and Potable – Water Treatment Plant Operator’s License" in Montana for several years.
JAMES HARPER - VICE PRESIDENT
Jim Harper joined ISES in 2005 with over thirty years of experience in various leadership roles with both the US Navy and Delta Air Lines. Following his Navy service, he was employed by Delta Air Lines for twenty-five years as a Pilot, Check Airmen, and in Delta Management as the International Chief Pilot at JFK Airport in New York. He is a trained Total Quantity Management Facilitator and has presented at numerous leadership and management seminars. Mr. Harper is responsible for Business Development with Federal, State, and Local government agencies and represents ISES with all clientele.
MAURICE HOLLMAN - VICE PRESIDENT
Maurice “Mo” Hollman has 30 years experience in higher education facilities management at both public and private institutions. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for inspirational and motivational leadership and as an experienced practitioner of organizational improvement initiatives.
Mr. Hollman began his university facilities career in 1980 at the University of California, Santa Cruz where he served in a variety of senior management positions culminating in his appointment as Associate Physical Plant Administrator. Recruited to the University of Southern California in 1991 as Director of Buildings and Grounds, he became Executive Director of Operations and Maintenance in 1992 and Associate Vice President in 1997. He was appointed Associate Senior Vice President for Facilities Management in 2002 with responsibility for all aspects of the facilities portfolio including planning, design, and construction, campus physical planning, and operations and maintenance. During his tenure at USC, he led the facilities organization to achieve national recognition in receiving the APPA Award for Excellence in the year 2000. He most recently served as Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management at the University of California, Davis from 2005 to 2009 where he led a wide ranging reorganization of that facilities department.
An active member of APPA and PCAPPA, Mr. Hollman has served on evaluation teams under the APPA Facilities Management Evaluation Program, conducted peer reviews and operational assessments of other service organizations, and provided consultancy to colleges and school districts regarding operational effectiveness, service quality, and employee motivation and morale.
ROBERT CAMPERLINO, SR - VICE PRESIDENT
Bob Camperlino has over 35 years of utility systems experience in the area of steam generation and distribution, high voltage transmission and distribution, chilled water production and distribution, and cogeneration systems including steam turbines, combustion turbines, and diesel engine generators. His boiler experience includes large coal-fired facilities of up to 8,000,000 lbs. per hour at 3500 psig, natural gas-fired boilers from 50 hp to 3000 hp, heat recovery steam generators, and high temperature hot water systems. He has also managed biomass cogeneration systems. His experience includes operational and supervisory responsibility of large utility stations as well as small-to medium-sized commercial and institutional facilities.
In 1984, he became Assistant Director of Plant Operations in charge of utilities at Vanderbilt University. In 1989, Vanderbilt was awarded the prestigious APPA award of Excellence in the Large University Division as the most outstanding Facilities Management Operation in the nation. During this period, Mr. Camperlino developed, installed, and operated a comprehensive utility system incorporating elements of distributed on-site electrical generation using steam turbines, gas combustion turbines, and diesel engine generators coupled with heat reclamation chilled water production. These integrated systems combined to produce over $44,000,000 in direct utility cost savings and cost avoidance.
As Vice President of Utility Services, Bob is responsible for utility systems planning, infrastructure assessments, cycle economic analyses, and training. He also provides system and component performance measurement and system failure diagnostics.
DAVID L. BROWN - VICE PRESIDENT
David L. Brown has more than 25 years of senior level business experience. The former head of corporate government affairs for Boeing, he represented the company before members of the Executive and Legislative branches of the U.S. Government. He also represented the firm at senior levels of state and local governments. Mr. Brown joined ISES in 2001, and his principal responsibilities include governmental relations, development of strategic alliances, and marketing. He also sits on a number of civic and corporate boards.
JON M. GULLETTE - VICE PRESIDENT
Jon Gullette has over 27 years of progressive leadership experience in the facilities management field. He understands the best principles of business planning, maintenance, and human behavior and takes an integrated approach that keeps productivity high while rigorously monitoring and controlling costs. Mr. Gullette is a firm believer in the continuous process of measuring services and practices against the most competitive leaders in related environments.
In 1979, he became Director of Physical Plant at Forsyth Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He continued his career in plant management from 1982 to 1985 as Director of General Services at Kansas State University. From 1985 to 2006, Mr. Gullette served as Associate Vice Chancellor of Operations for Vanderbilt University. He was responsible for facilities support including all construction, renovation, and routine maintenance of University Central space and facilities; housekeeping services for approximately 5.8 million square feet of academic, administrative, residential, and recreational space; grounds care for 330 acres that are a registered arboretum; turf care for athletic fields; and utilities for the University Central and the Medical Center. He also had direct responsibility for maintenance and support of the Chancellors residence.
NORMAN S. TEAHAN, JR, RA, A.I.A., NCARB - DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
A 1971 graduate of Georgia Tech, Norm Teahan has been a Registered Architect since 1975, holds architectural registrations in six states, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Council of Architectural Boards (NCARB). His diversified experience in the architectural profession includes all phases of commercial, hotel, medical, educational, athletic, space planning, and residential projects, from pre-design through project close-out.
