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About Our Officers and Management Team

Craig Sears is our President and founder. Craig earned a degree in Biology from Washington and Lee University and a Masters degree in Management from Georgia State University. With over 15 years experience in pool management, Craig is in charge of sales and marketing, customer service, and employment decisions for SPMC. Craig has CPO, WSI, LGIT, APSP Tech I, II and CSP certifications.

 


 Peter Mokan is our Operations Manager. He started with SPMC in June 2000. He was promoted to Supervisor in October 2001 and to Operations Manager in April 2004. Peter is a native of Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia). He has his CPO, APSP Tech I, II and CSP certifications.

 

 

Sandi Mokan started with us in 2005 as a guard scheduler in the Scheduling Department, and has since been promoted to Sales Manager.  She assists Craig with product sales customer site visits and resolving customer concerns. Sandi has her CPO certification.

 

 

 

 

 

Martha Oceguera is our part-time receptionist, working with us for the past 5 years. She is a student attending Georgia State University and a violist for the Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra.  It is most likely her lovely voice you hear when calling SPMC.  As our general administrative assistant, she's always happy to help!

 

 

Julie Miteva started with SPMC in the summer of 2007.  She started out as a scheduler and has taken over the position of Foreign Affairs Liaison and Head Scheduler.  She does the international recruiting and oversees the scheduling department in season.

 

 

Desiree Kaman recently joined SPMC as the Human Resources Director.  Desiree has been part of the SPMC team for many years as a Head Guard at one of our pools.  She has many years of management experience. Desiree is in charge of recruiting, hiring, and training our seasonal staff.

 

 

 

Ernest Mlynarczyk started with us in the Summer of 2006 as a Supervisor and was promoted to Area Manager in 2007. Ernest hails from Poland, and has 5 years experience in the industry. Ernest earned his APSP Tech I certification and will be working on his CPO certification this winter.

In Memoriam:

Tragically, Ernest passed away on December 27, 2007, after sustaining brain injuries from a motorcycle accident Christmas Day. He was an outstanding employee and a loyal friend. We will miss him dearly.

 

Milos Fidlus started with SPMC in 2001 as a lifeguard. After two years of helping open and close pools, Milos was promoted to our Supervisory staff  in 2004, and again to Service Technician in 2006. Milos is also a native of Slovakia. Milos has earned his CPO and APSP Tech I certifications. In addition, he regularly attends various industry training certification courses.

 

 

 

Marko Lisinac also joined the SPMC team in the summer of 2006 as a supervisor.  Marko rejoined us in the summer of 2007 and will be staying in the US interning through his college in Serbia.  He is CPO certified.

 

 

 

Josh Fletcher began at SPMC as a head lifeguard at one of our pools.  Josh comes to us with several years of Marine combat experience and as an Iraqi War Veteran.  Josh has his CPO and APSP Tech I certifications.

 

 

 

Edward Sapp joined the team in Spring 2006 as a Maintenance Supervisor. Edward has earned APSP Tech I certification. He earned his CPO certification this past December.

 

 

 

 

John Broughton came on board with the SPMC management team in March 2008.  John joined us with over 5 years experience in the industry.  He is also CPO certified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miroslav Radev joined the SPMC team in April 2008.  He first came to the United States in 2001 from his home country of Bulgaria.  Miro has over 5 years of experience in the pool industry.

 

 

 

Bojan Djordjevic returns to Sears Pool for his third summer with the company. With his experience, he is now on the maintenance supervisor staff.  He is originally from Serbia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vladimir Marinkovic joins the Sears Pool team for the first time. He has relocated from the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area in Florida. He is originally from Serbia and plans to stay with Sears Pool through the winter. He will attend various industry training courses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vladimir Ilic takes on the supervisor position with Sears Pool in his second summer with us. He is also from Serbia. He will stay with us through the winter on a work program. He will attend various industry training programs over the winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milos Orsic joins the SPMC team for the first time as a maintenance supervisor. He is originally from Serbia. He plans on staying in the United States and furthering his education over the winter months.