OUR TEAM
Our people are our best resource.
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SERVICE & SOLUTIONS |
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In addition to offering quality control and functionality in every one of our products, we also extend the best technical solutions and timely support to each of our customers.
From our 24-hour support line to plant surveys, we ensure that all your needs are met. In addition to these services, we offer field foundation upgrades to repair and improve pump foundations and performance. |
Today, Barney's Pumps remains a family-owned company and employs a team of 80 employees and engineers, with the capability to successfully provide pump solutions, skid packages, control units and customer service to a multitude of industries. |
LAKELAND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
MICHAEL VIZZA
Sales ManagerMichael has been a part of the Barney’s Pumps team since 2005. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Florida International University. He has an industrial background, and previously covered Barney’s Pumps water and wastewater treatment plants territory along the West Coast of Florida.
TONY COLLINS
Municipal TeamTony manages collection system sales for Polk, Lake, and Sumter counties. He holds an associate degree from Tampa Technical and is well versed in all things Barney’s Pumps, having joined our team in 1983.
RYAN GRYMKO, P.E.
Municipal TeamEmployed here since 2003, Ryan covers collection system sales in Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Marion, and Levy counties. He earned a bachelors and masters degree in engineering from Wilkes University and the University of Florida.
ROBERT MCGUIGAN
Municipal TeamRobert joined Barney’s Pumps in 2018 with over 20 years of experience in the municipal marketplace, having attended Nazareth College to obtain a business degree. He oversees collection system sales for Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties, as well as in Collier County, where he also has treatment plant sales responsibility.
ABE HERNANDEZ
Industrial TeamSince 2009 Abe has covered our general industry and brewery industry for the West Coast of Florida. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Miami.
KEVIN PERDOMO
Integration SalesKevin started at Barney’s Pumps in 1997 with our Unitron Controls® division designing control panels and systems, project management, and technical / electrical support. Kevin gradually moved into Integration Sales representing all things Integration, SCADA and Control Systems. He oversees Integration for all of Florida and the Caribbean.
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WADE CARRENO, P.E.
Municipal TeamWade oversees collection systems sales in Central Florida to the East Coast. He joined Barney’s Pumps in 2014 and holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Florida.
MATT CURLS, P.E.
Municipal TeamMatt holds a bachelors and masters degree in mechanical engineering from Florida Institute of Technology. Matt began handling water and waste water treatment plant sales from Central Florida to the East Coast in 2015.
BRIAN FOX
Municipal TeamBrian joined Barney’s Pumps in February of 2021 with over 25 years of experience in the Industrial and Municipal marketplace. Brian has a business degree from North Georgia College. He oversees collection system sales for Manatee, Pinellas, Highlands, Hardee and Desoto counties.
ERIC BRADNER, P.E.
Industrial TeamEric holds a bachelors and masters degree in engineering from the University of Florida and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. Eric has been part of our team since 1996. He works in our phosphate division and oversees theme parks and general industry from Polk County to the East Coast.
WALTER WEAVER
Industrial TeamA business degree graduate from Florida Southern College, Walter has been part of our team since 1982. He covers citrus processing and food related accounts across Central Florida.
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CORAL SPRINGS BRANCH
MICHAEL BRAUN
Municipal TeamSince 2016 Michael has covered our water and wastewater treatment plants in Southeast Florida. He graduated from Ohio State University with an engineering degree.
BARRY GRIFFIN
Municipal TeamBarry came to us from our acquisition of Sanders Company, where he had been active in sales and service of pump and control systems in Florida for nearly twenty years. Barry joined the Barney’s Pumps collection system sales team in 2020 to bring his energy to the southeast Florida metropolitan area and the Florida Keys.
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JIM KING
Municipal TeamJim oversees collection system sales in Palm Beach County and up the Treasure Coast. He has a bachelors and masters degree in mechanical engineering from Alabama and Florida State. He originally started with Barney’s Pumps in 2009.
KERRY BONILLA
Industrial Sales TeamKerry joined the Barney’s Pumps team in 2021. Kerry holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida and has over eighteen years of experience selling industrial engineered rotating equipment in South Florida.
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JACKSONVILLE BRANCH
HERSCHEL BLACKMON
Municipal TeamHerschel covers our collection system customers in Northeast Florida, along with treatment plant and collection systems in Southeast Georgia. Herschel has an extensive background in water and wastewater and has been based in our Jacksonville office for twenty years.
HAL DAVIS
Municipal TeamHal has been active in pump sales in the Florida market for over twenty years. Hal joined Barney’s Pumps in 2020 as a municipal collections systems salesman to cover Northwestern Florida and the neighboring Southern Georgia counties. He has a bachelors degree in communication from the University of North Florida.
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WILL CAMPBELL
Municipal TeamWill joined the Barney’s Pumps team in 2023. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Auburn University, and came to us with an industrial sales background. He has experience in water and wastewater, industrial water treatment, and automation. Will covers treatment plant sales in North Florida, including the Tallahassee and Gainesville areas.
KURT EBBERS
Industrial TeamKurt attended Louisiana State University to obtain a business degree and joined our team in 2002. He covers general industry in North Florida and Southern Georgia.
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
JOHN CURLS JR., P.E.
CEO
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ROBBIE PEARCE
President |
KATE MARSHALL, CPA
CFO |