Leadership
Swanson Fire Protection is led by an experienced team of executives and operators with deep expertise in commercial fire protection, pre-construction strategy, and regional project execution. Our leadership structure aligns financial discipline, commercial strategy, and field operations to support general contractors across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Executive Leadership
Tony Friesl
Chief Executive Officer
20+ Years Building Private Equity–Backed Companies
John Ramsey
Executive Vice President, Operations
13+ Years in Fire Protection
Scott Faulk
Controller
25+ Years in Construction Accounting
Commercial Strategy & Pre-Construction
Jon Orsi
Sales Director
20+ Years in Fire Protection
Jacob Terherst
Vice President, Preconstruction
20+ Years in Fire Protection
Bill Brown
Purchasing Director
40+ Years in Fire Protection
Field Operations
Richard Schmidt
Vice President, Field Operations – North
30+ Years in Fire Protection
Chad McCloskey
Operations Director – North
26+ Years in Fire Protection
Rey DeCastro
Project Manager
20+ Years in Fire Protection
Dan Gardner
Project Manager
26+ Years in Fire Protection
Kyle Garrett
Project Manager
16+ Years in Fire Protection
James Green
Project Manager
20+ Years in Fire Protection
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Nate Hall
Project Manager
20+ Years in Fire Protection
Gary Nelson
Project Manager
40+ Years in Fire Protection
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