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Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional representation and service, committed to driving success in our partnerships and for your business

Steve Wood

Principal Member, President

Central & South Texas
35 years of experience in the HVAC/R Industry

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Steve Wood

Principal Member, President

Steve Wood has been an HVAC Manufactures Representative in Central/South Texas for the last 15+ years and has 25+ years in the HVAC business. The specific territories he covers are Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Temple, Coastal Bend region, and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He helped establish the newly formed rep agency Southwestern HVAC Sales in 2011. Before becoming a rep he worked for a very large HVAC contractor in Austin, TX. He learned the business from the bottom up getting many advancements and promotions along the way. At the same time he earned an Applied Associates Degree in HVAC Technologies. He has been involved in ACCA, RSES, and other trade organizations as a technical trainer for many years. Steve has been married for over 25 years and has 3 children. His passions outside of work include hunting, fishing, and being outside enjoying nature with his family.

Phone:512-422-6058
Email: steve@swshvac.com

Randy Burg

Principal Member, Sales Manager

Houston area/Southeast Texas
38 years of experience in the HVAC/R Industry

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Randy Burg

Principal Member, Sales Manager

Randy Burg is a principal member of Southwestern HVAC Sales, L.L.C. He was born and raised in the Houston area. Randy's HVAC training started when he was 10 years old when he started working with his father's (John Burg) HVAC business. Most of Randy's summers growing up were spent learning the ins and outs of the HVAC business. In 1991, Randy started doing HVAC/R installations for both residential and commercial applications. He then was promoted to outside sales and also designed both residential and commercial jobs. Other duties including selling service agreements, scheduled service and installation jobs, purchased material and equipment. In 1999, Randy started working as in inside salesman for manufactures' representative company. He then moved into outside sales the next year calling on wholesale distributors, plan and spec reps, residential, commercial, and industrial contractors, mechanical engineers, architects, builders, and city inspectors.

Phone:713-306-4897
Email:randy@swshvac.com

Warren Finney

Principal Member, Technical Advisor, Engineering Consultant

DFW area/East Texas
41 years of experience in the HVAC/R Industry

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Warren Finney

Principal Member, Technical Advisor, Engineering Consultant

Warren Finney began his career in the HVAC/R industry in 1983 by helping a family friend that was a mechanical contractor based in Amarillo, Texas. They provided contracting services in industrial/commercial HVAC, and refrigeration. After 5 years in the field Warren moved deeper into the field of HVAC products and management. Warren has experience in warehouse management, inventory control, counter sales, branch manager, and as a marketing manager over multiple wholesale branches for a nationwide wholesaler of HVAC products. In 1999 Warren made a shift to the HVAC manufacturer's representative segment of the HVAC industry. Warren's responsibilities have included support for wholesale and engineered product distributors, as well as calling on mechanical engineers, mechanical contractors, and end users alike. Warren has been an ASHRAE member since 2001, and active in industry associations such as ACCA, and RSES. Warren has been married for 25 years and enjoys spending time with his family outdoors riding off-road, hunting, fishing, boating, working on classic cars, and traveling with his wife. Warren and his wife have four children, and three grand-children.

Phone:817-929-9526
Email:warren@swshvac.com

Lonny LeBlanc

Sales Representative

Southern LA and Southern Mississippi
25 years of experience in the HVAC/R industry

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Lonny LeBlanc

Sales Representative

Lonny LeBlanc has over 25 years in the HVAC/R industry. He started in the wholesale business at age 19. Upon his return from Operation Desert Storm, he has held various sales and management roles in the wholesale business. He also spent multiple years working for mechanical contractors in various positions. Lonny resides in South Louisiana with his wife. Leslie has two sons. In his spare time, Lonny enjoys golf, playing the piano, and traveling with his wife.

Phone:337-991-6149
Email:Lonny@swshvac.com

Bart Gendt

Sales Representative

North Texas
40 years of experience in the HVAC Industry

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Bart Gendt

Sales Representative

Bart was born and raised just north of Columbus, Ohio and began his career working in the warehouse of a large family owned Wholesaler. After several months he was promoted to Counter Sales, and from there outside sales and eventually Regional Sales Manager. Bart left on good terms to pursue an open position with Lennox Industries as Parts & Supplies Manager, and after 8 years was transferred to Lennox Corp. in Richardson, TX to become Product Manager of Parts & Supplies for Lennox North America. After leaving Lennox, Bart was the South Region Sales Manager for DiversiTech Corp. for 8+ years. Bart lives in Frisco, TX and is happily married with 2 grown sons. He enjoys spoiling his granddaughter, golfing and traveling to new places.

Phone:972-654-4890
Email:Bart@swshvac.com

Wade Strahan

Sales Representative

Central/South Texas

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Wade Strahan

Sales Representative

Wade graduated high school in 1989. He soon realized his passion was golf and pursued his career as a golf professional, and assistant director of golf at many golf courses in various locations around the country. He decided on a career change and joined family members in the HVAC business. He has been in HVAC distribution for recent years. His passion outside of work is recreational golf and is a huge sports fan.

