Robert W. Chance
Chief Executive Officer of NAS, Interim Chairman of the Board, and Director
Robert W. Chance has served as a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2, 2007, when we completed our reverse merger with ISS; and he served as our acting Principal Financial Officer from September 2008 through December 2008 (Jeremy Briggs filled that position on January 1, 2009). From July 2005 to June 2007, Mr. Chance was Chief Operations Officer of Nytrox Systems, which engaged in the business of manufacturing ozone generating equipment; and from October 2004 until October 2, 2007 he served as Vice President of ISS. Prior to that time, he held management positions in Siemens and Johnson Controls, and worked for representatives of Honeywell and Fisher Controls International, over the course of his 30 year career in the automation and controls industry.
Jeremy Briggs, MAFM
Principal Financial Officer and Director
Jeremy Briggs has served as our Principal Financial Officer since January 1, 2009. He also has served as our Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2009 (he has worked for us since July 2008, originally as Senior Accountant, and from October through December 2008 as Controller) and he is responsible for directing our overall accounting policies and functions. He has over seven years of accounting experience working for both public and private companies, although he is not a certified public accountant. He was a Staff Auditor at De Joya Griffith & Company, LLC, certified public accountants and consultants located in Henderson, Nevada, from February 2007 to June 2008. He was a Divisional Accountant for Toll Brothers, Inc., a national builder of luxury homes, from May 2006 to February 2007. He was an Accounts Receivable/Bookkeeper for Bonotel Exclusive Travel, a Las Vegas, Nevada tour operator specializing in deluxe hotels and resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada, from November 2005 to May 2006. From September 2004 to November 2005 Mr. Briggs was a full-time student.
Jody R. Hanley
Director of NAS
Jody R. Hanley has served as a director since October 2, 2007, when we reverse merged with ISS. He has been the President of ISS since he co-founded it in April 2001. Mr. Hanley has over 21 years of supervisory and managerial experience, including five years as a project manager and facility maintenance manager for Merck Medco, a Fortune 50 company.
Manuel Ruiz
Secretary and Director of NAS
Manuel Ruiz has served as a director and our Secretary since October 2, 2007, when we reverse merged with ISS. He has been Director of Engineering and the Controls Engineer of ISS since he co-founded it in April 2001. Mr. Ruiz has over 21 years of experience and expertise in PLC system programming and design, including process control and electrical engineering, including working for Honeywell from 1996 to 2001, designing and building automation systems and industrial related control projects.
Robert H. O'Conner
Director of NAS
Robert H. O’Connor has served as an director of National Automation Services, Inc. since 2007. Mr. O’Connor is currently the sole owner of O’Connor Mortgage and Investment Company (“OCMI”), which he established in 1981. Through OCMI, he has developed substantial business experience in the course of originating real estate and business loans through California with the Bay Area being the primary, but not exclusive venue for his activities. Mr. O’Connor has developed, built and acquired both commercial and residential properties. He is also an investor in early stage companies of varying kinds. Prior to founding OCMI, Mr. O’Connor was with Pacific Gas & Electric for 20 years.