Since joining the ISES team in 1993, he has personally inspected more than 750 facilities. As Director of Architectural Services, Mr. Teahan is responsible for facility inspections and report development, as well as the form, quality, and technical content of the architecturally-related portions of all facility reports produced for ISES clients. He has specialized in project evaluation inspections, project construction inspections, final inspections, roofing system inspections and evaluations, and post-disaster facility condition inspections.
MICHAEL P. JORDAN, PE, LEED®AP - DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES
Mike Jordan has over 25 years of experience in building systems and building maintenance. He has developed expertise in nearly all aspects of building systems, including HVAC, energy management and monitoring, power distribution, emergency power generation, fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, water distribution, and waste conveying systems. His work has included Facility Condition Analysis, Utility Infrastructure, Preventive Maintenance, Utility Allowances, and Performance Evaluation Testing.
Mr. Jordan has been at ISES Corporation since July, 1992 and has been involved in a wide variety of projects for numerous clients. He is presently managing and working on the most extensive ISES Facility Condition Analysis project to date, an ongoing effort for the State of Utah, which so far has included over 430 facilities totaling over 20,000,000 gross square feet. The diverse range of facilities in this scope has included universities, community colleges, correctional institutions, state parks, fish hatcheries, and state-run office facilities.
As Director of Engineering Services, Mr. Jordan oversees the professional development of the ISES engineering staff and maintains the overall quality of service provided. He is responsible for developing standards for project estimating procedures, as well as system and component life cycle research. Project management duties include coordinating and scheduling fieldwork, assembling field personnel, maintaining project timelines, and presentation of results.
CARL E. MASON, JR, PE, BSCP - DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Since earning his B.S. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1981, Carl Mason has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in civil, environmental, and architectural engineering. Through his initial 8 years with the federal government and subsequently in private practice, his ability to communicate ideas and objectives to clients, state and municipal regulators, fellow employees, and contractors has continually made him a success at both project management and technical direction.
Throughout Mr. Mason’s career, he has felt strongly about the issue of professionalism within the engineering field. As a result, he became involved with the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE) and has served 8 years on the Committee on Ethical Practices, as both Secretary and later as a two-term Chairman. Mr. Mason is an actively registered Professional Engineer in fourteen states and one U.S. territory (Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico).
Since joining ISES, Mr. Mason has been involved with architectural and civil engineering inspections relating to site, building, and infrastructure features. He has become one of the firm’s FEMA Disaster Resistant University evaluators investigating hurricane and earthquake related issues at various campuses. In 2007, he was certified as a Building Security Certified Professional. The BSCP examination covers key domains and tasks of building security including Project Process, Risk Assessment, Site Considerations, Building Envelope, Interior Space, and Facility Operations. Mr. Mason will utilize his security knowledge and engineering experience to assist ISES’ clients in determining their security needs and vulnerabilities, and the proper, most cost effective corrective actions to address those concerns.
ROBERT J. SMIGGEN - DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY SERVICES
Bob Smiggen has over 35 years of experience in student housing and resident dining management and administration. A 1969 graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in General Business and International Business, Mr. Smiggen received his Master’s degree in Management and Real Estate from Eastern New Mexico University in 1971. He also studied at the Universidad de Las Americas in Mexico City. Along with his professional expertise, Mr. Smiggen has also been a member and officer in several professional associations, including the Association of College and University Housing Officers - International, the Association of Intermountain Housing Officers, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
Mr. Smiggen had an extensive career with New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, beginning first as a Resident Director and then moving up to become the Director of Housing and Dining Services. He later became Director of Student Housing and Residential Dining at the University of California, Davis. In this department of over 460 employees, he was responsible for on-campus housing, conference services, and management of the residential dining contract. He oversaw a budget of over $56 million and was responsible for the facilities, new construction, renovations, and third-party housing contracts with fraternities, sororities, and other special interest residents.
RITA HALL - DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rita Hall has been in the information processing field for over 25 years and a member of the ISES management team for 18 years. Her well-rounded background includes infrastructure management (networks, systems, web development) and software development management. She has over 23 years experience in planning, developing, and implementing state-of-the-art information solutions. She is responsible for managing all areas of information technology for ISES Corporation. Under her leadership, the ISES staff of experienced programmers continues to lead the way with innovative and cutting edge software solutions. As the industry and technology changes, her vision will continue to allow ISES to incorporate these changes into its software and continue to offer the #1 software product in the facilities marketplace.
JAMES R. KELLY, CFE - DIRECTOR OF SECURITY SERVICES
Jim Kelly is a Certified Fraud Examiner. He spent over 27 years as a Special Agent (Criminal Investigator) with the Internal Revenue Service. During this time, as an agent and as a manager, he conducted or managed complex tax investigations utilizing both direct and indirect methods of financial analysis resulting in the federal prosecution of a number of tax evaders. These crimes included income tax evasion, drug violations, mail fraud, counterfeiting, illegal gambling, bankruptcy fraud, securities violations, money laundering, bribery of public officials, embezzlement, conspiracies, assault of federal employees, perjury, and racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO) statutes.
Since retiring from the IRS in 1989, he has been consulting in Federal income tax fraud cases and other financial crimes. He has also conducted security and lighting surveys at many colleges and universities for ISES. During a security analysis, Mr. Kelly personally surveys each campus, concentrating on the student life areas including housing, parking, lighting, and other areas of student life. He then prepares a detailed report making specific recommendations to increase and improve security for the campus, which includes projected cost figures and a time frame for these changes.