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4 Frank Engel, CEO
Frank
founded Air Purchases in 1969. Under his leadership the company
evolved from a fledgling, two-man operation to become New England’s
largest independent full-line
wholesale distributor of HVAC parts and accessories.
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4 Robert
Engel, President
Rob began his career in HVAC at an early age when he began working
in the company’s warehouse after school. Today he is responsible
for all business development at Air Purchases. He is a member of
the advisory board for the WIT buying group, and a former regional
trustee for HARDI. Rob holds a degree in business from Boston College.
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4 Ivan Quinchia, Vice
President/General Manager
Ivan joined the company in 1969 with a strong background in systems
design. He was responsible for establishing and growing the company’s
custom fabrication operation.
Ivan was named general manager in 1987 and vice president in 2004.
He holds an HVAC degree from the Franklin Institute, and serves
on the advisory board at Shawsheen Tech
and the Medford Vocational School.
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Jim Travers, Sales Manager, Trane Products
Jim joined Air Purchases in 1990 as part of the company's sheet
metal operation.
In 1992, he was named a territory manager on the Air Purchases sales
team, where
he consistently led the team in sales. Jim has been instrumental
in developing new
technology and customized training tools for HVAC contractors and
sales people,
and worked closely with ACCA to develop and teach its "Code
Review for HVAC
Contractors.” He was named sales manager for Trane residential
and light commercial products in 2006.
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Ed Jackson, Sales Manager
Ed joined Air Purchases in 1977 as an inside sales person and was
promoted to sales manager in 1979. Today he is responsible for ensuring
the strategic development of
Air Purchases non-Trane sales initiatives. Ed holds a bachelor’s
degree from
Northeastern University.
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Diane
MacPherson, Marketing Manager
Diane joined Air Purchases in 2003 with over 20 years of marketing
and public relations experience in high technology, global employee
relocation, and business-to-business marketing communications. She
is the recipient of three WHAM (W.I.T. Honors Achievements in Marketing)
awards and a Grand Award in the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence.
She holds a marketing degree and a certificate in graphic design
from Franklin Pierce University.
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