Our Team

Excel Fire Protection’s management is equal to none. Our diversified team has experience in many different industries.

Jaime Gomez
President and CEO
Jaime has vast experience in the construction and healthcare industries. His experience is a major asset when providing service to any customer that must meet federal and state safety guidelines.

He has served as Regulatory Compliance Officer at Opelousas General Hospital and Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, Louisiana. He was responsible for meeting compliance with all regulatory agencies that govern health care at federal, state and local level, to include HCFA, OSHA, JCAHO, FDA, ADA, FCC and NFPA.

As COO at Doctors’ Hospital in Opelousas he was responsible for the daily operations of all ancillary service and support departments including Risk Management, Performance Improvement and Quality/Resource Management along with the JCAHO Accreditation survey compliance. He coordinated all phases of new construction and renovation including development, plan review, approval and construction inspection of new projects.

As Support Services Director at Savoy Medical Center, he was responsible for all Support Services Departments. He coordinated all phases of new construction and renovation for Savoy Medical Center to include development, plan review, approval and construction inspection of new projects.

Jaime studied mechanical engineering at the University of Houston and served 10 years in the United States Army. He fluently speaks and writes in both Spanish and Portuguese, is a US Labor Department (OSHA) Certified Instructor, a member of the NFPA and a member of the National Emergency Preparedness Council.

CHRIS FRANCIS
VP and COO
Chris has been in the fire sprinkler industry for over 13 years. Chris has served as a sprinkler fitter, foreman, fabrication manager, purchasing agent, estimator, chief estimator, project manager, field superintendent, design manager and NICET II inspector.

Chris also has extensive fire sprinkler company management experience. As a manager, he supervised daily operations along with the accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll. Chris has completed the AFSA Sprinkler Design and Layout School, and currently holds a NICET III certification.

TROY SCHIECKOFF
Designer
Troy has over 15 years of experience in the fire sprinkler industry.

Troy has vast experience in all phases of the fire sprinkler industry. He has worked as a designer and fire sprinkler business owner for over 15 years. His experience encompasses residential and commercial fire sprinkler systems. He has a degree in fire protection technology and is a NICET III certificate holder.