|  Thomas
Yacobellis
President & CEO,
ASCS
CIE CMR
Thomas
Yacobellis
is
president
of
DUCTBUSTERS
Inc, a
national
remediation,
restoration
and
diagnostic
firm.
He has
25
years
experience
in the
design,
installation,
and
restoration
of
HVAC
systems
and 16
years
specifically
in the
HVAC
remediation
industry.
He is
responsible
for
developing
the
largest
independent
network
of
licensed
HVAC
contractors
dedicated
to
total
HVAC
system
remediation
MEMBERSHIPS
- Member
Indoor
Air
Quality
Association
(IAQA)
since
its
inception
- Member
of
the
National
Air
Duct
Cleaners
Association
NADCA
11
years
IAQA
POSITIONS
SERVED
AND
DOCUMENTS
PRODUCED
- President
IAQA
current
- Past
Vice
President
IAQA
(3years)
- Board
member
(3
years)
- Education
Committee
and
Certification
Committee
member
of
the
For-Profit
association
(2years)
- Profit
to
Non-Profit
conversion
task
force
-
primary
goal
was
to
create
all
programs
to
make
a
smooth
transition
including
the
establishment
of
the
new
corporation.
- Accounting
task
force
-
primarily
focused
on
identifying
all
funds
for
profit
/
non-profit's
conversion
and
creation
of
a
snapshot
of
financial
position
for
the
board
- IAQA
Guideline
01
-
Review
Committee
standing
member
- Certification
Committee
Chairman-
(3
years)
- CIE
Certification
program
-
Revamped
CHH
program
to
the
CIE
program
matching
the
goals
of
the
new
non-profit
organization
and
recreated
the
CIE
certification
exam
in
a
secure
environment.
- Trainers
Licensing
Program
-
Created
concept
and
initially
drafted
operational
foundation
for
the
organization
to
proceed
forward
with
licensing
independent
training
faculties.
Also
participated
in
negotiations
with
all
major
contracts
for
the
board
to
establish
the
program
with
course
providers,
both
existing
and
new
- Mold
Certification
program
-
created
entire
mold
certification
program
with
peer
review
and
creation
of
a
national
certification
exam.
- Management
transition
task
force
-
responsible
for
all
activities
involving
the
transition
to
a
new
national
Management
company.
- Master
Trainer
for
IAQA
DOCUMENTS
PRODUCED
AND
POSITIONS
SERVED
WITH
NADCA
- ASCS
National
Trainer
-
Responsible
for
creation
of
the
national
ASCS
training
program
and
implementation.
The
first
ever
for
NADCA
- ACR
2002
-
National
trainer
- ACR
2002
Standard
Committee
-
Standing
member
9
years
- Created
Document
-
Standard
For
Cleaning
Non-Porous
Ducts
1992-01
NADCA
- Created
Document
-
International
duct
cleaning
standard
ACR2002
- Primary
Author
-
Introduction
to
HVAC
System
Cleaning
Services,
A
Guideline
for
Commercial
Consumers
NADCA
- Drafted
-
General
Specifications
for
the
Cleaning
of
Commercial
Heating,
Ventilating
&
Air
Conditioning
Systems
NADCA
- Committee
member
-
Understanding
Microbial
Contamination
in
HVAC
systems
NADCA
- Actively
participated
-
in
the
"Hands-on"
EPA
residential
duct
cleaning
study
in
North
Carolina
- Created
the
first
National
Certification
exam
ASCS
- Certification
Committee
"Air
Duct
Cleaning
Specialist"
(ASCS)
standing
member
- Past
Vice
President
- NADCA
-
Energy
consumption
committee
CERTIFICATIONS
- NADCA
Air
system
cleaning
specialist
(ASCS)
- IAQA
Certified
Indoor
Environmentalist
(CIE)
- IAQA
Certified
Mold
Remediator
(CMR)
- Licensed
Florida
State
HVAC
Mechanical
Contractor
- EPA
Refrigerant
certification
- Florida
state
certified
course
instructor
- IAQA's
CIE
Master
Trainer
AWARDS
- Entrepreneur®
magazines
top
500
franchises
several
years
- Entrepreneur®
magazines
top
growing
franchises
- Microsoft®
Windows
World®
Top
proprietary
software
developed
for
private
use
- Indoor
Air
Quality
IAQ
Publications
Inc.
contractor
of
the
year
- Association
of
Heating
Refrigeration
and
Air
Conditioning
Engineers
(ASHRAE)
Research
Recognition
Award.
- RACCA
Distinguished
Service
Award
PATENTS
Tom
holds
the
patent
#5,186,759
"Method
for
cleaning
and
removing
harmful
microorganisms
from
an air
conditioning
system."
 Linda
"Woodie" Sayles
Vice President and Co-Founder
Linda "Woodie"
Sayles’ is owner and founder
of Buster Enterprises, Inc. which
grants licenses to the
DUCTBUSTERS®
franchise network. Her computer
career extends over 20 years in
both programming and system
analysis. In 1980, Woodie became
president of Business InfoSystems
which supplied computer
accounting and hardware solutions
to small to medium-sized
businesses. She is proficient in
DIBOL, COBOL, BASIC and Visual
Basic programming languages. Her
consulting career has ranged from
military distribution sites to
complex project management.
In 1989, Ms. Sayles became Vice
President of DUCTBUSTERS®
corporate and Buster Enterprises,
Inc., the franchising network.
She created the company’s
first proprietary business system
and oversees all research and
development activities including
the electronic communications
network and proprietary
DUCTBUSTERS® computer
programs used by all franchises.
These programs encompass all
areas needed for project
management, including estimating,
job analysis, inventory control,
vehicle maintenance, scheduling,
and cost management.
Ms. Sayles oversees all financial
activities including cost
analysis, budgeting, project
analysis, inventory control and
product procurement across the
network.
 Erin Ray, ASCS
Executive Associate
Erin
Ray
is the
Executive
Associate
of
Buster
Enterprises,
and DUCTBUSTERS,
Inc.,
a
national
remediation,
restoration
and
diagnostic
firm.
She
has
been
in the
accounting
field
since
1988.
She
started
with a
manufacturing
company
in
Florida,
then
moved
to
Washington,
DC.
For
three
years
she
worked
as the
bookkeeper
for an
association
management
company,
which
managed
several
different
associations,
including NADCA,
NAFA,
and
NCIAQ.
She
then
moved
back
to
Florida
and
has
been
with
DUCTBUSTERS®
and
Buster
Enterprises
since
February
of
1994.
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