John
Ramsay – President & Director of Operations
John has over 30 years of experience in disaster debris
operations and management. He has directed the successful
completion of numerous large and small operations from
Hurricane Camille in 1969 to Tropical Storm Allison
in 2001 to Ice Storm in Winston-Salem in 2003. He is
familiar and experienced in all phases of a debris operation
from removal, reduction, recycling and disposal.
Raymond “Buddy”
Young – Assistant Director of Operations/Technical Assistance Manager
Buddy was Regional Director of FEMA Region VI from 1993
– 2001. Buddy 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. Buddy is also a retired Captain of the
Arkansas State Police where he served for 26 years.
William "Willie" Wright –
Safety/Quality Control Manager
Willie 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 Management
Team.
Margaret R. Wright, Ph.D. - Special Projects Manager/On-site Office Manager
Margaret has had over twenty years of professional training and managerial experience. Her most recent experience has been following Hurricane Rita in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. She has been a vital part of the management team working day to day with the Corps of Engineers through Ceres Environmental. Her past experience in disaster recovery includes general manager in Florida following Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne and in Virginia after Hurricane Isabel and onsite Office Manager in North Carolina after Hurricane Fran. Her duties included regulations compliance, management of record keeping which included day-to-day operations of work completed, communication and coordination with contracting entities during reconciling process, and conducting formal evaluations at completion of projects.
Eric Hall – Debris
Reduction Manager
Eric is a specialist in Air Curtain Incineration and
has worked in the disaster debris business since 1987.
He has worked as Debris Reduction Manager for CrowderGulf in
Florida after Hurricanes Andrew in 1992, Erin and Opal
in 1995, in North Carolina after Hurricane Fran in 1996
and in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Kansas City,
Kansas after 2002 Ice Storm. Eric is also experienced
in the incineration of animal carcasses. He has incinerated
dead and diseased animals all over the United States
and several foreign countries.
Charlie Hunter –
Project Manager - Debris Collection and Disposal Site
Management
Charlie spent over twenty (20) years in the active U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers in numerous duty assignments
from 1956 till 1977. Upon retiring from the U.S. Army,
Mr. Hunter worked for three (3) 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. He worked for CrowderGulf in Lee’s Summit,
Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas after the 2002 ice
storms.
John Campbell – Emergency Trainer / Marketing / Project Manager
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).
