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Inquiries

Regional Sales Managers

Paul Albinger, Jr.
Director of Sales
Government/Interior/Canada


palbinger@elkhartbrass.com
602-284-9523 cell
800-346-0250 Ext. 244 (VM)

United States: HI

Paul is a retired Fire Chief, having been in the fire service since 1970. He is a certified fire instructor and has written for many of the National Fire publications. Paul has been with Elkhart Brass since 1992.

Mitch Beaver
Regional Export Sales Manager

mbeaver@elkhartbrass.com
1-574-295-8330 Ext. 323
574-293-9914 fax

Africa: Egypt
Asia Pacific: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Europe: Greece
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen


Ken Bush
Shur Sales and Marketing

kbush@shur-sales.com
720-323-2634 cell
303-789-5696

United States: CO, NM, WY


Joe Dillon
Regional Export Sales Manager

jdillon@elkhartbrass.com
1-574-295-8330 Ext. 322
1-574-293-9914 fax

United States: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Asia Pacific: Australia, New Zealand
Mexico/Caribbean: Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela


Tim Doane
OEM Account Manager

tdoane@elkhartbrass.com
407-312-1691 cell

OEM Accounts: 4-Guys, Inc., Brunswick Boat Group, Custom Fire Apparatus, E-One, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Freedom Fire Equipment, G & G Metal Fabrication, JBT Aerotech, KME Fire Apparatus, Kovatch, Kovatch Mobile/California, Smyrna Truck/Fouts Bros, Sutphen Corporation, Sutphen East, and Sutphen Towers

Having previously worked in the firefighting equipment industry, Tim joined Elkhart Brass in 2004.

Rob Dornseif
North Eastern US Regional Sales Manager

rdornseif@elkhartbrass.com
574-971-6631 cell

United States: CT, IL, IN, KY, ME, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VT, WV, WI

Rob joined Elkhart Brass in June of 2009, with over 15 years of prior Sales experience. He has also been a volunteer with several fire departments, including several years with the rank of Lieutenant.

Brian Evans
Fides Marketing Inc., President

b.evans@videotron.ca
514-426-5262
450-937-4446 fax

Canada: AB, BC, NB, NL, NWT, NS, NU, PE, SK, YT

Brian has been representing Elkhart Brass since 1990 in Canada with his associates at Fides Marketing Inc. Fides has demonstration staff and products situated across Canada for our customers convenience.

Paul Gaines, CFPS
Central States Regional Sales Manager

pgaines@elkhartbrass.com
817-946-6534 cell

United States: AR, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD, TX

Paul has 27 years in corporate sales and account management. He joined Elkhart Brass in 2004. Paul has been in the fire service since 1999 and is currently an Asst. Chief and Certfied Fire Protection Specialist in Texas.

Jerry Herbst
Strategic Development Manager- National Accounts

JHerbst@elkhartbrass.com
518-275-3882 cell

National Accounts:MES, Darley, and Protect the Force.

A 30-year veteran of the fire service in New York, Jerry is a past Chief and Instructor. Jerry has over 20 years experience in sales, marketing and distribution management focused on the emergency service and industrial marketplace. Jerry joined Elkhart Brass in 2006.

Gary Hess
Protect the Force

ghess@ptfgov.com
770-815-2353 cell
678-867-0324

US Government (Worldwide)

With over 20 years of fire product background, Gary specializes in creating efficient, positive experiences for government agencies needing firefighting equipment.

Francis Houle
Fides Marketing Inc., OEM Manager (Canada)

f.houle@videotron.ca
514-893-7683

Canada: QC


Dean Hutt
OEM Account Manager

dhutt@elkhartbrass.com
515-979-5722 cell

OEM Accounts: Central States Fire Apparatus, General Safety Equipment, and R.K. Manufacturing.

Dean has been in the fire service since 1975. Dean is a certified Fire Service instructor and graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. After serving as a Chief for 17 years, Dean retired in 1998 to begin his career with Elkhart Brass.

