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Our People
All CrowderGulf officers, managers and supervisors have been involved in previous successful disaster related debris operations and have been trained to the quality control concerns, safety concerns, ethics and drug policies of CrowderGulf. All key personnel understand the circle of plans concept and its relationship to this company’s Mission Statement. The following is a list of CrowderGulf’s key management, administrative and supervisory personnel.
CrowderGulf (CG) – KEY PERSONNEL
John Ramsay – Director of Operations (DO) & President
Mr. Ramsay is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Agriculture and has over 40 years of experience in storm debris removal and reduction operations and management. He has directed the successful completion of major operations from the most recent work in 2008 in the Houston-Galveston Area as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, as well as the 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, and all other disaster work since Hurricane Camille in 1969. As one of the owners and the founder of CrowderGulf, he takes a personal interest in each of the municipalities we have served over the years.
Mr. Ramsay is one of the foremost experts in all phases of a debris operation, including removal, reduction, recycling and disposal. He is well respected in the field and his technical advice has been and continues to be sought after by other contractors, municipalities, and various agencies such as Wildlife and Fisheries. Partly because of his farming background, John was innovative in exploring and using recycling methods long before it was popular.
Raymond “Buddy” Young – Assist Director of Operations (ADO) / Technical Assistance Manager
Mr. Young was Regional Director of FEMA Region VI from 1993 – 2001 and served as Administrator for 133 federally declared disasters and emergencies. He is nationally known and recognized in the Emergency Management business and is extremely knowledgeable about FEMA policies and procedures. He is a retired Captain of the Arkansas State Police where he served for 26 years. As the Assistant Director of Operations, he provided management and technical assistance in the Texas Gulf Coast Region due to Hurricane Ike’s impact in 2008. He was also tasked in CrowderGulf’s response to the following events: 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, and 2003 Hurricane Isabel.
Mr. Young works with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Program as an adjunct instructor. This program has a contract to provide terrorism response training to include all types of incidents for local and state governments, as well as the U. S. Air Force. He conducts full-scale exercises with local and state agencies in response to incidents of terrorism and natural disasters. Buddy is one of the most knowledgeable people working in the debris management business with firsthand experience in managing major disasters. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for Disaster Recovery Contractors Association (DRCA).
Margaret R. Wright, Ph.D. – Senior Program Manager (SPM)
Dr. Wright has had over twenty years of professional training and managerial experience. Most recently in Texas following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, she setup and managed the field documentation for active contracts as well as worked with the monitoring companies reconciling accounts to quickly provide the municipalities the required information for FEMA documentation. As a vital member of CrowderGulf’s Senior Management Team, her duties have included proposal writing, training developer and facilitator, regulations compliance, management of record keeping, including day-to-day operations of work completed, communication and coordination with contracting entities during reconciling process, and conducting formal evaluations at completion of projects. Her past projects have included: 2005 Hurricane Rita in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, working with the Corps of Engineers, 2005 also included Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina and Wilma as the senior manager overseeing all reconciling and invoicing documentation, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, 2003 in Virginia after Hurricane Isabel and in 1996 in North Carolina for Hurricane Fran she acted as the onsite Office Manager.
Ashley Ramsay-Naile – General Manager (GM)
Mrs. Ramsay-Naile has been involved in managing the day to day business of CrowderGulf operations since 1995 when Hurricane Opal impacted the Florida Panhandle. She has played a vital role in establishing the Disaster Administration Office (DAO) in which she has structured and managed since its acquisition. As General Manager for CrowderGulf her role has provided a liaison to clients, logistics coordination with our field operations, contract negotiations, preparation of proposals, subcontractor coordination, field supervisor, project manager, and all aspects of back office activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable and human resources. Activations have included: 1995 Hurricanes Opal and Erin, 1996 Hurricane Fran, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, and Jeanne, 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, 2008 Hurricane Gustav and Ike.
John Campbell – Senior Project Manager (SPM)
Mr. Campbell has a B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Southern Miss. and a Masters degree in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. After retirement from the Army as a full Colonel with 30 years of service, he served for 6 years as Chief of Operations for Lee County Emergency Management in Fort Myers, Florida. He has direct experience in debris recovery operations from Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Hurricanes Charley, Ivan and Wilma that impacted Southwest Florida. He also provided mutual aide to Escambia County Florida following Hurricane Ivan. During his 36 years of public service, he amassed an extensive background in high-level management, disaster response and training. He is qualified to instruct courses on the Incident Command System (ICS) and is a train-the-trainer for the National Incident Command System (NIMS). Mr. Campbell is an accredited Professional Emergency Manager through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA). Mr. Campbell served as a Senior Project Manager for over a year in the Texas Gulf Coast Region due to Hurricane Ike’s impact in September 2008.
