PERSONNEL HIGHLIGHTS

CHRIS BOYLES
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

Chris founded Spray Systems Environmental in 1983.  With careful planning and cost management, Chris has developed Spray Systems into one of the leaders of the environmental abatement industry. Under his direct supervision as owner and president, Spray Systems has never had a name change and has successfully completed over 9,000 asbestos and lead abatement projects totaling in excess of $167,000,000 in revenue.  Chris has helped to maintain an average of 300,000 man hours per year, with over 6.56 million man hours worked total by 2006 year end.

His experience allows him to provide creative solutions to difficult situations, offering the best possible pricing, handling of safety issues, and satisfactory results for both the client and other interested parties.

With Chris’s efforts, Spray Systems Environmental was consistently been ranked as one of the top ten asbestos abatement companies in the nation by the Engineering News Record and continues to grow and establish itself as an abatement industry leader throughout the southwest.

CHAD VAN MOORLEHEM

SENIOR PROJECT ESTIMATOR 

Chad joined Spray Systems in 2000 and brought with him extensive knowledge and experience from the environmental abatement industry.  He has estimated and planned over 1,000 large and small scale government, industrial, commercial and school projects in a professional and timely manner throughout Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas.  Also, he has developed lasting, working relationships with all clients and regulatory agencies.   

Chad's responsibilities include addressing client needs and job specific concerns in written proposals in a timely manner, often with very short notice. Chad works closely with clients and field management to keep schedules and budget activities within contract requirements and participates in management meetings and planning efforts to assist in the smooth scheduling of projects, which reflect crew availability and client preferences and needs. Chad also supervises the walking and bidding processes of estimating department, and reports directly to company management regarding bid results.  He also supervises the company marketing efforts.

KEN KNUTSON

PROJECT ESTIMATOR

Ken joined Spray Systems in 2000 as a Project Estimator.  Ken brought with him a vast knowledge and experience of all environmental issues.  Some of his experience included:

Ken's responsibilities include addressing client needs and job specific concerns in written proposals in a timely manner, often with very short notice.  Ken also works closely with clients and field management to keep schedules and budget activities within contract requirements.

DAVE KENNEDY
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Dave joined Spray Systems in 1987 as an asbestos and lead supervisor.   He was then promoted to a project manager / estimator and has been serving as our Senior Project Manager for the past 12 years.  Dave has managed approximately $70 million in asbestos and lead abatement projects over the last 16 years throughout the southwest region.  Dave has an excellent record of meeting scheduled completion dates and staying within budget boundaries.  Dave also serves as the Company Safety Officer (CSO) and has an ongoing professional relationship with all EPA, OSHA and RCRA agencies.

Dave's responsibilities include meeting with clients designated representative and the asbestos consultant to review the schedule of work and specify special needs, categorizing assignments for each project, establishing proper safety protocol, coordinating communication between responsible parties for labor, materials, equipment, subcontracting and access to the site.   Dave works closely with field management and clients to keep schedules and budgetary activities within contract requirements. He supervises the 6 person Project Management department and reports directly to company management regarding job cost and cost effect analysis results. Also, Dave works closely with the COO to ensure compliance of all asbestos and lead abatement regulatory requirements. 

KEN ASHFIELD
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

Ken joined Spray Systems in 1989 as a supervisor and was promoted to General Superintendent in 1992. Ken has successfully supervised over $62 Million dollars in school, mine, hospital, commercial and residential microbial remediation and abatement projects. In 1999 Ken was the on-site superintendent for a multi-million dollar microbial remediation and replacement project with an Ohio school district. This project was completed three weeks ahead of schedule, in spite of additions to the original scope of work. Ken's experience includes work with many school districts, commercial and industrial enterprises, and Department of Defense projects. Ken works directly with office management and field personnel in coordination with subcontractors and owner representatives for assigned projects. Ken has completed all his projects on schedule and within budget. Ken performs pre-construction planning, field quality control supervision and troubleshooting; he oversees field operations and observes safety; selects and assigns equipment orders for projects; deals with selective removal types and quantities of asbestos-containing materials and develops innovative containment and removal techniques and methods in respect to each project. He is also responsible for completing projects on schedule and within budgets and acts as company representative to consultants, architects, general contractors and Owners.