Our Team

	Robert W. Williams Chief Executive Officer Founded ACT in August of 1995 bob@watersavings.com
	Bob enjoys the hands on management of ACT ensuring that each client is given the highest level of quality service.  He specializes in the monitoring efforts of client water meters so that water consumption is kept low at every property.  Bob also audits all utility water bills in order to keep them low.  He works hard to obtain water/sewer credits wherever and whenever possible.  Bob comes from a thirty-year career as a commercial real estate appraiser (MAI).  In addition to appraising numerous apartment complexes, he owns an apartment complex where water conservation was a major challenge.  He managed that project on a daily basis for over ten years prior to founding ACTin 1995.  Born and raised in Montgomery County, Bob holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, University of Maryland, 1966.
	David Williams President Founded ACT in August of 1995 david@watersavings.com
Before co-founding ACT, David worked as a regional property manager and a commercial real estate appraiser.  He spent his first few years working as crew supervisor perfecting ACT's water conservation methodology.  David then applied his knowledge in computer programming to develop the Heuristic Utility Management System (HUMS).  This system tracks every aspect of our conservation programs.  From analyzing properties, to generating proposals, to tracking work done and the water consumption levels, as well as purchasing and billing, this is the only computer program ACT uses.  David's next focus was in the sales department and the number of ACT's clients nearly doubled.  David has also developed our mobile HUMS program for real time reporting from the field and constructed our website.  He now assists with all aspects of the company.  Born and raised in Montgomery County, David holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, Psychology, University of Maryland, 1993.
	Paul F. Hannum Vice President Joined ACT in February of 2002 paul@watersavings.com
	Paul leads the growth activities for ACT’s conservation programs.  He has over 10 years of service industry experience with a solid background in mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems.  His approach is honest, straightforward and very customer focused.  Paul heads up ACT’s public relations efforts as well and is affiliated with a number of conservation organizations.   Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Montgomery County, Paul holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration & Finance, Frostburg State University, 1991.
	Catherine Lu Director of Client Accounts Joined ACT in April of 2003 clu@watersavings.com
Catherine earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, where she was named to the Dean's List of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences for academic distinction.  Her performance with Advanced Conservation Technologies has been equally remarkable.  Her attention to detail and dedication to organized methodologies has been invaluable.   As well as overseeing all aspects of our accounts payable and receivable, Catherine has a strong working relationship with the areas water and sewer utilities and routinely audits them.
	Steve Haug Director of Conservation Services Joined ACT in August of 2005 steveh@watersavings.com
	Steve manages ACT's new and future clients.  In charge of marketing, he is our primary contact with trade organizations such as the Property Managers Association (PMA), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA).  Steve facilitates ACT's involvement with charitable organizations including Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) and Sarah's Circle.  He monitors trends that effect water conservation which involves staying in close contact with all of the water and sewer utilities in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area.  This also involves tracking available water conservation devices and programs available to multi-family housing.
	Alanna K. Aloi Director of Client Services Joined ACT in February of 2006 alanna@watersavings.com
With all of ACT's resources at her disposal, Alanna ensures that all of our clients expectations are exceeded. Alanna directly oversees all aspects of the initial installation process. She also assist our technicians with service request logistics and tracks their response times and performance. Scheduled preventive maintenance is also one of her specialties. With the assistance of the HUMS computer program, she is able to scrutinize the consumption trends of every meter we service. The slightest increase is quickly investigated and addressed. She personally prepares and reviews all of our clients’ initial installation reports and quarterly service reports. Alanna is focused on the overall success of the water conservation programs ACT implements for its clients. With past work experience in office management, Alanna’s organizational skills are well utilized at ACT.
	Tony Jerome Davis Vice President Joined ACT in September of 1996 tony@watersavings.com
	With over 14 years of experience in water conservation, Tony is an invaluable asset to ACT as the individual who oversees all field operations.  He has extensive hands on experience with all types of mechanical systems related to water conservation and has a keen intuition for leak detection.  Tony acquires the most talented technicians and constantly oversees their training and methodology.  Tony is our first defense for ensuring that our rigorous quality control standards are uniformly enforced.  He is also constantly evaluating the performance levels of the products selected for each property's unique requirements.  His past experience in the property management field makes him intimately aware of the importance of keeping the on-site management team well informed of our progress on a day to day basis.	Work Orders Done:   24,766 Commodes Replaced:   1,515 Faucets Serviced:   9,267
	Steve L. Murry Vice President Joined ACT in September of 1996 steve@watersavings.com
Work Orders Done:   40,565 Commodes Replaced:   275 Faucets Serviced:   18,933	Steve Murry directly oversees the ongoing maintenance and service of our entire client portfolio.  He is typically out on the properties, training and reviewing the workmanship of our service technicians.  His specialty is devising mechanisms to keeping consumption levels low and plumbing fixtures in prefect working order.  If a conservation product fails, Steve is a skilled problem solver and is quick to analyze the situation and rectify all similar products.  Much of his time is spent in our lab, testing plumbing fixtures and water conservation devices.  Steve was born and raised in Gaithersburg, MD.
	Elvis Sanchez Service Specialist Joined ACT in April of 1998 elvis@watersavings.com
	Professional and personal or technically minded and analytical? Elvis is both.	Work Orders Done:   30,564 Commodes Replaced:   2,027 Faucets Serviced:   17,822
	Zachary Brooks Sr. Service Specialist Joined ACT in January of 1999 zach@watersavings.com
Work Orders Done:   33,997 Commodes Replaced:   1,822 Faucets Serviced:   20,549	Zach has worked closely with all field divisions of ACT and has assisted in the development of our conservation methodology. Zach is a perfectionist who takes great pride in his work and many accomplishments with ACT.
	James Finch Field Manager Joined ACT in October of 1999 james@watersavings.com
	James is Tony's right hand man.  James progressed from a technician's assistant to a technician, to a service specialist to assistant crew supervisor.  James combines years of hands on knowledge with a humble can do attitude.	Work Orders Done:   27,329 Commodes Replaced:   1,388 Faucets Serviced:   15,030
	Shanita M. Johnson Service Specialist Joined ACT in January of 2000 shanita@watersavings.com
Work Orders Done:   8,362 Commodes Replaced:   274 Faucets Serviced:   3,621	Shanita is a professional fire fighter who joined our team in 2000. She started in the crew and progressed to become a service specialist.  We seem to get a lot of positive feedback from our client and much of that comes from Shanita.
	Corey L. Beckham Technician Joined ACT in September of 2000
		Work Orders Done:   12,127 Commodes Replaced:   891 Faucets Serviced:   5,428
	Santy Phimmakaysone Service Specialist Joined ACT in May of 2001 santy@watersavings.com
Work Orders Done:   23,798 Commodes Replaced:   523 Faucets Serviced:   13,130	Don’t let Santy’s calm demeanor deceive you, he is among our top Service Specialist.  Santy goes the extra mile to ensure the work he does will endure.
	Elvin Rolls Technician's Assistant Joined ACT in October of 2002
		Work Orders Done:   4,999 Commodes Replaced:   289 Faucets Serviced:   1,909
	Nicholas A Long Technician's Helper Joined ACT in November of 2005
Work Orders Done:   10,120 Commodes Replaced:   479 Faucets Serviced:   2,973
	DeAngelo Vaughan Technician Joined ACT in January of 2006
		Work Orders Done:   8,954 Commodes Replaced:   497 Faucets Serviced:   3,031
	Melvin C. McQueen Technician Joined ACT in July of 2006
Work Orders Done:   7,399 Commodes Replaced:   255 Faucets Serviced:   2,325