Facility Maintenance Contractors

Pat joined FMC in 1987, to work alongside his business partner and life-long friend, Truxton Terkla. As one of the owners, he oversees all Sales & Marketing activity for the company. Pat attended the University of Washington and Central Washington University, where he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing. He has always enjoyed sales, public interaction and problem solving. His past work experience includes selling office machinery and computers.

Joining FMC in its infancy was attractive to Patrick; assuming a role in helping to build a company from the ground up as a partner, lent him control over the quality of the services being offered. His philosophy of “Excellence in Customer Service” coupled with Truxton’s high standards, has proven to be a winning combination.

Pat resides in Kent with his wife, Iona, who is a teacher for the Kent School District. Together, they have two grown daughters.

Truxton started FMC in 1986 as a professional property maintenance service, specializing in commercial janitorial services. Given the competitive business environment at the time, he felt that by developing a cost-effective company whose foundation was built on strong credibility and professionalism with limited geographical coverage, he could take the market by storm.

A graduate in Hotel & Restaurant Administration with a minor in Business from Washington State University, Truxton spent his first three years after college in Operations for Westin Hotels in Southern California. Electing to move back to Seattle, he spent two years with Granada Rentals securing the position of Seattle Regional Manager, prior to embarking on his journey to build FMC. Starting with nothing more than a desire to succeed and a strong work ethic, Truxton worked to sell FMC services during the day, while personally cleaning the accounts he sold during the night. Since he was performing all of the work himself, there were never any quality issues and he could confidently stand behind his efforts. As more customers gave him an opportunity and business increased, Truxton began hiring staff to keep up with the demand, employing the same high standard of quality and hard work with each addition to his team.

Truxton currently resides in the Tacoma area with his wife, Lavonne who owns and manages TL Sea Travel with him. They have two grown daughters who are both employed in corporate roles, one currently working alongside him at FMC.

Leslie joined the FMC team in June of 2014. She has over 20 years of management experience and brings a strong customer focus to her role as Janitorial Division Manager. Leslie has extensive experience in customer service, operations, sales, planning, budgeting, and employee relations.

Graduating with a B.A. in English Literature from Arizona State University, she opted to escape the desert heat and relocate to Washington. Leslie has lived and worked throughout the Puget Sound area, managing successful branches for Borders, Scholastic Book Fairs and Waldenbooks. Throughout her career, she developed comprehensive skills in all aspects of management, resulting in notable improvement in each business she has managed.

Leslie has been recognized as a leader in implementing change and instituting new systems; her success in training led to her selection as a management trainer with numerous companies. Leslie’s broad customer service experience taught her the importance of developing efficient teams and communicating effectively. Additionally, as a janitorial customer for many years, she understands the business from the consumer’s perspective. Leslie is passionate about continuing the FMC tradition of providing excellent janitorial service to all of our clients.

Penny joined FMC in 2000 as a backup Administrative Assistant. Three years later and to present date, she oversees all administrative activity for the company. In addition to being the first friendly voice you hear when you contact our main office, Penny is responsible for payroll, performing our monthly billing & accounts payable functions, as well as monitoring the communication flow at FMC. Penny’s solid accounting and organizational competence is evident after managing an Insurance Brokerage firm for several years.