{"id":142,"date":"2020-06-01T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidpwilson.com\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:33:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidpwilson.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"142\" class=\"elementor elementor-142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7429634e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7429634e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707a840a\" data-id=\"707a840a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3101c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3101c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David P. Wilson Company, Inc.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d723d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d723d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Our humble roots were planted in 1974 by David P. Wilson himself. Since our inception, David P. Wilson Company, Inc has revolved around putting the customer first and providing industry leading knowledge to Engineers, OEM\u2019s, and end users alike. To this day we remain a family business with two generations actively working together.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAll our project partners should win, whether customer, contractor, equipment manufacturer or engineer, everyone wins.\u201d \u2013 John Wilson<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> Over the past 50 years David P. Wilson Company, Inc. has grown much like a tree. Our family roots honor the foundation to which all was built from. We have grown in size and capability from a one-person business to seven talented individuals. All of whom bring unique prospective and skills which stemming beyond the industries and products we sell.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We have expanded our geographic reach by strategically placing representatives throughout the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. This was done to ensure your needs, as a customer, are met. While we love the capabilities technology has provided, we also understand the value, and often necessity, to meet face to face. Having a representative close by makes reviewing an application possible for projects of all sizes.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From our simple origin in general Industrial Ventilation, we have evolved and branched out to offer virtually any conceivable air movement and treatment solution. Please let us know what we can do to make your life a little easier! We look forward to working with you<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1670a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df1670a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252a12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"252a12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5edcc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5edcc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c992cd6\" data-id=\"c992cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08c857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c08c857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Wilson | Owner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0551681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0551681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">John graduated from University of Puget Sound class of 1980, with a double Major in Economics and Marketing.\u00a0 Before working at David P. Wilson Company, John refined his Sales skills at Genie Industries (now Terex) promoting Ariel Work Platforms. In 1983, John Joined the family business, working under our founder, David Wilson, John learned everything that has allowed him to successfully carry on the business tradition today.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In 1989 John became owner and with a vision of\u00a0 growth, hired and trained professionals to serve Oregon, Vancouver, BC, and Idaho.\u00a0 As a hands-on owner, John continues to provide personal customer service, and truthfully strives to be every customer\u2019s \u201cTrusted Advisor\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">When John is not working, he can be found traveling the globe, enjoying cultures firsthand. He and his wife have two exceptionally talented sons. Plus, in May of 2017, John became a first-time grandparent.\u00a0 John has a passion for basketball and obsession with golf. You can find John on the course all months of the year, rain, shine, and even the occasional snow flurry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47159f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47159f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Derek Wilson | Washington Territory Manager<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1e5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1e5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Derek Wilson joined the David P. Wilson Company in 2014 after earning his degree in Business and Leadership from the University of Puget Sound, where he also competed as a member of the varsity golf team. Before joining the company, he completed a six-month training with the Twin City Fan Representative Development Program and has gained valuable hands-on experience by visiting several vendor facilities to deepen his knowledge of product applications and manufacturing processes.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Since coming on board, Derek has partnered with customers and engineers across a variety of industries to deliver custom-engineered solutions for ventilation and air purification systems. As the third generation in the family business, he takes great pride in continuing the company\u2019s legacy of excellence.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Outside of work, Derek enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, skiing, and playing golf. As a former collegiate golfer, he\u2019s always up for a round when the opportunity arises.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90a846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c90a846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sheila Mickool | Business Manager<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e755e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e755e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As a retired former Telecommunications CEO and an award-winning journalist with graduate degrees in both Business (Columbia University) and English Literature, Sheila has an eclectic background. She has been a corporate senior executive in multiple companies, ranging in size from high tech start-ups to the Fortune 100. As a writer, she covered a wide range of topics\u2014from healthcare, research, technology and business to lifestyle trends, travel, and education. She is a recipient of several awards in publishing, including the Weintraub National Media Award. Sheila also served as the Executive-in-Residence Professor for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Central Washington University. Her favorite things to do include working (yes, she thinks that\u2019s fun), traveling, hiking, learning new things, and spending quality time with friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f82fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f82fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ron Beyersdorf | Eastern Washington, Idaho &amp; Montana Territory Manager\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7b469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b7b469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ron joined the David P. Wilson Company in June of 1995 after graduating with a business management degree from Washington State University (Go Cougs!) and a year working in the marine industry. Previously based out of the Bellevue office for 22 years, in 2017 Ron and his family moved to the Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID area to better serve our Eastern, WA and Idaho customers.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ron has extensive experience with ventilation systems for the marine industry, wastewater treatment facilities, welding fume removal\/filtration, potato\/food processing plants, and complete turnkey project management. \u00a0In his spare time, Ron enjoys spending as much time as possible with his wife and two sons, competing in long distance triathlons, marathons, water &amp; snow skiing, fishing, camping, and hiking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c3969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c3969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ryan Hammond | Oregon Territory Manager<br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7e9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d7e9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ryan joined David P. Wilson Company in January 2020. A University of Colorado Boulder graduate, Ryan comes to us most recently from the compressed air and gas industry. He has spent the last six years actively selling rotating capital equipment, and later managing a sales team of five. Working with Engineers, Contractors, and end users alike, Ryan prides himself on ensuring the customers\u2019 needs are addressed. He has displayed firsthand his valuable ability to be an advisor\/design consultant throughout the life of a project. \u00a0Prior, Ryan sold Victaulic grooved end piping products into the Commercial\/Industrial construction industry throughout the mountain states region.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">When out of the office Ryan plays as hard as he works. He and his family have a passion for travel, and enjoy water skiing, mountain biking, windsurfing and snow skiing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9dc6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb9dc6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rob Bartlett | British Columbia Territory Manager<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025dc28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"025dc28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Joining David P. Wilson Company in January 2005, Rob brings over 35 years\u2019 experience in the ventilation industry to our team. He began and spent most of his career representing commercial product lines such as Titus, Hart &amp; Cooley, Nailor Industries, Loren Cook and Penn Ventilator. In 2002 Rob transitioned to industrial air handling products such as Hartzell Fan, Aerovent, Clarage and Twin City Fan. During this time he also gained extensive knowledge as a vibration control, air filtration and silencer representative.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Rob brings to us a very complimentary skill set and wealth of historical knowledge gained from his time in both commercial and industrial sales. Rob and his family call British Columbia, Canada home. If you get to know Rob you will learn there is not conspiracy theory he didn\u2019t like (don\u2019t get him started).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee3b603 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee3b603\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a431211\" data-id=\"a431211\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David P. 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