EMCO Technologies Team

Janice Harvey Pellar has been a part of EMCO since the business was founded by her late father, Jim Harvey, in 1962. Prior to graduating from Louisiana State University in 1973, she worked part time and assumed full time responsibilities upon graduation. During her years with EMCO, she has developed a unique and thorough understanding of the company by working in various positions from Billing Clerk to Service Supervisor. Once she passed the FCC Technicians Exam, she expanded her company commitment by  repairing telephones and pagers. Her accomplishments were recognized in 1982 when she was appointed Service Manager. In 1987, she was named Vice President and General Manager. Upon the retirement of her father in 1988, she was named President and continues in that position today as the Chief Operating Officer of EMCO.

In addition to running the company, Janice served on the National Motorola MSS Advisory Council from 1990 to 1993. The nine-member board is selected from the U.S. and Canada to represent the 1200 Motorola service facilities across North America. In 1996, she was also appointed to the National Motorola Problem Resolution Council, representing the Southeast Region. In addition, she has been a team member and judge for Motorola TCS Team Competition for the Southeast Region. Under her management, EMCO has also been awarded the Motorola Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Sales for eight years. In March 1998, Janice was the keynote speaker for the Asian Motorola Radio Dealers Convention in Tokyo, Japan.

Other honors include:

• In 1994, Baton Rouge Business Report and Junior Achievement’s Small Business of the Year (under 100 employees)

• October, 1998 – YWCA Woman of Achievement Award

• November, 1998 – SME (Sales Marketing Executives) Marketer of the Year

• May, 1999 – Finalist; Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, State of Louisiana

• July, 2005 - Inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction

Janice currently serves on several corporate, community and charitable boards and civic associations.

Gerald is a graduate of LSU. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Purchasing Manager. Prior to joining EMCO in 1992, he held various management positions in the petro-chemical industry and a Vice-President at Cajun Electric Power Cooperative. His first project after joining EMCO was heading the site selection and construction of the EMCO Main Office facility at 8900 S. Choctaw. He became the CFO for EMCO and then was promoted to Vice President in 2003.

Pat Cuntz joined EMCO in 1997 after spending more than 11 years with Motorola in the Radio Network Solutions Group (RNSG). His service at Motorola included such positions as Radio Communications Representative, Zone Sales Manager, Louisiana Business Manager and Senior Account Manager for Special Markets. His responsibilities included direct sales and sales management with particular emphasis in the area of sales and service to upper-level management personnel within Fortune 500 companies. He is a graduate of LSU with a degree in Business Administration and Management.

Upon joining EMCO, Pat was initially responsible for business development within the Communications Division.  In addition, he handled the management of existing radio projects and key customer relationships. In 1998 he became the Communications Division Manager which added the responsibility of managing the various radio service departments within EMCO.  As Vice President, Pat is responsible for the overall operation of the entire Communications Division including sales, service and administration.

Todd Bourgeois joined EMCO in 1997 after spending 9 years with Motorola, Inc. as part of Motorola’s Radio Network Solutions Group (RNSG). Todd’s service at Motorola included being a Radio Communications Representative and Senior Account Manager for Commercial and Government Markets. His projects dealt with major communications systems within Louisiana State and local Government. He is a graduate of Nicholls State University with a degree in Business Administration.

Upon joining EMCO, Todd was initially responsible for business development within the IT Division. In addition, he handled the management of existing field service teams and corporate service contracts. In 1998, he became the IT Division Manager, which added the responsibility of managing EMCO’s office based service group. As Vice President, Todd is responsible for the overall operation of the entire IT Division including sales, service, special projects, and administration.

Mr. Laborde has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology field, with the last 13 years as part of EMCO Technologies Senior Management Team. With over 10,000 hours of documented project manager experience in large scale IT environments, Mr. Laborde has shown the ability to both successfully manage major IT projects as well as to meet and exceed our customers' expectations.

Mike Lee joined EMCO in June 2005 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mike brings considerable experience to this position having served in the banking community and petrochemical industry in a variety of financial roles. Prior to joining EMCO, Mike was a vice president in the commercial banking division of Hibernia National Bank and then a business division controller with Shell Chemical. He holds a bachelors degree in finance from McNeese State University as well as a masters degree in finance from Texas A&M University. Mike is responsible for the overall financial activities of EMCO, including financial reporting and planning, banking relationships and internal accounting and control procedures.

Mr. Aguillard has been with EMCO Technologies since 1973 beginning as a communications bench technician and rising through the ranks to Manager of Technical Services of the Communications Group. He has been involved in the design, installation and maintenance of Motorola Smartnet and LTR infrastructures in the chemical plant environment. He has been the focal point for all systems operations and design for ExxonMobil and has designed and fabricated many specialized devices for their use.

Richard Thomas joined EMCO Technologies in November 1995 as a Technician at ExxonMobil Baton Rouge. Prior to joining EMCO Technologies, he had 15 years of experience as a Field Service Technician for NCR working with various national accounts. His career with EMCO Technologies has included involvement in and oversite of several large scope IT rollout projects. In August 2001 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from ExxonMobil Chemical Information Systems for his roll in the Horizon Standard Managed Environment rollout. In 2005, he was promoted to Eastern Division Field IT Operations Manager where he is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of IT personnel located at sites in Louisiana and Alabama.

Greg Woodard joined EMCO in 1997 after spending 14 years as sole proprietor or manager of several consumer electronic businesses along the Texas Gulf Coast area. During this time he achieved several certifications and awards from top Consumer Electronic companies in the United States. He is a graduate of Lamar University with a degree in Industrial Electronics Technology.

Upon joining EMCO, Greg was initially responsible for technical support within the PC Division. After new roles in the PC Division, Greg was promoted to EMCO Operations Manager in 1999 for the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, Texas. In 2001, he became the Texas Area Operations Manager, which added the responsibility of managing all of EMCO's sites within Texas. With the addition of new contracts outside of Texas, Greg was promoted to Field IT Operations Manager-Western Division in 2005 and now oversees all operations for the Western United States.

Cindy Moss joined EMCO Technologies in September 2006. Prior to joining EMCO she has served as an assistant manager, a human resource coordinator and a recruiter. She is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University where she obtained a bachelor’s of Business Administration and a master’s of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Cindy is an active member of the local SHRM affiliate chapter, the Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management (GBR SHRM).

Cindy is responsible for developing, implementing and administering HR procedures, policies and programs in addition to coordinating activities relating to recruitment, employee relations, retirement, and training & development.