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Our People

We understand the value of intensive training and certification and earn your loyalty through superior customer service and the knowledge of leading edge technologies. Our team members achieve excellent results through their training, commitment, and by serving each other.

Gary Gilman – Owner-President
Gary is a hands-on business owner who holds several certifications in mold remediation, water damage restoration, structural drying and odor removal.  He’s seen many damp, moldy crawl spaces and basements, and he has the extensive knowledge to help solve your crawl space or basement moisture issues.  He is a Council-certified Microbial Supervisor.  He has attended numerous industry trainings, seminars and conventions on all facets of the cleaning and restoration industry. 

Gary grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York and studied business at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  He moved to Vail in 1977 and founded SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning, our sister company which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.  Gary’s wife, Julie Stoxen, co-owns and operates the company.  They reside in Eagle County with their daughter Maggie.  Gary is also a member of the Edwards Rotary Club.  Always up for a challenge, he enjoys powder skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, rafting, soccer, windsurfing, and coaching soccer.

   
Julie Stoxen –  Treasurer - Co-Owner
Julie moved to the area in 1979 after graduating from the University of Illinois.  She is a “hands-on” owner, helping with the complex internal needs of the company and assisting at emergency job sites when needed.  She and Gary have a daughter, Maggie, and Julie enjoys being involved in Maggie’s school and extra-curricular activities.  
   
Adem Brooks –  Field Supervisor                                          

Adem joined the SteamMaster team in January 2008. In his previous employment, Adem was part of a disaster response team around the United States, South America and the Caribbean Islands. He worked in New Orleans and the Bahamas after Hurricane Katrina and recently took part in a Mold Remediation project in Galveston after Hurricane Ike.  Adem's family includes his wife Megan, sons Tyler, Quincy and Preston and new-born baby RaeLynn.

   
Steven Cowles - Lead Technician
   
Melchor Delgado– Technician 

Melchor is a certified technician with Colorado Basement Systems.  He installs the many solutions CBS offers for damp crawl spaces and wet basements.

   
Juana Perez– Technician

 

   
Miguel Ortiz – Technician

 

   
Pedro Rodriguez – Technician

 

 

 

David Gardoni – Restoration Division Manager                                  Originally from the Salinas Valley in California, David majored in Crop Science at California Polytechnical State Institute.   He uses this “techie” degree as our resident Thermographer.  In layman’s terms, he takes a thermal imaging camera into homes to easily find seeping water and moisture that is invisible to the naked eye.   David is usually out on the road visiting sites in need of fire or flood restoration.  David enjoys spending time with his wife, Marie, children and grandchildren, and is proud to tell you that a third grandchild is on the way as of December 2007!  He also enjoys hunting, fishing and camping. 

   

Rinalds Jansons – Water Restoration Assistant

Rinalds lived in Miami for 2 and a half years where he worked as a handyman.  He moved to the valley almost two years ago with his wife, Rachel.  They are avid mountain bikers. Rinalds has certification on structural drying, carpet and upholstery cleaning and odor control. He took a class in water restoration in Memphis, Tennessee.  Rinalds is very astute in the science of drying structures in a water damage loss.

   

David Plain – Director of Sales

 

   

Adam Kiss –  Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)                                       Oriental Rug Division Manager                                                                     Adam has lived in the valley for over 20 years and is a graduate of the University of Colorado. He is SteamMaster’s long-time Oriental rug and leather care expert and works his magic when cleaning, repairing or dying your rugs or furniture.  He can’t make them fly, but he can make them sparkle!  Adam’s many certifications include: Master Cleaning Technician, Master Upholstery and Fabric Technician, Water Damage Restoration, Carpet Repair and Installation. Schools attended: Certified Rug Specialist, Wool Care Certification, Advanced Leather Care, Advanced Leather Repair, Advanced Stone Care and Restoration.

   
Gina Lowry - Accounting

Gina is responsible for restoration billing, overseeing collections, and receivables.  When Gina isn’t working, she enjoys reading a good book or going camping and boating with her family.  She has two children, Brigitte and Bradley.

   
Rajkumar Manickam - Chief Executive Officer                                             Raj is originally from Melaka, Malaysia and has a 17 year background in banking. He moved to the valley in 1998. Raj has been with SteamMaster for over 5 years and holds the title of CEO.  He oversees all the company’s endeavors through division and department managers.  Raj systematically adds his magic touch to every project and is the workhorse that makes the intangibles happen.  When Raj is out of the office he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.  Raj firmly believes in SteamMaster's purpose statement of creating a healthy indoor environment while providing superior service and creating a rewarding place to work.
   
Div Manula - Sales                                                                                             Div meets with customers, listens to their concerns, and then helps find solutions.  A typical day has him meeting customers to discuss carpet or stone cleaning, or a taking care of a damp crawl space.  A world traveler, Div studied Economics and Environmental Science at Tokyo International University and Willamette University.  He served on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska for 12 years and also purchased construction and building materials for sites in the Pacific Northwest and Scandinavia.  He’s seen a lot of buildings and can help you too!   His children and family are a big part of his life.  He enjoys being outdoors with his kids doing diverse activities such as diamond hunting on volcanoes (Yes, seriously!), hiking, fishing and jumping on the trampoline.
   
Matt Monica – Vice President                                                                          Matt has been with SteamMaster for over 20 years and has numerous certifications.  His areas of expertise include; Oriental and Specialty Rug Cleaning, Advanced Structural Restorative Drying, Upholstery and Fabric Care, Stone Cleaning and Restoration, Advanced Leather Care, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation, Microbial Remediation and Auto Detailing.  Matt also finds time to play golf and spend quality time with his wife Deb and family.
   
Mary Jane – Controller                                                                                     Mary Jane is a long time employee of  SteamMaster, having been here for over 20 years. When she started, the company only had 5 employees and operated from the loft in Gary Gilman’s house.  Mary Jane is a jack-of-all-trades but has focused her skills on the accounting demands of the company.  She has seen SteamMaster grow from just a carpet cleaning company to one that services homes and offices with a myriad of different services including mold remediation, hard surface cleaning and fire restoration. “It’s nice to watch the development and growth of the business and its employees. We have grown in leaps and bounds since I joined in 1985.”
   
Peter O'Flinn – Operations Manager

Peter directs our technicians to the day's job sites, making sure they have full instructions, directions on where to go and have the proper equipment.  He is married to Katie and joined our team in late 2008.

 

 

   
Alex Torres – Technician
   
Ziggy Urban – Technician
Ziggy is from Poland and has been with SteamMaster for over 5 years. He recently became a citizen of the United States and resides in our on-site employee housing.  Whether it’s cleaning your carpet or removing water from your flood, Ziggy will be there to get you back to normal.
   
Jeff Wolff - Technician                                                                                   Jeff has been with SteamMaster for 12 years and is a certified AMRT (Applied Microbial Remediation Technician). He specializes in our Mold Remediation jobs.  Jeff also installs Clean Space systems with Colorado Basement Systems.

 

   
Donna Yurcich -  Billing Administrator                                                      Donna ensures that Colorado Basement Systems runs smoothly.  She also tracks the Property Manager Incentive Program, ensuring that they receive their gifts for using and referring SteamMaster (For more info on referrals, give us a call or look on our site under “Contact Us.”).  When Donna and her husband aren’t remodeling a house, she enjoys rafting, hiking, biking and gardening.  They also have five dogs, two cats and three goats.  They used to raise pigs, cows and chickens too, but it got to be too much!
   

Shadow - Mascot 

Shadow is the Gilman/Stoxen family dog.  He enjoys meeting and greeting visitors and wandering around the building looking for treats and petting.

     

 

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