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About Us

About Us

 
Any organization is only as good as the people that make it work.
Here is a résumé and a contact method for each of us.
 

Michael Merrill - President
Michael Merrill - President

 

Michael Merrill
President

Mr. Merrill has over 30 years experience in process instrumentation and is certified in fiber optics. He has been employed as an Instrument Electrical Superintendent, General Foreman, Foreman and Journeyman Electrician. Adept at interacting with engineers, clients and vendors, he has owned and operated his own consulting business, Merrill Electric, as well as served as vocational instructor for the Los Angeles Electrical Trust, teaching "Process Instrumentation" to Journeymen Electricians. His leadership skills include organization, project cost control and rigid deadline project delivery. Mr. Merrill's project experience includes work for Fluor Constructors, Irvine, California, Jones Electric Corp., Long Beach, California and Instrument Specialists Company, Long Beach, California, prior to his co-founding CSI. His present responsibilities include project planning, resources organization, staff recruiting and co-originating new business development.

Contact Mr. Merrill at mike@spectrainc.com

Jeff Baldwin

Jeff Baldwin
General Manager/Chief Estimator

Mr. Baldwin brings thirty-one years of experience in electrical estimating and project management. His experience expertise is primarily the refinery / petrochemical area of electrical construction with an emphasis on power distribution, process control and communication. As well as heavy industrial construction he has over twelve years of electrical construction experience in the food processing industry. Mr. Baldwin has estimated, managed and successfully completed major projects at all major refineries and pipeline facilities in Southern California. He comes to CSI after 15 years as an estimator and General Manager of Jones Electric Corporation.

Contact Mr. Baldwin at jeff@spectrainc.com

Roger Theroux

Roger Theroux  
Electrical Porject Manager/ Foreman

Mr. Theroux brings his 23+ years of experience with the IBEW Local 11 to CSI as a top class Journeyman.  After serving his 4-year apprenticeship he continued his training with a 2-year course in Process Implementation and Controls course, considered invaluable in the industry. His experience includes power distribution, instumentation, PLC process controls, HVAC controls and energy management. Before coming to CSI, Mr. Theroux was superintendent of Shell projects for Jones Electric and had supervised projects for Anhauser-Busch, Arco (now BP), Mobil Oil, The Toyota Technical Center and the Metropolitan Water District. As project manager, Mr. Theroux is fluent in MS Word, Excel and both MS Project and Esubonline Project Management software systems.  Further, he has taught the Process Instrumentation and Controls course at the Electrical Training Trust.

Contact Mr. Theroux at roger@spectrainc.com

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Mike Johnson 

Project Manager

Mike recently joined Spectra in 2007.  With 33 years of design, field, and project management experience, Mr. Johnson’s electrical career began as a draftsman/detailer in St. Louis for Guarantee Electric.  He started his IBEW apprenticeship in 1975, working with large industrial projects in the mid-west that included such clients as U.S. Steel, Monsanto, and Phizer Chemical.  Through 1985, Mike gained valuable experience in heavy industrial construction, instrumentation, and process control work. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, Mike also completed his Associates of Science degree in Construction Management.

Since the mid eighties, Mr. Johnson has worked locally for large electrical contractors managing high-rise and large commercial projects. He also spent seven years in the Fire Life Safety sector working for Seimens and Simplex/Tyco. There he managed retrofit projects at the Hyperion Plant and a new fire alarm system installation at The J. Paul Getty Museum, which was a four year project.

Mr. Johnson’s responsibilities include all facets of project management and delivery.

James Boyd - Electrical Foreman/Fiber Optics Technician and Installer

James Boyd
Electrical Foreman/Fiber Optics Technician and Installer

Mr. Boyd brings to SPECTRA 20 years experience as an electrician in the construction industry, primarily in the fields of heavy industrial and commercial. His experience includes start-up, high voltage distribution, DC distribution, instrument connection, calibration, and loop checks. Mr. Boyd possesses a high level of expertise in motor control and troubleshooting using classic control theory to analyze and repair. Mr. Boyd is a SUMITOMO trained fiber optics technician/installer. As a foreman Mr. Boyd has an exceptional attitude for the electrical industry. Mr. Boyd is an ISA Certified Control System Technician (CCST), Level I.

Contact Mr. Boyd at jim@spectrainc.com

Clifford Krueger - Controller

Clifford Krueger
Controller

Mr. Krueger's background includes over 35 years of experience in the administrative, finance and accounting functions of several business organizations.  This includes several years as a corporate auditor for a large oil company, twenty plus years of controllership positions in the aerospace and electronic industries and fifteen years as a business consultant.  Mr. Krueger has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

Contact Mr. Krueger at cliff@spectrainc.com

Patricia Sanchez - Office Manager

Patricia Sanchez
Office Manager

 

Ms. Sanchez's background includes ten years of business experience with emphasis in finance, accounting and human resources.  With a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Accounting, Ms. Sanchez provides CSI strong supervisory leadership in the Company's financial and accounting functions including payroll, billings, payables, collections, insurance, union benefits, banking relationships, cash management, and human resources.  Experience with the following software:  Timberline, MAS 90, Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Peachtree, Turbo Tax and FoxPro.

Contact Ms. Sanchez at patricia@spectrainc.com

   

Lori Marlowe-Brown

Lori Marlowe-Brown
Project Controls

 

Lori has been with Spectra for over 4 years.  She has worked in the oil, gas, and energy industries supporting both the electrical/instrumentation and mechanical sides of various size projects for nearly 16 years.   She works primarily in the field, giving Spectra first hand knowledge, experience and support at the heart of all projects.  Her vast experience in project tracking is vital to fulfilling our needs and our customers various needs for managing and maintaining projects.  She is involved in all aspects of our projects including but not limited to the planning phase, progress and cost tracking, material expediting and tracking, project reporting, project documentation, scheduling, and maintaining budgets.