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Meet The Team
Parts
Luke Baker
Parts Manager
Luke Baker is the Parts Manager and works out of the Lexington office to manage the parts team in daily activities to maintain customer satisfaction.
Marlene Lanham
Outside Parts Associate
Marlene Lanham works out of the Lexington office as an outside parts associate. She offers a variety of parts and replacement HVAC equipment to facilities and customers.
Frank Griffith
Outside Parts Associate
Frank Griffith works out of the Louisville office as an outside parts associate primarily with equipment servicing contractors.
Doug Donaldson
Outside Parts Associate
Doug Donaldson role is outside sales for new and replacement commercial / industrial HVAC equipment for the Lexington and Louisville territory.
Sales - Lexington
Chris Tyler
CEO
Chris Tyler is CEO of TES, an active member of the community and serves on the High Performance Buildings Advisory Committee, FCPS Sustainability Council and the KY School Plant Management Association.
Tom Erpenbeck
Vice President
Tom Erpenbeck is VP of TES and Sales Team Leader at the Lexington location. He works with consulting engineers to assist in the HVAC design process.
Jim Stamper
Inside Sales Associate
Jim Stamper in an inside salesperson for the Lexington office. He works with outside sales team to create contract and manage projects as to which services are needed.
Kenny Shifflet
Technical Sales Support
Kenny Shifflet serves the Lexington sales team by providing support to installing contractors and provides Daikin training to customers and staff.
Jay McKinney
Outside Sales Engineer
Jay McKinney is an outside sales engineer for the Lexington territory, and works with consulting engineers to assist in the HVAC design process.
Mike Quigley
Outside Sales Engineer
Mike Quigley in an outside sales engineer for the Lexington territory, and works with consulting engineers to assist in the HVAC design process.
Jennifer Lunsford
Sales & Marketing Admin
Jennifer Lunsford is the office administrator and manages TES events, training's, trade shows and supports the Lexington sales team with customer requests.
Sales - Louisville
Mike Kerpestein
Outside Sales Engineer
Mike Kerpestein is an outside sales engineer for the Louisville territory preparing bids and assisting customers with their HVAC needs.
Allen Thomasson
Louisville Sales Manager
Allen Thomasson is the sales team leader in the Louisville territory and oversees the daily operations and projects.
Charles Haskins
Outside Sales Engineer
Charles Haskins is an outside sales engineer for the Louisville territory responsible for maintaining relationships with HVAC customers. He also proudly serves on the KY Society of Healthcare Engineers Board of Directors as a vendor representative.
Tim Linn
Inside Sales Associate
Tim Linn is an inside sales associate for the Louisville territory. He works with HVAC clients in all aspects of the bidding process and manages projects.
Sales - Paducah
John Puryear
Vice President
John Puryear is Vice President of TES and serves as an outside sales engineer for the Paducah territory. He runs the daily operations in the Paducah office working directly with clients.
Jodie Beadles
Inside Sales Engineer
Jodie Beadles is an inside sales engineer for the Paducah territory. He works with HVAC clients in all aspects of the bidding process and managing projects.
Mendy Hook
Administrative Assistant
Mendy Hook is the administrative assistant for the Paducah sales office and provides support to customers and staff.
Sales - Evansville
Chris Steurer
Outside Sales Engineer
Chris Steurer is the outside sales engineer for the Evansville, IN office. He works with consulting engineers and contractors to provide support for their HVAC needs.
Service
Jeremy Ray
Service Operations Manager
Jeremy Ray is co-owner of the service division and service operations manager. He oversees the daily operations and projects for the service team.
Damon Johnson
Service Technical Manager
Damon Johnson is co-owner of the service division and service technical manager. He manages the daily service needs of customers and connecting them to the appropriate technician.
Charles Long
Customer Representative
Charles Long is a Service Customer Representative, working directly with facility owners in Central Kentucky to offer HVAC support and solutions.
Paul Herald
Customer Representative
Paul Herald is a Service Customer Representative, working directly with facility owners in Lexington, Northern and Eastern Kentucky to offer HVAC support and solutions.
Jonathan Elleman
Customer Representative
Jonathan Elleman is a Service Customer Representative, working directly with facility owners in South and Southwestern Kentucky to offer HVAC support and solutions.
Jason Cashell
Customer Representative
Jason Cashell is a Service Customer Representative, working directly with facility owners in Louisville and Western Kentucky to offer HVAC support and solutions.
Accounting
Edward Maley CPA
Controller for Sales
Edward Maley is the CFO and oversees the overall financial operations of Thermal Equipment.
Molly Gladdis
HR Director and Controller
Molly Gladdis serves as human resource director and oversees financial responsibilities for TES Controls division.
Brittany Combs
Staff Accountant
Brittany Combs serves as the staff accountant for Sales and A/P for Controls.
RaSonda Smith
Controller for Service
RaSonda Smith is the controller for TES and deals directly with overseeing the daily finances of the service department.
April Dulin
A/R for Service Department
April Dulin is the Accounts Receivable for TES service department assisting clients in billing and warranty processes.
