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HandyTrac Key Control is in use by over 300 companies including

AIMCO
Alexander
Alliance
AMLI
Archon
Archstonesmith
Berkshire
BH
BRE
Camco
Camden
Carmel Partners
Cornerstone
Disney
Dominium
ECI
Equity Residential
FIC
First Communities
Flagship
GID
Greystar
HMI
Irvine
JMG
JPI
Jupiter
JVM
Lane
Lincoln
McKinley
Picerne
Pinnacle / PRMC
Sage
Sares-Regis
Sentinel
Shamrock
Spanos
Stratus Realty
Summit
TCR
TGM
Town & Country
Village Green
Waterton
Wilwat
Worthing Companies
Zidell
ZOM

HandyTrac has extensive installations for Student Housing and Military Housing.

HandyTrac is a member of:
NAA (National Apartment Association)
NMHC (National MultiHousing Council)
NSC (National Suppliers Council)
ACUHO-I (Association of College and University Housing Officers International)

HandyTrac has been Building Better systems over 20 Years: the "Little Buddy" rent roll program; Star Service work order program marketed by AMSI; Clever Computer Internet Services acquired by a major public web hosting firm; and HandySource Bid and Purchase system.

John Lie-Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer has more than 30 years experience in real estate management. He started HandyTrac Systems in 1995 in response to industry demand for a better way to safeguard keys and coordinate work orders. In 1983 he founded Johnstown American,which managed 180,000 apartment and condominium units. Lie-Nielsen is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Emory University in Atlanta with a BA in Economics.

Steve Alvarez, Vice President/Partner has over 25 years of property management experience. He was Senior Vice President, Operations for General Investment and Development Co., and held executive positions with Alex Brown Property Management, Johnstown American and Epoch Management. Alvarez is a Certified Apartment Property Supervisor (CAPS), a Certified Manager of Housing (CMH) and a University of Florida graduate with a BSBA in both Insurance and Finance.

Larry Kratz, Vice President, Sales has 6 years of experience in sales to the multi-family housing industry. Prior to joining the company he worked in technology sales for Nextel Communications and AT&T. Larry has a Psychology degree from Syracuse University.

Tibor Szenti, Development Engineer has 15 years experience as an electrical engineer. He previously worked for Sure Torque, Inc where he designed torque testing equipment. Tibor also designed the electronic components and programming for the HandyTrac Key Control System and website. He is an expert in Assembly language and C as well as Perl, mySQL, HTML and JavaScript. He graduated from the University for Electric Industry and Engineering Budapest, Hungary.

Heath Sevin, Manager of Production and Client Services has over 10 years experience in the electronics field. He previously served in the US Navy for six years as an electronics technician then moved on to work in the marine electronics field as a lead technician specializing in Dynamic Positioning Steering systems. He maintains an FCC license.

Debra Lie-Nielsen, Vice President Client Services has 10 years experience with HandyTrac Systems working directly with multifamily sites providing training and service on software and communications. Prior to this she worked as a special education and elementary school teacher. She has a BS degree from the University of Missouri.

Karen T. Johnson, Controller has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and construction accounting for real estate firms for which she prepared financial reporting and cash projections. Karen attended the University of Tennessee.

Melissa Steinkamp, Regional Sales Manager is a 10 year veteran of the apartment industry which includes Archon Group and McNeil Real Estate Management. She preformed software sales at RealPage. Melissa attended University of North Texas and is a Certified Apartment Manager (CAM).

Samuel Volpe, Manager, Client Services has over 20 years experience in engineering, electronics and instrumentation. He worked for Gastech Corporation as Division Manager. Sam holds a Real Estate License in Florida.

Steve Branson, Regional Manager Client Services and Director of Training has 18 years experience in corporate and technology training. As Territory Manager for GNB / Exide Automotive Batteries, he was assigned to Wal-Mart, responsible for employee training and support of 100 stores in North Texas. Steve attended Devry College.

Felix Ambrosetti, Regional Manager, Client Services has 7 years experience in technical support and service. He is A+ Certified in Computers and is an ASE Certified Master Technician. Felix has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from State University of West Georgia.

Craig Boone, Regional Manager, Client Services , has a diverse technical background that includes IT administration, technical writing, and quality assurance. He has worked in the computer industry for the past 10 years including Enhanced Software Technologies and PAR Technologies. Craig attended College of Idaho and University of Maryland.

Ryan Keim, Client Services has over 7 years experience in customer service and tech support. He attended both Manatee Community College and Kennesaw University where he studied computer technology.

Maureen Smallwood, Administrative Coordinator has over 15 years administrative experience and has been with HandyTrac since its inception.

Dawn Whitehorn, Install Coordinator has 20 years experience in customer service and accounting.