Rick Davis currently serves as the chief executive officer of DAVACO, where he is responsible for the overall management and strategic development of the company. Originally known as Fixture Perfect International (FPI), Mr. Davis founded the company in 1990 to meet the unique needs of retailers. Since then, he has led the company to become the nation’s number one turnkey retail service provider and technology leader, with double-digit average annual growth. Mr. Davis was honored for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award as a finalist in 2000 and 2006.  In 2006, he was inducted into the Retail Construction Hall of Fame and named to The Salvation Army’s Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Advisory Board. He also serves on the 2009 SPECS Advisory Board. Prior to DAVACO, he was a Dallas-based developer of commercial and residential properties.

Lamar Roberts joined DAVACO in 1998 as chief financial officer. With 20 years of accounting and financial experience, Lamar is responsible for all financial aspects of the company, as well as overseeing the accounting and information technology departments. Lamar previously held the position of chief financial officer for Amber’s Stores, a 39 unit craft chain, where he was instrumental in the company’s initial public offering.  Lamar also worked in public accounting for nine years, most recently in the Entrepreneurial Services Group of Ernst & Young with a variety of retail customers including CompUSA, Michael’s and Amber’s. He earned a bachelor of business administration from Southern Methodist University.

Shelly Vandeven is the senior vice president of marketing. In this role, she is responsible for all strategic marketing activities for business development, as well as industry and corporate marketing initiatives including customer programs, advertising and public relations. Prior to joining DAVACO in 2004, Shelly previously worked for Haggar Clothing Co. for a combined 12 years, most recently serving as vice president of brand marketing where she led all brand activities for consumer, trade, retail and corporate marketing programs. She earned a Master of Business Administration in Business Management from the University of Dallas and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Ray Ann Cacheria is the vice president of information technology for DAVACO.  In this role, she leads the corporate strategy for the use of technology that supports DAVACO’s internal business applications, corporate IT infrastructure, as well as technology that extends to our customers. Ray Ann joined DAVACO with over 18 years IT experience.  Most recently, she was employed with Greyhound Lines, Inc. as the director of strategic planning and analysis where she was responsible for finance, compliance, and strategic planning for the IT department.  Ray Ann earned a bachelor of science in management information systems and marketing from Fordham University in New York.

Kathy Merani is Vice President, Controller for DAVACO, Inc.  Kathy is responsible for leading the accounting, finance, and payroll departments. Prior to joining DAVACO in 2007, Kathy’s accounting and retail experience includes an extensive 15 years with CompUSA, where she served in positions ranging from assistant controller and senior director of business development, store operations support and most recently, merchandise category buyer.  In these roles, she has managed a large accounting department during aggressive company growth and reorganized operational processes. Merani attended St. John’s University in New York and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, as well as attended Nova Southeastern University in Florida and earned an MBA.  She is also a certified public accountant.

Tom Motschull serves as the vice president of retail operations for DAVACO. In this role, Tom manages and oversees the project services division of DAVACO. He previously served as a project manager and was promoted to director of project services in 2006. Prior to joining DAVACO, Tom spent 10 years working on Gap projects. He attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics and Technology where he earned his commercial pilot license, instrument rating, multi-engine rating and certified flight instructor rating.

Brian Reilly holds the position of vice president of field operations. In this role, he is responsible for the management of all retail operations field personnel and all phases of field training. In addition, he oversees equipmentrental and temporary labor acquisition, as well as the logistical management of field employees including job scheduling and tracking.  Brien joined DAVACO in 2005 as a project manager and was promoted to director of field operations in 2006. Reilly previously worked for JCPenney Company for twenty-four years, where he held several positions including project manager, store merchandising planning manager, district special events and planning manager, and district business planning manager for various divisions such as hard home, women’s accessories, intimate apparel and cosmetics.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Shepherd University in West Virginia.

Sheryl Koehn currently serves as the vice president of brand development for DAVACO, where she oversees all aspects of DAVACO’s brand development division, which includes full-service and supplemental retail coordinator coverage, project management and all aspects of vendor shop programs for nationwide brands of soft-line products. Sheryl joined DAVACO in February 2006 as director of national accounts and in 2007 was promoted to director of brand development.  Prior to DAVACO, Sheryl was employed with Liz Claiborne, Inc. holding the position of regional manager, Modern Brands, where she was responsible for overseeing in-store marketing of multiple brands and retail accounts. During her seven year tenure at Liz Claiborne, she also served as sales manager of accessories and regional manager of Liz Claiborne brands. Prior to that, she spent over 13 years with The Limited, Inc. serving in a variety of positions. Sheryl earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Utah.