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Team Member Spotlight – Monica Buckner

By |2023-11-01T11:01:44-04:00November 1st, 2023|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Meet Monica Buckner, our Accounts Payable Supervisor at VASEY. She's a vibrant individual with a wealth of experience both inside and outside the office. With her warm personality and dedication to her role, Monica has quickly become a valuable member of the VASEY team. With six months under her belt at VASEY, Monica has already shown her expertise in her role as an Accounts Payable Supervisor. Her responsibilities include matching purchase orders to invoices, entering invoices into the system, and cutting the checks to ensure all payments are processed seamlessly. Although she may not have a standout memorable moment at VASEY just yet, Monica's commitment to her work and her colleagues is evident every day. Monica's journey at VASEY has been exclusively in the finance [...]

Team Member Spotlight – Clay Runshe

By |2023-07-10T17:41:11-04:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Meet Clay Runshe, a.k.a. our resident "mad scientist" and Project Sales Representative. Clay brings a unique perspective to his role. His dedication to serviceability, attention to detail, and commitment to customer satisfaction have made him an important member of the VASEY team since joining us in 2016.Clay's HVAC journey traces back to the late 1960s when he worked in his father's HVAC business. From fabricating sheet metal to installing residential HVAC systems and servicing commercial refrigeration systems, Clay honed his skills and gained invaluable insights into the trade. His firsthand experience servicing equipment included encountering poorly designed systems. These design flaws taught him the importance of prioritizing serviceability in his own projects.Drawing from his own knuckle-cutting, frustrating experiences as a service technician, Clay has cultivated [...]

Team Member Spotlight: Jacob Baugher

By |2023-02-03T15:23:08-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Say hello to Jacob Baugher, one of our commercial service plumbers. Currently, as a plumber, Jacob diagnoses, installs, and services commercial plumbing systems. Jacob started working for VASEY in August 2021. When asked, “Why should someone join the VASEY team?”, Jacob states, “It’s a tight-knit family of intelligent techs. Laid back, fun and there is always more work.” Jacob appreciates the opportunity to learn. He has completed his Backflow Prevention Certification and he’s also completed the Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Training Program. When asked, “Why do you think customers choose VASEY over the competition?”, Jacob states, “We’re friendly, easy to approach. Honesty up front and we perform great work.” When not at work Jacob likes to play video games, camping, hiking, and computers. While a [...]

Team Member Spotlight: Sean Mooney

By |2023-01-11T11:27:55-05:00January 3rd, 2023|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Say hello to Sean Mooney, one of our Modular Clean Room Installation Technicians. Currently, as an installation technician, Sean installs and tests HVAC and plumbing systems for modular clean rooms built in tandem with Modular Devices. While Sean started with VASEY in early 2022, he began working in the commercial plumbing division. While in plumbing, his most memorable event was a project for Aearo Technologies that required he and others to work 24-hours straight to fix a broken sewer line. When asked, “Why should someone join the VASEY team?”, Sean states, “The reasons are numerous. There are many opportunities and paths within VASEY to find what you like to do. The team is very supportive and helpful in finding the perfect fit. Additional training courses [...]

Team Member Spotlight: Joe Williams

By |2022-11-07T17:27:13-05:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

We’d like to introduce you to our new Service Manager, Joe Williams. Joe has been with VASEY for 17 years. Joe understands our business inside and out. Previously, he was a technician servicing restaurant refrigeration. Before becoming Service Manager, Joe was also a supervisor. He knows how to take care of our technicians as well as our customers! When asked, “What do you like most about working at VASEY?” Without hesitation, he blurted out “The people!” According to Joe, his co-workers make coming to VASEY fun and enjoyable. When Joe isn’t at VASEY, he is either coaching youth football, attending his kids’ sporting events or riding dirt bikes. He’s had multiple dirt bike adventures in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio and most often in West [...]

Team Member Spotlight: Rob Zellers

By |2022-10-05T06:18:33-04:00October 4th, 2022|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Meet Rob Zellers, one of our outstanding Maintenance Sales Representatives.Rob provides customer service and support for our current customers and forms high-caliber partnerships with new and future customers to successfully manage their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) needs. In March 2023, Rob will celebrate his 17th work anniversary. On a special note, Rob garnered top sales, receiving a Diamond Award, in 2020 – no easy feat given COVID and the crazy circumstances surrounding it. While being in sales is Rob’s primary role, he dabbles in other areas to make our partnerships work and prosper.According to Rob, “VASEY is a very well-established company and well-known within the community it serves. VASEY is great with an understanding, supportive, and involved leadership team. It’s like a large [...]

Team Member Spotlight: Larry Pennycuff

By |2022-08-07T14:03:00-04:00August 7th, 2022|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , , |

Meet Larry Pennycuff who has been with VASEY for over 15 years. With his past experience as VASEY’s Chief Financial Officer (the early 2000s), he is currently one of our talented lead project managers. Larry brings a unique combination of product, application, and budget skills to serve our customers. As project manager, he is enthusiastic about creating innovative solutions, achieving optimum comfort and delivery superior energy needs to VASEY’s customers. On February 16, 2022, Larry became the first person in our Projects Division to earn the distinguished 2021 Diamond Award – 2.9 million in sales. He and his wife Cathy enjoyed a trip to Hawaii with our principals, Tom Slagle, and David Sheffield where he received his coveted award and honored with other [...]

Many Thanks to DeeDee Prather!

By |2022-02-05T12:56:02-05:00February 5th, 2022|Categories: Team Member Spotlight|Tags: , , , , |

Meet DeeDee Prather, an essential member of our Service Dispatch Department. DeeDee has been with VASEY for 14 years. Some of her responsibilities include answering calls, dispatching technicians, and scheduling repairs for customers.We owe a great deal of thanks to DeeDee as she has been a vital part of our team. Fortunately for her, but unfortunately for us, she is planning to retire at the end of April 2022.DeeDee believes VASEY is a wonderful place to work because customers’ needs are met with a more personal approach because customers aren’t viewed as “just business,” but more like friends who need a helping hand.She loves seafood, classic rock, and traveling to the Smoky Mountains and Savannah, GA. She grew up in Crawfordsville, IN; however, she has [...]

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