Meet The Presenters: 5th Annual Equipment Valuation Conference

ASA’s 5^th Annual Equipment Valuation Conference is set to take place June 8-9, 2016 in Cleveland, OH. This annual event has grown to become the definitive source for the latest insights into equipment valuation. One of the biggest reasons why is the Conference’s informative educational sessions on current market conditions and trends from experts in the field.

Here’s a look at this year’s lineup:

Topic: Mining
Mark A. Craig, ASA, Principal | Craig & Associates

Mark Craig is the Principle at Craig and Associates. He has been consulting the banking / leasing industry since 1991 regarding all aspects of underground and surface mining infrastructure, affiliated applications and equipment management. An Accredited Senior Appraiser designated and certified by the American Society of Appraisers & the Equipment Appraisers Association of North America. Formerly a manager of mines with 45 years of mining industry experience: seven years as a Vice President or General Manager with multiple mine responsibility and seven years as a Mine Manager. Experience encompasses all operational techniques as well as purchasing, marketing, engineering, and personnel disciplines.

Topic: Forklift/Lift Truck
Andy Decker, Director of Wholesale Forklift Sales | FLEXX Corporation

Andy Decker is currently the Director of Wholesale Forklift Sales, FLEXX Corporation. He is in charge of the wholesale forklift division for the FLEXX Corporation which acquired his companies in June of 2015. Andy runs the wholesale forklift team which sell all end of life forklift to the dealer and intermediate market throughout North and South America. Andy has spoken to numerous leasing companies at their annual meetings about the forklift leasing business. He has also been the featured speaker for the forklift and material handling equipment session at the ELFA Asset Management Conference on over 7 occasions.

Topic: Aircraft
Jeffrey Dunn, ASA, Vice President — Asset Management/Aircraft | Citizens Asset Finance

Jeff has over 16 years of experience in the aviation industry and currently serves as Vice President of Asset Management/Aircraft for Citizens Asset Finance. Jeff began his aviation career in the United States Air Force (1999-2008) where he worked as a jet engine depot-level mechanic on Pratt and Whitney TF33-P-5/P-7 engines (RC-135 aircraft) and General Electric F110-GE-100 engines (F-16 aircraft).  After being honorably discharged in 2008, Jeff gained his Airframe and Powerplant rating from the Federal Aviation Administration and worked as an aircraft mechanic at J.A. Air Center for 2 years (2008-2010).

Topic: Oil, Gas and Fracking
Brad Hartsburg, ASA, President | Fortress Machinery Appraisals

Brad Hartsburg, ASA, CPPA, CSA is the president of Fortress Machinery Appraisals and Consulting Inc. which is based in Calgary, Alberta and serves predominantly the west and other areas of Canada, including the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Brad is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with the American Society of Appraisers, as well as CPPA, a Canadian Personal Property Appraiser with the Canadian Personal Property Appraisers Group, and CSA, a Certified Senior Appraiser with the Equipment Appraisers Association of North America with 40 years of industry experience. He specializes in appraisals of heavy equipment; heavy trucks and trailering equipment in all industries, especially oilfield for specific purposes of asset based lending, insurance purposes, International Financial Reporting Standards as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Topic: Machine Tools
Thomas M. Hazelhurst, President | Machinery Management

Tom Hazelhurst is President of Machinery Management LLC. Machinery Management LLC is a full service asset management company offering remarketing, recovery coordination, warehousing, inspections, appraisals, and consulting on a broad range of metal cutting and fabrication machinery. He is also a partner in Globetec Group. Tom is a Certified Senior Appraiser (CSA) with the Equipment Appraisers Association of North America, is a Candidate ASA, and has a current USPAP designation. Tom has also earned the Certified Machine Tool Sales Engineer designation awarded by the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.

Topic: Banking Regulations
David L. Helle, ASA, Senior Appraiser|PNC Investments

David Helle has been with the PNC Financial Services Group or one of its predecessors since 1992. He is currently the head of Machinery & Equipment and Inventory appraisals for PNC’s Commercial Credit, Middle Market, and Small Business Sectors. He has held the designation of Accredited Senior Appraiser with ASA’s Machinery & Technical Specialties Discipline since 2006.

Topic: Ins and outs of USPAP
R. Lee Robinette, ASA, President | Collateral Evaluation Associates, Inc.

R. Lee Robinette, ASA, is the President of Collateral Evaluation Associates, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. Lee has over thirty years of machinery & equipment and inventory appraisal experience. Lee is a former Chairman of ASA’s MTS Committee and is currently serving on the Appraisals Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation.

Topic: Residual Setting
Kevin Sensenbrenner, ASA, Senior Vice President/Senior Managing Director| Stonebriar Commercial Finance LLC

Kevin Sensenbrenner is Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director of Asset Management, with direct management responsibility for all asset valuation, lease portfolio management, and remarketing activities. He has served as an ELFA Equipment Management Committee member since 2007, speaks annually at the ELFA-EMC conference, and has developed extensive experience in valuing and remarketing commercial and industrial assets of all kinds. Kevin received a BA in Finance & Marketing from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

Topic: Residual Setting
Will Tefft, Senior Vice President Equipment Management | CapitalSource

Will Tefft is Senior Vice President, Equipment Management for CapitalSource’s Corporate Asset Finance group. In this role he is responsible for the analysis, valuation, and sale of capital equipment subject to loan and lease agreements. He has twenty years of Equipment Leasing and Asset Management experience, having held positions of increasing responsibility with CIT, ORIX USA, Heller Financial, and LDI Corp.

Topic: Economic Outlook
Mekael Teshome, Assistant Vice President| PNC Financial Services Group

Mekael Teshome is assistant vice president and economist for The PNC Financial Services Group. He is responsible for contributing to PNC’s regional, national and international economic analysis. Teshome focuses on state and metropolitan economies within PNC’s core economic footprint as well as industry analysis. Teshome joined PNC in September 2011 from Moody’s Analytics, where he was lead analyst of the Greek and Norwegian economies. He serves on the board of economic advisors for the North Carolina Chamber Foundation, North Carolina’s largest nonpartisan business advocacy organization. He also serves on the board of directors of the Economic Club of Pittsburgh – the local chapter of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE).

Topic: Transportation
Michael E. Winterfeld, ASA, Director/Appraisal Services | Taylor & Martin

Michael Winterfeld is the Director of Appraisal Services at Taylor & Martin Inc. He directs nationwide appraisal services of over-the-road equipment, conducts hundreds of physical and desktop appraisals of tractors, trucks and trailers as well as other related equipment, annually and provides appraisal services to numerous national lenders, carriers and lessors.

To register or to learn more about the conference and why appraisers, equipment management professionals, remarketers and industry service providers are attending, visit ASA Online or call (800) 272-8258.