Say Hello to Oregon!

Bob is a VFD Specialist at Air Reps in the Oregon market. He has worked in the Industrial / HVAC market since 1985 selling motor controls, transformers, enclosures and variable frequency drives; specializing in ABB drives.  He was the ABB Territorial Manager from 1986 until his move to Oregon Air Reps in 2001. Since then he has educated the VFD market place by offering continuing education classes through the State of Oregon and teaches at Local 290-Steamfitters and Plumbers Union. Bob received his BS degree from Western Illinois University in Industrial Education and Technology in 1979 and served in the US Army Security Agency for three years.

Bob and his wife Chris, have four children; three grown sons and a daughter. When Bob’s boys were younger, he coached Little League and played an active role as a scouting mentor and volunteered his expertise on numerous Eagle Scout projects. Currently, Bob enjoys woodworking, home renovations, fishing, golfing and watching his daughter perform in gymnastics..  As a family, they enjoy many outdoor activities; hiking, camping and traveling during the summer.

Chuck graduated with a mechanical Engineering Degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax N.S. Canada.  For first 20 years of Chuck’s career he worked for Alerton Dealers in both Canada and the US.   He held positions in Operations, Sales and Management.  The past 8 years Chuck has worked for Honeywell in Sales and Sales management. His most recent position was Americas Sales Director for Alerton (a Honeywell Brand).  In his free time Chuck enjoys playing Hockey (Canadian eh?) and exploring the back roads of Oregon and Washington on his Dual Sport motorcycle.

Meet Jeff Vest, our new Air Distribution Inside Salesperson in Oregon. With a background in Biology and after a long stretch in the high-tech industry, he began his foray in HVAC at Streimer Sheet Metal in Portland.  Having worked with Air Reps personnel, he knew this was the company for him.   Jeff is an huge sports fan (Go Cougs!) and an avid hiker an climber who volunteers his time as a climbing route steward with Mt. St. Helen’s Institute.  He’s a coffee drinker who prefers to leisurely sip a cup or two while soaking in the fresh air outside.

Kayla was born and raised in the Portland area. She graduated from California Lutheran University in 2016 with a BA in Communications. Before joining the Air Reps team she worked in the wine industry in the Willamette Valley.

Scott joined Air Reps in 2014 and is a relative newcomer to the HVAC industry. However, his passion for mechanical equipment began long ago. Growing up in the Atlanta area, he began college at Georgia Tech before escaping to the west coast in 2001. There, he finished his undergraduate at Portland State University, and went on to earn a Masters of Business Administration in 2009, also from PSU. While in school, Scott worked in various management roles in the automobile and outdoor retail industries. Before coming to Air Reps he gained exposure to construction sales while designing new and retrofit bicycle parking layouts for high profile projects such as the Big Pink tower, MAC Club and the Lloyd Blocks.

Scott considers himself a gear-head, and outside the office he can be found riding motorcycles or racing performance sailboats on the Columbia River or in races like Oregon Offshore. He lives in Portland with his wife Anika and their mutt Hobie.

Tyson is a 1998 graduate of Oregon State University and started his professional career in sales as Assistant Branch Manager at Fastenal Industrial. He joined Oregon Air Reps in 2000 and has been serving contractors and engineers all over the state since then. Tyson joined Air Reps, LLC in 2015 along with the rest of the Oregon Air Reps group and is thrilled for the opportunity to serve Oregon under the Air Reps name.  Professionally, he most enjoys finding creative “outside the catalog” solutions for his customers.

Tyson is married to a loving wife, Jaime with whom he shares two beautiful daughters. Together and with friends they engage in many outdoor adventures camping, hiking, hunting, fishing and cheering on the Beavers of OSU.