Phone:210-250-1310
Email:wade@swshvac.com

Shawn Tekesky

Office Manager/Inside Sales

Smithville, TX Office
Office Manager and Inside Sales Representative

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Shawn Tekesky

Office Manager/Inside Sales

Shawn has resided in Smithville area for almost 30 years. Shawn has many hats and has an outstanding work ethic. With 5 years experience in the HVAC industry and a 30+ years tenure in Office Management and Customer Service. Shawn is a welcomed asset to our company. In her personal time, Shawn enjoys spending time with her Family, she has two daughters and two grandchildren. She also loves fishing, traveling and baking.

Phone:512-237-0251
Email:Shawn@swshvac.com

Sean Higgins,

Sales Representative

OK, AR, Memphis, TN
19 years of experience in the HVAC Industry

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Sean Higgins,

Sales Representative

Sean brings 19+ years in the HVAC Industry. He started in the HVAC Industry with a local contractor before he moving on to Carrier Enterprises, there he worked his way from parts counter to Store Manager and then Outside Sales. He stayed in the Industry when doing Manufacturing Sales for M&M Sheet Metal. He resides in Ar. with his wife and two children. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his Family, Target Shooting, grilling and Traveling.

Phone:501-416-4413
Email: Sean@swshvac.com

Chris Jones

Sales Representative

Austin/Central Texas
14 years of experience in the HVAC industry

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Chris Jones

Sales Representative

Chris brings14 years in the HVAC industry. Chris began his career as a warehouse manager and worked his way up to a counter salesman, branch manager and territory manager. Apart from his managerial roles, Chris has also worked as a technician and Home Comfort Advisor for various contractors. During his leisure time he enjoys spending quality time with his Family, camping and living his life to the fullest. His top priority is to provide unparalleled assistance and solutions to his customers.

Phone:210-427-4533
Email:chris@swshvac.com

Kyle Ward

Inside Sales Representative

Smithville, Texas
10 years of experience in the HVAC industry

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Kyle Ward

Inside Sales Representative

Kyle Ward has worked in the HVAC industry for 10 years in both supply and contractor roles in the West and Central Texas areas. He learned the ins and outs of the HVAC industry working in the warehouse sector before being promoted to a sales role. He has also overseen the supply side of large-scale HVAC field work. His duties have included warranty work, purchasing quantities of materials and equipment, shipping and receiving, and warehouse operation. Kyle is married and has one daughter with his loving wife. He is a volunteer wildland firefighter and thoroughly enjoys hunting, fishing, and anything else outdoors related in his personal life.

Phone:737-762-7227
Email:kyle@swshvac.com

Parker Jack

Sales Representative

Greater Houston Area
4 years of experience in the HVAC Industry

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Parker Jack

Sales Representative

Parker is a Houston Native and a Graduate of Sam Houston State University with a focus on Finance. He has been in the customer service industry for 17+ years helping facilitate needs of customers with respect and integrity. He has used his love of training and accomplished people skills to a high degree of success in running multiple restaurants and spearheading a push for customer care in the industrial battery space, before getting his start in HVAC working as a Manufacturer's Rep. in 2020. He has a strong motivation to teach and train customers on merits of products while providing solid vendor support to distribution. While not working, he is an avid baseball fan and movie enthusiast. he resides in Northwest Houston with his wife and 3 children.

Phone:832-504-4745
Email: Parker@swshvac.com

Josh Green

Sales Representative

Ft. Worth, West Texas
24 years of experience in the HVAC/R Industry

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Josh Green

Sales Representative

Josh has been in the HVAC business since 1999 and brings his experience to our team. He has held many titles & responsibilities over the years that range from a Warehouse Associate for a National Distributor to Business Development Account Manager of Strategic Accounts for a large Regional Distributor. These various roles have allowed him to work with and alongside a diverse group of professionals from both the HVAC and Residential Homebuilder Industry. Josh believes that success in our industry stems from 2 simple common rules; do whatever it takes to serve the customer to the best of his ability and to always do the right thing. He exudes a high level of passion towards helping others and is a firm believer that, "without the customer, we're nothing." Josh was born and raised in the Dallas metroplex and currently resides in North Texas with his beautiful wife Jamie and their "too good to be true" triplet daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his Family, watching his girls participate in their various sports activities and when the North Texas permits, some good old fashioned yard work.

Phone:469-387-3085
Email:josh@swshvac.com

David Tywater

Sales Representative

Greater Houston Area
15 years of experience in the HVAC Industry

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David Tywater

Sales Representative

David brings over 15 years in the HVAC Industry. David Tywater has extensive experience in channel & B2B sales. David comes to us from the upstream side of the industry where he has been a Territory Manager for a major HVAC equipment manufacturer over a 3-state territory. In his free time, David loves traveling, spending time with his family and getting together with friends. His hobbies include playing the guitar, golfing, fishing, hunting and anything outdoors with the kids. David lives in Katy Texas with his wife Casey and their 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl, all of which are named after cities (Austin, Tyler and Addison) in Texas.