Leadership
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IIA Executive Leadership
Chris Niebuhr
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to IIA, Chris served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Thompson Industrial Services. Chris also brings Sales and Engineering experience to IIA, as he served as a Technical Sales Representative and held positions within the Engineering Group at Nalco Chemical Company. Chris earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and his MBA from The Citadel.
Doug Vail
Chief Revenue Officer
Prior to IIA, Doug was the Executive Vice President of Sales at The Erosion Company. Doug also brings industrial sales experience from his time at GrayWolf Industrial, Superheat, Thompson Industrial Services and AquilexSRO. Doug earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama.
Jeff Pruett
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to IIA, Jeff served as the CFO of AT-PAC Complete Scaffolding Solutions. Jeff brings over 20 years of CFO experience to the team, also previously serving as CFO at Zyman Group, CyberStarts and Pediatric Physicians Alliance. He is also a CPA in the state of Georgia. Jeff earned his BBA in Accounting from Georgia State University.
IIA Sales Leadership
Jim Seifer
Sales Manager, RVI & Nuclear Services
Prior to IIA Jim was a President at GRN Cleveland North Shore. Jim brings his RVI and Condition Monitoring experience from work as a Manager for General Electric, Commtest, and Olympus. Jim is a CMRP and earned a BS in Management from Pennsylvania State University.
Sam Yank
Sales Director, Lifting Services
Sam began his career as a helper, eventually transitioning to lead tech, then inside sales, followed by outside sales, and, eventually promoted to Director of Sales for Lift, Crane & Fire. He is EVT, ANSI and Crane certified.
Keith Boshart
Sales Director, Canadian Services
For the past 8 years, Keith has been a sales professional with experience supporting various clients and projects with reliable engineering and high-quality NDE inspection services. He has previous experience in customer service and project management and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications in 2006 from York University.
Brian Cleys
Sales Director, Plant Services
Brian served 29 years as the Executive Vice President of 5 Star Testing, which was acquired by IIA in January of 2019. He brings 42 years of Power Plant and Industrial Processes experience to his role at IIA.