Tray C. Edmonds, P.E. - Founder and Principal
Office Phone: 813-641-2515
Cell Phone: 813-210-0527
Email: tray.edmonds@compasselevator.com
4061 S. Old 41 Highway
Sun City, Fl 33586
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 29 years
- 2007 to Present – President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Southeastern Elevator Consulting LLC - 5 years – Regional Manager
Lerch Bates & Associates, Inc. – Florida & Caribbean - 3 years – New Construction Sales Manager
KONE, Inc. – Tampa and Miami, Florida - 5 years – Service Sales Manager
KONE, Inc. –Tampa, Florida - 5 Years – Service Sales Engineer
Miami Elevator Company – Tampa, Florida - 2 Years – Engineering Assistant
DS&N Engineers – Gainesville, Florida
Education:
- University of Florida – Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)
- University of South Florida – Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
Professional Qualifications and Registrations:
- State of Florida Professional Engineer (#76952)
- ASME QEI-1 Certified Elevator Inspector (#C2437)
- State of Florida Certified Elevator Inspector (#0082)
Charles Richter - Vice President of Operations
Office Phone: 954-829-3345
Email: charles.richter@compasselevator.com
1301 White Stone Way,
Davie, FL 33325
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 23 years
- 2016 to Present – Senior Consultant
Southeastern Elevator Consulting LLC - 2 years – Modernization Manager
Schindler Elevator – South Florida - 2 years – Modernization Manager
Otis Elevator – Miami, FL - 3 years – Modernization, Open Order Supervisor
Otis Elevator – Shelton, CT - 3 years – Service Operations Manager
ThyssenKrupp Elevator – College Park/Washington DC - 2 years – District Service Operations Manager
ThyssenKrupp Elevator – Charlotte, NC - 2 Year – Service Manager
ThyssenKrupp Elevator – Knoxville, TN and Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1 Year – Repair Manager
ThyssenKrupp Elevator – Fort Lauderdale, FL - 7 Years – Elevator Apprentice/Mechanic
ThyssenKrupp Elevator – Miami, FL - USMC 05/1982 – 01/1992
Military Police Sergeant – Honorable Discharge
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS:
- ASME QEI-1 Certified Elevator Inspector
- State of Florida Certified Elevator Inspector
Sean Sullivan - Senior Consultant
Office Phone: 813-641-2515
Cell Phone: 813-541-8246
Email: sulli.sullivan@compasselevator.com
4061 S. Old 41 Highway
Sun City, Fl 33586
To serve the needs of owners, developers, and managers, as well as architects and design professionals by
utilizing my 16 years of elevator field and office experience.
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Consultant, Compass Elevator Company – Southwest Florida (2022)
Responsibilities: Provide customers with solutions to their elevator needs
- Provide maintenance condition audits, acquisition, and due diligence reviews
- For modernization projects: schematic design, bidding assistance, submittal reviews, progress reviews,
and final installation reviews - Review existing maintenance contracts and consult on new maintenance contracts
Modernization Superintendent, Otis Elevator Company – Tampa/Fort Myers (2022)
Responsibilities: Coordinating multiple crews during various stages of an elevator modernization
- Successfully turned a profit in a division that had only shown losses for years
- Surveyed numerous elevators to determine their continuing reliability or candidacy for modernization
- Coordinated the ordering of entire elevator packages, door packages, and hoisting machines
Service Mechanic, Otis Elevator Company – San Diego (2019 – 2021)
Responsibilities: Troubleshooting, Repair and Maintenance of a variety of elevators
- Successfully implemented omitted software updates, through troubleshooting, across numerous systems and assisted in rolling out office wide
- Reduced call backs on a defined service route by 80%
- Retained customers by improved customer service and response follow up with the key account contacts
Construction Foreman/Mechanic, Otis Elevator Company – San Diego (2013 – 2019)
Responsibilities: Installation of elevators, completed state mandated testing, coordinating crews
- Coordinated several large projects encompassing the installation of elevators and escalators with multiple crews
- Installed, wired and successfully safety tested over 50 Gen 2 elevators with state inspectors
- Surveyed building, machine room and hoist way layouts to coordinate crew dispatching
Assistant Mechanic, Schindler Elevator Corporation – San Diego (2011 – 2013)
Responsibilities: Assisted mechanics with the modernizing of elevators and major repairs
- Assisted with completing over a dozen hospital modernizations on time and on budget while
overcoming challenging schedules due to constrictive hospital environments - Completed many prestigious Class A high-rise building modernizations
- Trained new mechanics on large re-cases and re-ropes
Assistant Mechanic/Apprentice, Reliable Elevator Company – San Diego (2006 – 2011)
Responsibilities: Worked with multiple mechanics on load tests, re-ropes, re-cases, MG sets,
fabricating, hanging travel cables, five-year tests, and state mandated testing guidelines
- Received the first and only ‘Helper of the year’ award
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
NEIEP, Certified Elevator Mechanic Apprenticeship: 2010
Certified Welder: 2010
Forklift Certified: 2008 to present
OSHA 10 Certified
OTIS Safety Training – Hoisting and Rigging, Crane Signal Person, Fall Protection, Scaffolding Safety
Orange Coast College, Associate of Arts: 1987 – 1990
SKILLS:
- Elevator service & support systems applications
- Elevator safety programs
- Elevator print and building As-built drawings
- Elevator technical terminology
- Customer service and strong interpersonal skills
- Manage dynamic teams and multiple skill levels
- Valued team contributor and leader
Robert R. Marvel - Document Manager and Technical Writer
Office Phone: 813-641-2515
Email: robby.marvel@compasselevator.com
4061 S. Old 41 Highway
Sun City, Fl 33586
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 2 years
- 2016 to Present – Technical Writer
Southeastern Elevator Consulting LLC
EDUCATION:
- East Bay High School – Graduated in 2007
- Southern Methodist University – Technical Writing Certification
- Hillsborough Community College (Currently Taking Classes)