Said Aviles is Director of Sales operations at Alocity. Said is an IT and security systems expert. Said specializes in access control, biometrics, time and attendance, IT solutions, and security video solutions. His background in technology engineering and international relationships provides him with a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic insight.
Rod Beber is the owner and operator of Park Pro Playgrounds and ParkPro Tek, pillars of excellence in the recreational equipment industry.
With over three decades of experience, Rod has led Park Pro Playgrounds to become a premier commercial park equipment company in Nevada since 1991, renowned for sales and installation of recreational playground equipment. However, his commitment to safety and maintenance truly shines with ParkPro Tek.
With offices in Nevada and Texas, ParkPro Tek offers top-tier safety inspections and maintenance services for park and playground environments under Rod's leadership. His recent collaboration with his son Dustin has produced a groundbreaking cloud-based software program, revolutionizing playground auditing and setting new industry standards. This innovative tool empowers managers and park owners to meet maintenance requirements effortlessly, mitigating litigation risks and cementing ParkPro Tek's position as a safety and maintenance leader.
Rod's career began in construction, progressing through various roles in home building companies before founding his park and playground equipment company. With credentials such as CPSI certification, membership in national and regional associations, and dual licensure with the Nevada State Contractors Board, Rod has built his companies into industry leaders prioritizing safety, innovation, and excellence.
Bogdan Burlacu, MRICS, CFM is the founder and CEO of Patibo Property Partners Corp. in Vancouver, BC. He is passioned about technology and creating solutions that will transform the property management industry. A senior real estate professional with more than 17 years of experience in property & facilities management, project management, building operations, budgeting, combined with mechanical engineering background, effective time management and expertise in implementing effective business strategies. Skilled in delivering innovative solutions to optimize client value and profitability. Bogdan has years of experience in all phases of property management of residential, commercial, and governmental facilities. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering, a certificate in operations management, a diploma in urban land economics, and is a Chartered Facilities Management Surveyor.
Born and raised in Colorado, Josh Diner has over 27 years of diverse experience in customer service, management, operations, and sales leadership. Starting in the grocery industry, Josh spent a decade honing skills in customer service and management. Transitioning to the construction materials distribution sector, Josh excelled in operations leadership and sales for 13 years. As Director of Sales Development, Josh is a key player at Westcoat, where he has provided growth in territory sales, transitioned into sales leadership focused on territory sales and sales development since joining Westcoat in 2021.
With specialized skills in waterproofing, building envelope, stucco, stone, and resinous floor coating, Josh brings a wealth of expertise to the construction materials industry. His professional philosophy centers on a solution-first selling approach, providing quality service and products that can be trusted.
Outside of work, Josh enjoys spending time with family, camping, snowboarding, and participating in sports.
Art Fleahman of EIRS – Engineering Inspections and Restoration Services was founded with the aim of preventing further tragedies. In the summer of 2021, 98 individuals retired for the night in a condominium, only to never awaken the following morning due to its collapse. Following this event, the State of Florida enacted new legislation mandating milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies for all condominiums.
EIRS provides Engineering Inspections & Restoration Services holds both a General Contractor License and an Architect license within the State of Florida. They offer comprehensive services to ensure safety and compliance throughout the entire process. From initial inspections to restoration and repairs, culminating in the completion of Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS), they cover every aspect. Notably, they provide all these services at a significantly discounted rate compared to the market, thanks to their readily available resources.
Michael Frank, Frank Civil Consulting. Michael has extensive experience in all facets of Land Development, Asphalt & Stormwater Maintenance and the related Site Work Industry. In October 2005, Mr. Frank retired as Executive Vice President of a successful Civil Construction Company (instrumental in the company’s development since its inception) including management of estimating and project management departments, pre-construction services, contractual negotiations, problem resolution, and client services. During this time Mr. Frank oversaw projects such as various Master Plan Communities, Residential Subdivisions (5 acres to 750 acres), Commercial Office Complexes of all sizes and types, Industrial Property Development, Multi-family Housing and Municipal Development. Mr. Frank has extensive knowledge of all facets of the Civil Construction industry, including Earthwork, Paving, Wet and Dry Utilities, Concrete and Concrete Structures and Street Lighting. He takes this training experience to another level when he explains in “layman’s” language to the client the specific needs, costs and risks of any project. As the owner of Frank Civil Consulting, Michael acts as the non-biased Owner’s representative and his expertise is used for asphalt and storm water maintenance, plan review, budget development, bid specifications and planning and strategizing. Mr. Frank’s personal experience in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, the State of Arizona, Southern Nevada, California, New Mexico and Colorado dates back to 1977. He has an extensive knowledge of the working conditions, municipalities, and public utilities associated with Civil Development.