Eric Hall – Debris Reduction Manager (DM) / Project Manager
Mr. Hall is a specialist in Air Curtain Incineration with experience in the storm debris business dating back to 1987. His experience as CrowderGulf’s Debris Reduction Manager and Project Manager spans from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to Hurricane Ike in 2008. This experience includes managing debris reduction operations in Florida following Hurricanes Andrew in 1992 and Opal and Erin in 1995; in North Carolina following Hurricane Fran in 1996, Ft. Lauderdale post Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and most recently in Montgomery County, Texas, following Hurricane Ike. In addition to serving as the company’s Debris Reduction Manager he took on the role of Project Manager, overseeing field operations and reduction site operations, in Dare County, North Carolina following Hurricane Isabel in 2003; in Orlando following Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004, 2006 in North Miami Beach following Katrina and Wilma, and currently in Texas after Hurricane Ike.
William “Willie” Wright – Safety / Quality Control Manager (SQCM)
Mr. Wright has an engineering degree from Auburn University and worked for Alabama Power Company for 31 years in various management positions. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Frederick, Erin and Opal he was responsible for managing and coordinating power crews in the restoration of power in the Southeastern Division of Alabama Power. He served as a Safety Specialist for Alabama Power from 1995 until his retirement. He is presently a Safety Consultant to CrowderGulf and a key member of our Senior Management Team. Mr. Wright managed CrowderGulf’s debris and reduction operation in York County, Virginia after Hurricane Isabel and Orange County, Florida following Hurricanes Charley and Frances and in Escambia County, Florida, after Hurricane Ivan.
Charlie Hunter – Project Manager (PM) / Sales Representative
Mr. Hunter was one of CrowderGulf’s project managers in Montgomery County, Texas, after Hurricane Ike in 2008. He was CrowderGulf’s project manager in Brevard County, Florida, following Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Charley, Frances and Jeanne and in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas after the 2002 ice storms. Mr. Hunter spent over 20 years in the active U.S. Army in numerous duty assignments from 1956 until 1977. Upon retiring from the U.S. Army, he worked for three Counties in the State of Florida from 1977 until February 2001 serving as Solid Waste Operations Director for Putnam County from 1977 - 1988, Sarasota County from 1990 – 1991, and Brevard County from October 1991 - 2001. After retiring from Brevard County under the State of Florida Retirement system, he came to work with CrowderGulf in October 2001.
All CrowderGulf officers, managers and supervisors have been involved in previous successful disaster related debris operations and have been trained to the quality control concerns, safety concerns, ethics and drug policies of CrowderGulf. All key personnel understand the circle of plans concept and its relationship to this company’s Mission Statement. The following is a list of CrowderGulf’s key management, administrative and supervisory personnel.
CrowderGulf (CG) – KEY PERSONNEL
John Ramsay – Director of Operations (DO) & President
Mr. Ramsay is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Agriculture and has over 40 years of experience in storm debris removal and reduction operations and management. He has directed the successful completion of major operations from the most recent work in 2008 in the Houston-Galveston Area as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, as well as the 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, and all other disaster work since Hurricane Camille in 1969. As one of the owners and the founder of CrowderGulf, he takes a personal interest in each of the municipalities we have served over the years.
Mr. Ramsay is one of the foremost experts in all phases of a debris operation, including removal, reduction, recycling and disposal. He is well respected in the field and his technical advice has been and continues to be sought after by other contractors, municipalities, and various agencies such as Wildlife and Fisheries. Partly because of his farming background, John was innovative in exploring and using recycling methods long before it was popular.
Raymond “Buddy” Young – Assist Director of Operations (ADO) / Technical Assistance Manager
Mr. Young was Regional Director of FEMA Region VI from 1993 – 2001 and served as Administrator for 133 federally declared disasters and emergencies. He is nationally known and recognized in the Emergency Management business and is extremely knowledgeable about FEMA policies and procedures. He is a retired Captain of the Arkansas State Police where he served for 26 years. As the Assistant Director of Operations, he provided management and technical assistance in the Texas Gulf Coast Region due to Hurricane Ike’s impact in 2008. He was also tasked in CrowderGulf’s response to the following events: 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, and 2003 Hurricane Isabel.
Mr. Young works with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Program as an adjunct instructor. This program has a contract to provide terrorism response training to include all types of incidents for local and state governments, as well as the U. S. Air Force. He conducts full-scale exercises with local and state agencies in response to incidents of terrorism and natural disasters. Buddy is one of the most knowledgeable people working in the debris management business with firsthand experience in managing major disasters. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for Disaster Recovery Contractors Association (DRCA).
