MEET THE TEAM
MANAGEMENT
Said Lounis
CEO
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2019
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Working with IWEISS is all about the people and the theater industry. When it comes to the IWEISS team, they are second to none: their passion for their work, their loyalty to the company, their commitment to advance the industry both in performance and safety. But overall, they are just nice people to work with. I have always been passionate about stage rigging. I am an engineer, and, naturally, I am attracted to well-engineered products. IWEISS has great products, but more importantly, has a strategy of constant improvement that will keep the company on the leading edge of this market.
If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?
There are many people I’d love to meet and spend some time with, pick their brains. If I have to pick one, it would be Steve Jobs. I still marvel every day at the incredibly positive image he has created for Apple. These are the only products out there that people happily pay full premium price for a product that is essentially the same as the competitors product. The difference is in the image.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I would be pretentious to say I know something that the world at large does not know. But there is something about me that my friends and family know: I love live performance, whether it is music, dance, theater, opera, anything really. I even love to see high school plays.
JENNIFER TANKLEFF
President
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
1994
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
For 30 years, I have been able to meet amazing people in all aspects of the business, from bankers and lawyers to the very best lighting and scenic designers some of whom I count as friends today.
What are three things still on your bucket list?
Going on an African Safari, Seeing the Northern Lights, and Driving across the Country.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I have twins, my sister has twins, and my sister-in-law has twins!
Richard Parks
Vice President ETCP, FDNY, OSHA
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2001
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
We are a company that can provide endless possibilities to our clients and we are not afraid to take on new challenges.
What’s your favorite line from a movie?
“You shut your mouth when you’re talking to me”. Wedding Crashers
Tell us something we don’t know:
I worked as a blacksmith’s apprentice at the age of 15 at the historical museum of Old Salem in North Carolina
Scott Eisenberger
CFO
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2023
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
My favorite part besides the day-to-day challenges is the way everyone works together from the top down. It was very noticeable from day one and to me that is a comforting feeling.
Pick your favorite decade, and tell us why.
My favorite decade is the 2000’s, when both my son and daughter were born and I got married.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I have a horrible fear of needles!!
Geoff Stock
Director of Operations
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2020
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
For many years I’ve known IWEISS as a company oriented toward providing solutions to their customer’s challenges. I was excited to join a team that is geared toward solving unique problems as well as innovative products.
If you were a dog what breed would you be and why?
If I had to choose I would be a Brittany. We’ve had a Brittany for a more than a couple years now and his ability to instantaneously switch between a dead sleep and sprinting around the yard (even as he is begins to get move into his golden years) continues to surprise me.
Tell us something we don’t know:
Neil Armstrong stood on the moon only 66 years after the Wright brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk. Also, I can sometimes take things literally when I really know better.
Administrative
Mercedes Coley
Logistics and Office Coordinator – MO
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2019
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Great work environment with excellent coworkers and a sense of being a part of something bigger. As a stage manager for over a decade both internationally and in the US this company is a great place to be and feel at home and use my skills and develop new ones.
If everything in your house had to all be one color what would it be?
Teal. With hints of Rose Gold.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I’m a huge Star Wars nerd….really. And I have a boater’s license as well as can drive anything with four wheels or none at all.
Ariel Dominguez
Purchasing Manager
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2023
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Everyone here is very friendly and positive. It feels great to be part of a team with such smart, hardworking, and passionate individuals.
Describe yourself in three words.
Curious, Eager, Sentimental
Tell us something we don’t know:
I love the art of storytelling and all its many forms. My family is my everything. I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. No, I will not be your therapist.
Adriana da silva
Project and Billing Coordinator
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2023
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?The people. I have never worked with such an amazing group of people who are so welcoming. I’ve even met multiple people who share my passion for reading! Mark my words there will be an iWeiss book club in the future!
What is your favorite vacation you have ever taken?
My favorite vacation was when I went to Costa Rica in college. My friend and I went with a tour group hopping around the country. We were able to do so many activities and go to the best spots since we were guided by locals. And was an amazing experience being there for the New Year!
