American Cooling Technology appoints 2 to sales team
The bus air-conditioning supplier names Rick Coffman regional sales engineer for the Southwestern U.S. and Bill Schroyer the Southeast regional sales manager.
Rick Coffman (left) and Bill Schroyer have joined the field sales and customer support team for bus air-conditioning supplier American Cooling Technology.
Bus air-conditioning system supplier American Cooling Technology (ACT) has made two additions to its field sales and customer support team.
Rick Coffman joined ACT as a regional sales engineer for the Southwestern U.S., based in the Denver area. Coffman has more than 20 years’ experience in mobile refrigeration and bus air conditioning. Company officials said that he brings a strong background in product application customer training and support.
Bill Schroyer joined ACT as the Southeast regional sales manager, based in Tallahassee, Florida. Schroyer has worked in both public and private fleet management. He progressed through various positions with the Florida Department of Education, including responsibility for the department’s technical bus procurement specification.
“With their extensive industry knowledge and experience, ACT is very fortunate to have Rick and Bill join our team and expand our customer support capabilities,” ACT President Dave Oberdorff said.
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