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 30^th 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.