MOSQUITO AUTHORITY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Operations
- VP of Operations
Chris Brown joins Mosquito Authority as VP of Operations. He brings over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and professional services industry, serving in various roles from operations to franchise development.
Chris has worked with well known brands such as Bojangles and Krispy Kreme. During his tenure at Krispy Kreme, he held roles as Director of Training & Development, and later oversaw a $150M budget as Region Director of the Eastern US. Key areas of focus during his time with these brands was the success and growth of the company's franchisees community, both domestically and internationally. Before joining Mosquito Authority, he served as the VP of Team Member Success for a publishing and marketing company focused solely on entrepreneurship. His passion for helping businesses grow makes him a vital part of the Mosquito Authority team.
Chris Buitron joins Mosquito Authority as CEO, bringing decades of experience in various franchise industries from gasoline/convenience store franchising to Big Five consulting to home health care services marketing.
His background includes Chief Marketing Officer for Senior Helpers, Vice President of Marketing for Direct Energy (Home services division) and Director of Marketing for Sunoco Inc., where he supported the company's 4,700 franchised and company-owned retail facilities across 23 states (over $15B in annual revenues). His strong team-building and leadership skills are essential in helping take Mosquito Authority to the next level.
When Chris isn't in the office, you find him spending time with his two children and friends. He also enjoys traveling, playing sports, and watching movies.
Joe Malinowski is excited to join the Mosquito Authority as the Director of Pest Management. Having worked for top companies in the industry on the operational and corporate side, he brings extensive experience in numerous aspects of the pest control industry. Joe served as the Vice-President of Technical Services at Orkin, and as the Vice-President of Sales for B&G Equipment Company, one of the most extensive pest control equipment providers in the industry. He also helped launch new and innovative products to the industry for ForeFront Product Design and Senestech.
Most recently, he worked for a large distributor providing products to the pest control industry. Operational roles at the branch, regional, and divisional level management have given him the understanding and appreciation of the importance of profit and loss, customer and employee retention, and correct product and equipment selection and training to ensure exceptional service company-wide. On the corporate side of the business, Joe has managed technical services, selected effective products and equipment, engaged vendors, performed risk management, developed scopes of service, and provided field support.
In his spare time, Joe loves spending time with his family, traveling to the beach, watching University of Michigan football, and playing golf when time permits.
Tamara joins Mosquito Authority as Controller, bringing over 25 years of accounting experience in a vast array of industries including real estate, health care, construction, and manufacturing. Her background also includes over a decade of experience working in public accounting with various firms. After living in Connecticut for the last 20 years, Tamara recently moved back to her hometown of Hickory.
Outside of work, Tamara enjoys camping, snowmobiling, reading, and diamond art, as well as spending time with her family and friends.