NAVCO
Alpharetta, GA 30005
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NAVCO
Dispatch Manager
Key Contacts
Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Bill Groves's Bio
Bill worked for Proctor and Gamble and a small consulting engineering firm before entering the security industry in 1977 with a regional integrator, Operational Security Systems. At OSS, Bill was the Operations Manager responsible for all design engineering, installation and service. He joined NAVCO in 1988 and started up the company's access control division. Bill moved to California in 1990 and assumed the role of President. He grew the company to its current size and became the CEO in 2011. Bill is currently one of the two major shareholders of the company and focuses his time on promoting the mission, vision and culture of NAVCO throughout the organization.
Jim Kauker's Bio
Jim started in the security industry as a Sales Rep for NAVCO in February of 1986. He was successful in sales his first few years and was quickly moved to Sales and Marketing Management. In 1997 Jim became NAVCO's EVP in charge of its entire Sales and Marketing team. In 2006, in partnership with Bill Groves, he was able to work through the transition of corporate ownership to ultimately become one of the two major shareholders of the company. In 2012, Jim was promoted to President and focuses his time on the people and processes of the organization, along with promoting the company at trade organization meetings and personal visits to customers and potential customers.
Scott Burger's Bio
Scott has been an active member of NAVCO's Board of Directors for the last 27 years. Prior to becoming part of NAVCO's Executive Management Team in 2009, he spent over 35 years in Commercial Lending and Executive Bank Management. During his Banking career, his responsibilities included the strategic planning and leadership of the Commercial Banking Group, Marketing Department, Cash Management Department and SBA Lending Group. Scott served on the Bank's Board of Directors, Asset/Liability Committee, Risk Management Committee, Senior Loan Committee and Director Loan Committee. His leadership skills, financial knowledge and industry expertise fits well into NAVCO's strategic plan to grow the company organically and through strategic acquisitions.
Operations
Beth Skakun's Bio
Beth started her career as a Paralegal working in several large law practices with concentrations in insurance law, litigation and employment law—both State and Federal. Beth began her Human Resource career in 1999, when she obtained her Professional certification from the Society of Human Resources. Beth joined NAVCO in 2012, after several years in the retail and then refining industries. Beth has certifications in Safety, Law and HR. Beth enjoys working with the employees to provide support, guidance and training while balancing NAVCO's corporate needs.
Glen Powell's Bio
Glen entered the electronic security industry in 1986, after serving as a Senior Instructor at the U.S. Marine Corps Communications Electronics School. He held positions as Applications Engineer, Systems Engineer, Senior Training Specialist, and Corporate Training Manager in the access control industry before joining NAVCO in 1998 as Access Control Engineering Manager. Glen was promoted to National Design Engineer in 2001, and then to his current role in 2017. Glen manages NAVCO's Drafting and System Design departments, provides technical system administration for NAVCO's Salesforce and System Surveyor implementations, and front-ends NAVCO's product management efforts. Glen has accumulated more than 40 technical & management certifications in his three decades plus of industry experience.
Kim Miess's Bio
Kim has over 25 years of customer service experience; she started with NAVCO in 1999 as a secretary located in the Alpharetta, GA office. Kim was promoted to Dispatch Manager in 2012 and to Field Service Director of the National Dispatch Center in 2016. Kim works with her team to ensure all customers receive the highest level of customer service. She believes that providing excellent customer service is one of the most important things that sets our business apart from the others.
Paul Spruiell's Bio
Paul joined NAVCO in 1992 as an entry-level Installer, and by 1993 was managing the Installation Department in the Northern California office. In 1996, Paul transferred to NAVCO's Seattle office to assume the role of Service Manager, only to be promoted 1 year later to Operations Manager in Atlanta, GA. Paul has since moved back to the Corporate office and currently holds 7 state licenses for NAVCO. He is still managing the National Dispatch Center in Alpharetta, GA. Customer service and SLA compliance remains his primary focus
Phil Burleson's Bio
Phil has 36 years' experience in the electronics and security industries. He started his career in electronics while serving in the US Air Force both stateside and overseas. Phil also served in the US Army as an Infantry Drill Sergeant. He began his career at NAVCO in 1992 as a Service Technician. He was promoted through the ranks, moving from Washington to Connecticut, and has held the position of Vice President in charge of Northeast Operations for the last 22 years.
Business Development, Marketing & Sales
Angie Barnes's Bio
Angie has 25 years of experience in the security business in Cash Logistics and Physical Security. Angie has held positions in Strategic Sales for Brink's Inc., in the Cash Logistics space, managing their largest national customer portfolio. Over the last 13 years here at NAVCO, she has held positions in Business Development, Director of Marketing, VP of Sales and now EVP of Sales. Angie's focus has been on the development of people and increasing business opportunities for NAVCO's growth in the United States.
Juli Rodriguez's Bio
Juli worked in the advertising industry before joining the NAVCO team as a Marketing Assistant in 2011. Over the past 7 years, Juli has held the positions of Marketing Manager and is currently the Director of Marketing, Events and Sales Support. She has grown the marketing department to include a full-time Marketing Assistant. Juli is responsible for the NAVCO brand, supporting the individual prospecting efforts of the NAVCO sales team and assisting the company in achieving their vision of growing the company organically. She also brings event planning experience to the team and is in charge of planning all corporate meetings and events.
Finance & Accounting
Debra La Berge's Bio
Debra worked for Deloitte, one of the "Big Four" professional services firms before joining NAVCO in 1988 as Assistant Controller. In a short period of time, she was promoted to Controller/Treasurer and has built a strong Accounting Department during her 30 years of service. She received her CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license in 1987 and earned the designation CGMA (Chartered Global Management Accountant) in 2012. Her accounting knowledge is her biggest strength that she brings to the NAVCO team.
Matt Blachford's Bio
Possessing a strong background in sales and a degree in digital electronics, Matt began his career with NAVCO in 1988 as a National Account Manager. This experience with a pertinent education and a strong belief in the NAVCO way of doing business has led Matt to become one of the most successful salespeople in NAVCO history. In 2004, parlaying his successful sales experience, Matt was promoted to Regional Sales Manager for NAVCO's mid states group while maintaining his existing client base. Matt takes particular pride in the success and professionalism of the salespeople who report to him, as well as the more than 300% increase in sales that have occurred in his region since 2004.