David Rees serves as Chief Technology Officer of SmartCover©. He has over two decades of experience in the world of software development and engineering, with a focus on real-time online transaction processing, system architecture, and user interface design and implementation. He first began working with SmartCover© as a consultant in 2008 and joined the company full time in 2014.

David has worked for companies and organizations such as Sportech, eBet Technologies, SAIC, and EarthKAM. In these positions, he led teams responsible for 24/7 online operations, maintained high availability and performance under demanding customer loads while meeting performance requirements, minimized downtime, and managed customer relations. He oversees the engineering department and actively supports all facets of product quality and value engineering, software development, user interface, systems engineering, and management.

A focus on continuous improvement on all engineering aspects results in improved processes and improved products with the highest efficiency and reliability. David earned his B.S. in Computer Science from University of California San Diego. He serves on the Board of the San Dieguito Youth Softball League and enjoys coaching his children’s softball and baseball teams.

James Crabtree is a senior finance executive with over 20 years of experience in project development and corporate management in the water, power, and environmental industries. He has led over $1.5B in direct investments in a variety of projects and companies.

Jim has held various senior management positions, including Managing Director of a $170 million private equity fund and Vice President in G.E. Capital’s Structured Finance Group, as well as in JP Morgan Chase’s Global Structured Finance and U.S. Multinational Advisory Group. In addition to his transaction experience, Jim is skilled in business development and strategic planning. Jim has an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Ron Toten is an experienced leader in all aspects of operations and technology management. He has been acknowledged for combining business acumen and technology to develop and execute strategic business plans to improve the bottom line. Ron is a strong, versatile communicator with a solid work ethic and positive energy who leads the way toward building effective, world-class organizations. Ron is responsible for overseeing SmartCover© installations across North America.

As a seasoned leader, his combination of engineering, technology, project management, and customer service is unparalleled. He easily integrates with operations and is accessible to crews in the field to ensure the highest standards are met and the results are optimized—regardless of which of our applications (blockages, high frequency cleaning, inflow and infiltration, or H2S) the solution is targeting. Ron oversees the field testing of our research and development projects and masterfully manages the intricacies of resource allocation, logistics, and traffic management.

Prior to SmartCover©, Ron has served in various leadership roles within the IT industry—as a CTO for a software development company and a management consultant—providing strategic direction to enhance profitability, productivity, and efficiency. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. When he’s not hitting the little white ball, you can find Ron wrestling with his grandsons. Ron is based out of Orange County, CA.

Paris is our Vice President of Sales. He is an experienced leader with more than 25 years in the industry with the last two decades focused on the municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment markets. He oversees and manages our global sales operation with a network of regional managers and channel partners across North America.

Accountable for driving and accelerating growth for the company, he focuses on strategic planning and developing the market for our innovative solutions. He works with end users to identify new applications and lends his engineering and technical expertise to our R&D team to support the development and commercialization of new solutions.

Prior to joining SmartCover©, Paris was VP of Sales at Axine Water Technologies, where he led and built their commercial organization. He previously spent 14 years in various leadership roles at USP Technologies (Danaher subsidiary)—an environmental services company—and 5 years at Infilco Degremont (SUEZ subsidiary). Paris earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is an innovator and inventor holding two patents, and he has authored and presented many technical papers throughout his career. He currently resides outside Richmond, VA.

Brogan Quist — Vice President, Sales

Brogan Quist has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Westmont College, located in Santa Barbara, CA. He has over 10 years of experience in the wastewater and technology sector. He first started in the industry by installing and maintaining SmartCover monitoring devices in the field, beginning in 2008.

He now serves SmartCover as the Vice President of Sales where he is responsible for managing our sales operations, which involves coordinating with a diverse network of regional sales managers and channel partners spread across North America. His role encompasses strategic planning, execution, and optimization of sales strategies. Brogan leverages his extensive industry experience and leadership skills to ensure alignment with SmartCover’s overarching goals.

Drew Arner — Vice President, Operations

Drew Arner serves as SmartCover’s Vice President of Operations. In this role, Drew oversees the SmartCover installation, production, and customer support teams. His previous logistics and operations expertise has guided the evolution of SmartCover’s processes, systems and automation of delivery, installation and case management supporting thousands of field units across North America.

As one of the most tenured SmartCover employees, Drew leads cross-departmental coordination between sales, delivery, quality assurance, finance, administration, and account management. His responsibilities range from doing field work to traveling to support installations to conducting training with his technical and field knowledge. Drew resides in San Diego, California.

Jill Means — Vice President, Marketing & Sales Operations

Jill serves as SmartCover’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales Operations. She is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive Marketing Plan that scales and expands as the company grows; ensuring that SmartCover’s corporate identity, positioning, product promotion and messaging is consistent; and leading the Sales Operations function in generating quotes and proposals, processing orders, and conducting market research.

Prior to joining SmartCover, Jill served as the Director of Marketing for the Management Consulting Division of Black & Veatch and Director of Marketing and Education for New Resources Consulting. She currently resides in Olathe, Kansas.