Tell us something we don’t know:
My go-to fun facts are:
I got my blackbelt in Tae Kwon Doe.
I can make a “w” with my tongue.
The veins on the back of my hand make a heart.
Venus Carpenter
Bookkeeper
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2023
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
There are lots but firstly, my previous job was in Brooklyn, the early morning cityscape can only be described as astonishing, but there are no words to describe the splendor of getting to work in 27 minutes. I am surrounded by creative and supportive people who have visions that amaze me. Being reunited with my old boss (Scott). Did I mention I’m just 27 minutes away from home??
What is your favorite holiday?
My birthday of course. Anyone who knows me, knows I celebrate me every day. Earth Wind & Fire loved it too. They made a song about it- ”Do you remember the 21st of September”. Yep, that’s my birthday. And that’s my answer whenever anyone wants to know my birthday. #LivingLifeUltraViolet
Tell us something we don’t know:
As an adult, I wrote “ V~luv was here on a bathroom stall. Ugh.
Production
Deb Kreiling
Drapery Production Manager
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2019
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Being able to see how all of the specialty work is done in this industry and learn the creative process with a great and fun team of people.
If you had a warning label what would yours say?
I am ever the optimist (my BFF calls me Pollyanna) and I am a sixth degree black belt in a Japanese style of Karate.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I have ridden a bicycle thousands of miles, including riding from Hackensack, NJ to the top of Bear Mountain two times and 250 miles in Alaska.
Carlos Florentino
Drapery Shop Foreman
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
1989
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Working with different fabrics.
What is your favorite show?
Phantom of the Opera.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I love to cook!
Wyatt Whitham
Inventory Coordinator
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2021
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
My favorite part of working at IWEISS is working in a theatre adjacent business again and being a small part of helping productions and theatres put on shows again.
If you were an animal, what would you be?
I want to same some cool animal like an eagle but reallyI would want to be one of my dogs. They have a chill life of mostly laying around, getting treats & pets and barking at the wind.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I have had to basically teach myself to walk twice. I cut 2 tendons in my left foot my freshman year of high school and ended up being in a wheelchair / on crutches for about 6 months.
RICHARD MEAGHER
Operations Manager – MO
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2022
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
I love my job!
What is the most beautiful place you have ever seen?
Yosemite.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I am an avid dual sport adventure motocycle enthusiast that hopefully, in the next two years I will be able to say: “I put my boots in the Artic Ocean”.
Sales and Project management
Bill Knapp
Head of Estimation
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What year did you start at IWeiss?
2016
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Working with a quality group of people who all care about delivering quality products.
What were your favorite activities as a kid?
Riding my bike and playing baseball.
jeff Parvin
Sales Executive
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2019
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Getting a chance to help entertainment pros and amateurs at all levels across multiple disciplines.
What is your most unusual talent?
Accents have always come easy to me. I guess I’ve lived and worked in so many places, I catch myself sliding into whatever I’m hearing on the phone.
Tell us something we don’t know:
As I kid, my favorite part of the rodeo was getting to chase the greased pig to try and pull the ribbon from its tail.
Shannon SUllivan
Program Director – ETCP, OSHA
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2010
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
The constant challenge of new projects, and the smart team here to work with on each one.
If you were an animal what would you be?
A red panda. I am also a vicious omnivore and the only living species of my genus.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I keep an emergency tiara in my car.
Russ Dusek
Project Manager – ETCP, OSHA
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2013
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
The wide and seemingly boundless range of expertise and experience of the people I get to work with each day.
If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
The idea of this is devastating to me.
Tell us something we don’t know:
The only thing I’ve ever done on a golf course is snowmobile.
Sharon Dusek
Project Coordinator – IL
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2019
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
it’s very exciting to work with suck an expert staff that truly cares about this industry. It really shows in the quality of their work and I’m thrilled to be a contributor to this phenomenal team!