Mitchell H. Frumkin is founder and president of Kipcon Inc., a full-service engineering firm which provides engineering and design services across a full range of disciplines, specializing in community associations. Mr. Frumkin is a frequent speaker and writer on the state and national levels for the Community Associations Institute (CAI). He continues to lead the national effort in the development and upgrading of standards for both Reserve Study’s as well as Transition Study’s for community associations.
He has served as the chair of a joint task force between CAI and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) dealing with the transition of community associations from developer to homeowner control. This task force published a paper entitled, Best Practices: Transitions which, under Mr. Frumkin’s leadership is in the process of being updated. He also teaches on an ongoing basis senior level CAI classes such as M-370, “Managing Developing Communities” and M-320 “High Rise Maintenance and Management”.
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Company Name: Kipcon Engineering
Company Website: kipconengineering.com/
Speaker’s Title or Position: Kipcon Founder & President
Andy Henley has over 35 years’ experience in the HOA industry and has served on ProTec’s Executive Leadership Team for over a decade. During his time as operations manager of ProTec he experienced tremendous success. Over that period, ProTec expanded from 200 to 390 employees servicing over 1,200 HOAs across Southern California and Nevada.
David Levy, PCAM owned and operated a management company in New England for many years. Upon retiring from the management business he followed his passion about helping associations improve maintenance and reduce costs by Joining RoofMaxx as their national representative for the community association industry.
Bill Leys is a veteran contractor, construction inspector and waterproofing technical manager, and has been involved in many notable projects throughout California.
These projects include monitoring the 3 mission critical waterproofing systems installed over the operating rooms at Stanford Hospital, performing quality control testing and observing the installation of welded Cetco systems for Alphabet Co projects in Mountain View, monitoring the waterproofing on top deck on the 34th floor of the tallest residential tower in Oakland at 1640 Broadway.
Leys company waterproofed the many decks and balconies on a Carmel CA home above Tehama Golf Course for a famous previous mayor of the town, waterproofed the Tiger Pool at the Oakland Zoo and installed new traffic coatings on a multi-million dollar set of condos in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
As the technical rep for Kemper, he oversaw Kaiser Hospital roof rehab projects in Sacramento and Woodland Hills, new custom homes in Maui Hawaii and waterproofing systems under tile at Salesforce Tower in San Francisco for WeWorks tenant improvements.
Bill opened William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC in the San Luis Obispo area, assisting clients from Paso Robles to Orange County to Palm Springs and up to Bakersfield and everywhere in between for HOA's SB 326 balcony bill inspection needs.
Call Bill today at 805-801-2380 for the fastest response.
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Nico March - In 1978, Nico volunteered for his first board membership, serving as the Treasurer for his homeowner’s association. At that time, he read the governing corporate documents which stated “all funds must be invested in insured accounts” and thought there must be a simpler way to help protect, maintain and enhance the assets for his community without increasing the risk. Several years later, he followed his father’s footsteps into finance and joined Merrill Lynch, still thinking about his community. This was the early 1980’s and most “stockbrokers” were more interested in IPOs, stock trading and big commissions versus financial planning and suitable ways to invest funds for their clients.
Nico decided to focus on this niche and in 1983 rolled out the very first Cash Management for Community Association program. It combined a short term money market fund for liquidity and immediate cash needs, as well as access to over 300 FDIC insured institutions for the purchase of CDs. With this simple beginning, Nico was able to invest unlimited funds for communities while maintaining insured coverage on the complete portfolio. In 1989, with the introduction of computer technology, Nico developed the precursor to the “Needs-Based Analysis” utilizing Lotus 1-2-3 to prepare a spreadsheet that outlined the future needs for associations and then matched those with specific investment vehicles, CDs and more.
David McDermott, Architect – David is a professional architect with 25 years of experience. Project experience includes: institutional, commercial, industrial, hospitality, government, healthcare and residential.
David has earned the following technical degrees:
David’s licenses include:
New York License # 032283, Florida License #AR94814Hawaii License #13511 NCARB – #65621 available to reinstate. OSHA 30 Hour Safety Certificate AMFS - American Medical Forensic Specialist.