Margaret R. Wright, Ph.D. – Senior Program Manager (SPM)
Dr. Wright has had over twenty years of professional training and managerial experience. Most recently in Texas following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, she setup and managed the field documentation for active contracts as well as worked with the monitoring companies reconciling accounts to quickly provide the municipalities the required information for FEMA documentation. As a vital member of CrowderGulf’s Senior Management Team, her duties have included proposal writing, training developer and facilitator, regulations compliance, management of record keeping, including day-to-day operations of work completed, communication and coordination with contracting entities during reconciling process, and conducting formal evaluations at completion of projects. Her past projects have included: 2005 Hurricane Rita in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, working with the Corps of Engineers, 2005 also included Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina and Wilma as the senior manager overseeing all reconciling and invoicing documentation, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, 2003 in Virginia after Hurricane Isabel and in 1996 in North Carolina for Hurricane Fran she acted as the onsite Office Manager.
Ashley Ramsay-Naile – General Manager (GM)
Mrs. Ramsay-Naile has been involved in managing the day to day business of CrowderGulf operations since 1995 when Hurricane Opal impacted the Florida Panhandle. She has played a vital role in establishing the Disaster Administration Office (DAO) in which she has structured and managed since its acquisition. As General Manager for CrowderGulf her role has provided a liaison to clients, logistics coordination with our field operations, contract negotiations, preparation of proposals, subcontractor coordination, field supervisor, project manager, and all aspects of back office activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable and human resources. Activations have included: 1995 Hurricanes Opal and Erin, 1996 Hurricane Fran, 2004 Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, and Jeanne, 2005 Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, 2008 Hurricane Gustav and Ike.
John Campbell – Senior Project Manager (SPM)
Mr. Campbell has a B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Southern Miss. and a Masters degree in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. After retirement from the Army as a full Colonel with 30 years of service, he served for 6 years as Chief of Operations for Lee County Emergency Management in Fort Myers, Florida. He has direct experience in debris recovery operations from Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Hurricanes Charley, Ivan and Wilma that impacted Southwest Florida. He also provided mutual aide to Escambia County Florida following Hurricane Ivan. During his 36 years of public service, he amassed an extensive background in high-level management, disaster response and training. He is qualified to instruct courses on the Incident Command System (ICS) and is a train-the-trainer for the National Incident Command System (NIMS). Mr. Campbell is an accredited Professional Emergency Manager through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA). Mr. Campbell served as a Senior Project Manager for over a year in the Texas Gulf Coast Region due to Hurricane Ike’s impact in September 2008.
Eric Hall – Debris Reduction Manager (DM) / Project Manager
Mr. Hall is a specialist in Air Curtain Incineration with experience in the storm debris business dating back to 1987. His experience as CrowderGulf’s Debris Reduction Manager and Project Manager spans from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to Hurricane Ike in 2008. This experience includes managing debris reduction operations in Florida following Hurricanes Andrew in 1992 and Opal and Erin in 1995; in North Carolina following Hurricane Fran in 1996, Ft. Lauderdale post Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and most recently in Montgomery County, Texas, following Hurricane Ike. In addition to serving as the company’s Debris Reduction Manager he took on the role of Project Manager, overseeing field operations and reduction site operations, in Dare County, North Carolina following Hurricane Isabel in 2003; in Orlando following Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004, 2006 in North Miami Beach following Katrina and Wilma, and currently in Texas after Hurricane Ike.
William “Willie” Wright – Safety / Quality Control Manager (SQCM)
Mr. Wright has an engineering degree from Auburn University and worked for Alabama Power Company for 31 years in various management positions. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Frederick, Erin and Opal he was responsible for managing and coordinating power crews in the restoration of power in the Southeastern Division of Alabama Power. He served as a Safety Specialist for Alabama Power from 1995 until his retirement. He is presently a Safety Consultant to CrowderGulf and a key member of our Senior Management Team. Mr. Wright managed CrowderGulf’s debris and reduction operation in York County, Virginia after Hurricane Isabel and Orange County, Florida following Hurricanes Charley and Frances and in Escambia County, Florida, after Hurricane Ivan.
Charlie Hunter – Project Manager (PM) / Sales Representative
Mr. Hunter was one of CrowderGulf’s project managers in Montgomery County, Texas, after Hurricane Ike in 2008. He was CrowderGulf’s project manager in Brevard County, Florida, following Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Charley, Frances and Jeanne and in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas after the 2002 ice storms. Mr. Hunter spent over 20 years in the active U.S. Army in numerous duty assignments from 1956 until 1977. Upon retiring from the U.S. Army, he worked for three Counties in the State of Florida from 1977 until February 2001 serving as Solid Waste Operations Director for Putnam County from 1977 - 1988, Sarasota County from 1990 – 1991, and Brevard County from October 1991 - 2001. After retiring from Brevard County under the State of Florida Retirement system, he came to work with CrowderGulf in October 2001.