What celebrity would you like to meet for a cup of coffee:
Sir Patrick Stewart is one of the few that come to mind. I’m a huge fan of him as an actor, but I am also drawn to his charity work and activism. Plus he was knighted by the Queen so that’s kinda cool.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I was a Magician’s Assistant for a number of years and no, I won’t tell you the secrets. I took an Oath of Secrecy!
Andy Kotarba
Project Manager – ETCP, OSHA
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2017
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
My favorite part, is the wonderful people that work here and how we can all come together as a team to complete amazing projects.
What was your favorite pet and why?
I prefer cats, they are an excellent balance between companionship and their own independence.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I loathe grapefruit.
Kim Kenny
Account Manager
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What year did you start at IWEISS:
2022
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Being part of this team of industry experts! I love seeing what projects we’re working on and how incredible they turn out.
What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever seen?
Luzern, Switzerland. Pictures can’t even begin to show how beautiful the city is!
Tell us something we don’t know:
I am a professional axe thrower!
Rosey brumbach
Project Manager
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2024
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
My favorite part about working at this small yet mighty company is the down to earth rockstars, who know how to have a good time while getting stuff done.
If you had to be any cartoon character, which one would you be? Blossom, a Power Puff Girl, for obvious reasons.
Tell us something we don’t know:
I played roller derby for 10 years, and now I coach junior roller derby.
Danielle Pope
Sales Associate
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2024
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
We are a well-organized and put together company that takes care of me so I can take care of my family.
What’s You Favorite TV Show?
I Love Lucy. She was such a ground breaker in her time!
Tell us something we don’t know:
All 3 of my kids were born at home.
Engineering
Ryan Pope
Engineering Manager
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2024
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
The importance of family in a work/life balance.
What sport would you comppete in if you were in the Olympics? Archery
Tell us something we don’t know:
I got to be the one to catch my youngest child when they were born.
Ben Marson
Mechanical Engineer
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2020
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
My life-long passion is to engineer devices used for storytelling and spectacle, which is why I love working at IWEISS.
What’s your go to karaoke Song? My go to karaoke song is Earth Wind & Fire’s classic masterpiece: “September.”
Tell us something we don’t know:
Ever since I was little I’ve had an active imagination. I’m now using it to write a novel in my spare time!
henry coleman
Technical Designer
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2021
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
Each new project is interesting and has its own fun puzzles to solve. Also, good team.
What fictional place would you like to visit?
I would visit Rivendell, those elves, they know things we can’t know. But being there might reveal something.
Tell us something we don’t know about you.
I worked for a few seasons as a ski and snowboard instructor in Alaska.
Zach Drake
Technical Drafter and QC Engineer
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What year did you start at IWEISS?
2021
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?
The energy that is spread throughout the shop from the shop mangers, as well as the crew.
What were your favorite activities as a kid?
As a child I played a lot of sports, basketball has always been a passion of mine.
Tell us something we don’t know:
Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid.
vanessa bezerra
Technical Designer
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What year did you start at IWEISS?2022
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?All my co-workers are wonderful to work with and their knowledge of the industry is amazing. You can learn everything you could ever want to know about the theater industry thanks to everyone’s different skill sets. You will always be able to find someone from IWEISS who has already done a similar job, has the knowledge or even the history behind why it is done a certain way.
What’s The Most Beautiful Place You’ve Ever Seen?
The Cenotes in Riviera Maya, Mexico were definitely the most beautiful place I have ever seen so far but would love to travel more.Tell us something we don’t know:There is an animal from Australia that’s poo is cube-shaped, guess which one? If you guessed a Wombat you are correct.
Anthony Walker
Project Engineer
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What year did you start at IWEISS?2023
What’s your favorite part about working at IWEISS?There’s a trust placed on us to get the job done that cultivates a deeper care in our work that cannot be created otherwise. I find myself putting my best foot forward in my work because of this, not for anybody, but rather for the pride in my work. The people are cool too.
Imagine you are a professional baseball player. What is your introduction song?Gypsy Woman by Crystal WatersTell us something we don’t know:Pigeons are one of the few birds to produce milk; Flamingos are another, but their milk comes out red because of their diet of shrimp.