David has held various positions as a construction manager, project manager and forensic architect. He has performed numerous property condition assessments. Professional Acknowledgements: Cambridge’s Who’s Who; NIBS - National Institute of Building Science - Seismic Innovation Conference Speaker – Washington D.C. AIA Continuing Education. Presenter: AIASF – Seismic Innovation Dynamic Architectural / Structural Integration The CASL System – AIA Continuing Education.
In addition, David is scheduled to virtually present at WCEE - World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Japan October 2, 2021.
Josh McIlwain is the owner of JayMacks Consulting and is passionate about providing practical sustainable solutions for buildings.
Mr. Timothy Molony is a Director of Business Development at BSC Forensic Services, LLC and BSC Fire Services, LLC. He focuses on branding and name recognition of the BSC Companies nationwide. With a background in property insurance, he also facilitates appraisals and serves as an umpire, providing impartial expertise.
Previously, he founded Nomad Adjusting LLC, serving as President and specializing in commercial and residential properties. He managed contracts, acted as a primary vendor contact, and served as a Carrier Representative for multiple insurance companies. Prior roles include Catastrophe Operations Administration Manager for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, where he managed cleanup efforts for hurricanes and oversaw thousands of independent adjusters. He also worked with various insurance companies as an Independent Adjuster, Field Underwriter, and Trainer, contributing to policy improvements and efficiency enhancements.
Andrew Nesselroad works at Interplay Learning, the leading global provider in skilled trades training in the form of 3D and Virtual Reality simulations. We provide simulation courses in facilities maintenance, safety, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Solar and much more. With different approved certifications (like OSHA) and accreditations ( like D.O.L. apprenticeship), Interplay's scalable training platform can help with recruitment, rapid growth and filling the labor shortage we'll continue to feel for years to come.
Gary Porter, RS, FMP, CPA, RRC, is the CEO of Facilities Advisors International and president of ICBI. Gary has provided financial services to condominium and homeowners associations since 1976. He has authored five books, more than 400 articles on association financial matters and has been quoted or published in the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Common Ground, Timesharing Today, Developments, Building Trades, The Ledger Quarterly, and the Practical Accountant.
Gary has been performing reserve studies since 1982. He is the primary author of ICBI’s Generally Accepted Reserve Study Standards. He holds the FMP (Facilities Management Professional) credential, which designates him as an expert in facilities management, the most critical skill in component condition assessment.
He was a recognized economics and valuations expert in the California Superior Court system for more than twenty years and has served as the court appointed independent expert on several occasions. He holds CAI’s RS (Reserve Specialist) designation and is also a registered reserve specialist in Nevada.
Mr. Porter is also a Certified Public Accountant and possesses the skills directly applicable to preparation of a financial projection for future major repairs and replacements. He also holds the Registered Reserve Consultant (RRC) credential, the highest designation available to reserve preparers. His broad background gives him the global perspective of the entire reserve study process that most others lack, and the ability to write the book Reserve Studies – The Complete Guide.
Mr. Porter has been active in the industry for decades. He was a founding member of the CAI Channel Islands California chapter in 1979 and served as CAI's national president in 1998-99. He has received numerous awards, including CAI's Distinguished Service and Author of the Year Awards, and CACM's Vision Award for outstanding service.
Lynn Sallee Profile: Reserve Studies Provider / Community and Certified Playground Safety Inspector.
Manager / Project Engineer/ Construction Project Management
Facilities Advisors East Coast regional reserve studies are providing services to HOA and Condo communities and capital replacement reports for residential, commercial, timeshare and investment properties. Lynn's background is unique with lengthy periods of experience on both sides of the property table as a producer and as planner/financier. This professional blend of business background, coupled with 4 years community and HOA property management provides experience and insights invaluable in his reserve study inspections and finished reports. Mr. Sallee holds the RS designation from Community Associations Institute and the PRA designation from the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts.
Lynn served the condo and HOA communities in St. Louis for 4 years as a property manager and reserve study provider. Mr. Sallee has managed as many as 15 communities and 2900 condo and HOA units at one time. During that time, he created Asset Guardians, LLC a reserve study company, and New England Reserve Studies after relocating to Boston.
As a 40+ year, seasoned veteran of multi-disciplined construction and real estate projects Mr. Sallee is skilled in the following areas: Permitting, estimating, scheduling, field supervision, problem-solving, negotiations, preparation of technical documents, RFP’s, RFI’s, contract documents, close out sequences and other project related functions. He is computer literate and uses MS Project, MS Office, Excel, Timberline Estimating, Micro Soft PowerPoint, Quicken, GPS surveys and several auto cad design programs.