Chris Martin
Regional Export Sales Manager

cmartin@elkhartbrass.com
1-574-295-8330 Ext. 320
1-574-293-9914 fax

United States: American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau
Africa: Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia Pacific: Guam, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia


Jim Melrose
Southeast Regional Sales Manager

jmelrose@elkhartbrass.com
770-891-6076 cell

United States: AL, DE, DC, GA, MD, MS, NC, RI, SC, TN, VA

Jim joined Elkhart Brass in July of 2007 with over 24 years experience in sales and distribution management, the majority of it within the fire service industry. Jim also brings 15 years of experience in the fire service as a volunteer firefighter, including time as a Training Officer, a Captain and an Assistant Chief.

Mark Naylor
Fides Marketing Inc.

marknaylor@rogers.com
519-750-4663

Canada: MB, ON


Tom Negley
OEM Account Manager

tnegley@elkhartbrass.com
402-490-7296 cell

OEM Accounts: Black Hills Fiberglass & Plastic, Classic Fire LLC, Crimson Fire, Custom Fab & Body, Danko Emergency Equipment, E.J. Metals, Emergency Apparatus Maintenance, Flint Hills Fire & Rescue Apparatus, Fyr-Tek, Global Ground Support, Great Plains Fire, Inc., Heiman Inc., HME Inc, Jon’s Mid-America Fire Apparatus, Lake Assault Boats LLC, Madison Truck Equipment, Marion Body Works, Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Co., Monroe Truck Equipment, Precision Fire Apparatus, Premier Engineering & Mfg. Inc., Rennert’s Fire Equipment Service, Ronco Engineering, Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC, Semo Tank & Supply Co., Simon’s Fire Equipment & Repair Inc., Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Spartan Motors, Stainless & Repair, Inc., Super Vac Mfg. Co., Toyne Inc., Tyco Fire Protection Products, U.S Tanker-Fire Apparatus, Unruh Fire, Inc., WFE Fire & Safety Co. Inc., Watts Welding & Mfg. LLC, and Welch Fire Equipment Corp.

Tom joined Elkhart Brass in February of 2009. In his most recent professional position, Tom served in a management capacity with a leading fire equipment distributor; additionally, Tom spent 20 years in the insurance industry. Tom also has over 31 years experience in the Fire Service as a volunteer firefighter.

Ron Nolting
Protect the Force

rnolting@ptfgov.com
678-522-1012 cell
678-867-0324

US Government (Worldwide)

Having joined Government Sales Group (now Protect the Force) in 2008, Ron is focused on the federal government first responder market.

Dave Robinson
Industrial Sales Manager

drobinson@elkhartbrass.com
979-299-9390 cell

Dave joined Elkhart in March 2009 with over 25 years experience in the industrial fire sector. Most recently, Dave served as National Account Manager, Government Sales Division with Hagemeyer North America. Prior to working with Vallen Safety Supply (now Hagemeyer North America), Dave was a Fire Safety Inspector for 10 years; he has also been an instructor with several private industrial fire schools. Dave attended both the University of Texas and the University of Houston.

Ryan Rollins
OEM Account Manager

rrollins@elkhartbrass.com
920-636-8058 cell

OEM Accounts: Oshkosh Truck Corp., McNeilus, and Pierce Mfg. Co.

Eric Sanders
Southwest Regional Sales Manager

ESanders@elkhartbrass.com
714-222-1351 cell

United States: AK, AZ, CA (No.), CA (So.), ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA

Eric joins us with over 10 years of sales experience and as a veteran of the fire industry. Prior to his transition into sales Eric was a firefighter for San Luis Obispo County Fire Department in California. Eric studied in the Fire Science Program at Allen Hancock College where he graduated from the Fire Academy in 1987.

Nitin Shinde
Regional Sales Representative

nshinde@elkhartbrass.com
+91 992-066-4489 cell

Asia Pacific: India


Scott Warbritton
Director of Sales, US Municipal Market

swarbritton@elkhartbrass.com
574-584-4334 cell
800-346-0250 Ext. 225 (VM)

United States: FL

Scott is a 30-year veteran of the fire service industry, having previously worked with Safety Equipment Company (now part of Fisher Scientific) and Complete Environmental Products. He joined Elkhart Brass in 2009.

Joe and Irene Willey
Industrial Consultants

jwilley@elkhartbrass.com
409-658-1511 cell

Joe has been in the fire service since 1956; in 1988 Joe became an Industrial Sales Manager with Elkhart Brass. Irene also worked with Elkhart Brass as an Industrial Sales Manager for a number of years. In 2010, Joe and Irene have assumed a consulting role with Elkhart Brass.