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Bryan Putt, CRP, GMS, President

Bryan S. Putt currently serves as President of AIReS. He joined AIReS in 1989 as the company’s Director of Information Systems and soon moved into the sales and account management side of the business. Mr. Putt worked as an Account Manager from 1992-1994 and as the Central Regional Office General Manager from 1994-1998. Prior to joining AIReS, Mr. Putt was a Senior Consultant for Oracle Corporation in Bethesda, MD. Mr. Putt received a B.S. in Management Information Systems from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and holds his Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Global Mobility Specialist designations from the Worldwide ERC® (WERC®).

Jeffrey Wangler, Executive Vice President

Jeffrey Wangler is the Executive Vice President of AIReS, a position he has held since 1998. He joined AIReS in 1991 as an Account Manager, and was later promoted to Sales Manager of the Central Region. Mr. Wangler relocated to Los Angeles to open the West Coast Regional Office in 1993. After achieving explosive growth in the western region, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and transferred back to the corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA in 1999, where he resides today.  Mr. Wangler has more than 20 years of experience in the shipping and relocation industry. He started his career in the transportation industry in 1985 with United States Lines at the Port of Baltimore. Prior to joining AIReS, he worked for Brown Transportation in Atlanta, GA and also served as Vice President, Sales, for CAM Regional Transport in Pennsylvania. Mr. Wangler received a B.A. in Marketing from Slippery Rock University.

He is active in his support of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for ALS Research and also the Mario Lemieux Foundation. 

Jim Markle, CRP, Vice President West

Jim Markle is the Vice President of AIReS’ Western Region. With more than 20 years of experience in the relocation industry, Mr. Markle has been with AIReS for over 17 years. He started with AIReS at our Corporate Office in Pittsburgh, and left to open our regional office in Houston, TX where he served as the General Manager. Mr. Markle received a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designation from the Worldwide ERC® (WERC®) as well as his Texas real estate license.

Eric Tate, CRP, Vice President East

Eric Tate is the Vice President of AIReS’ Eastern Region. Mr. Tate started with AIReS in 1994 as a sales trainee.  He has worked in our Pittsburgh, PA, Houston, TX, and Huntington Beach, CA offices.  For the last 12 years Mr. Tate has been managing sales and operations for our Danbury, CT regional office and now manages the Danbury and Pittsburgh offices as the Vice President of the eastern half of the United States.  He holds a Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designation from the Worldwide ERC® (WERC®).

Mr. Tate attended Penn State University concentrating in Economics.  He enjoys coaching his two sons’ sports teams, traveling, and playing sports himself.

Joleen Lauffer, CRP, GMS, Director of Client Services and Operations

Joleen Lauffer has worked for AIReS since 1997. She has held the positions of Relocation Specialist, Program Manager, and Account Manager, responsible for new business development in the mid-west region.  In 2005, Ms. Lauffer transitioned to the role of Business Process Manager, in which she was responsible for overall client service delivery as well as process and technology development and improvement. In her current role, she is responsible for AIReS’ business processes, quality programs, real estate programs and consulting.  She also oversees AIReS’ internal and client-facing technology initiatives. Ms. Lauffer graduated from Washington & Jefferson College with degrees in Business and Spanish, and studied in Bogotá, Colombia at Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración.  She holds a real estate license and has earned her Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designations through the Worldwide ERC®. 

Ed Hartman, CPA, CRP, Director of Finance

Ed Hartman is AIReS’ Director of Finance and Accounting, bringing 21 years of experience in strategic leadership and corporate finance positions to his teams.  He began his career in public accounting with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and prior to joining AIReS, Mr. Hartman served as CFO of Basis 100, a leading technology provider to the settlement service/mortgage industries. Mr. Hartman also served as Executive Vice President and CFO of the Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club and HSBC Arena.  Mr. Hartman was an alternate member of the NHL’s Board of Governors and a member of the Board of Directors of NHL’s insurance captive. He is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds both a Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) designation from the Worldwide ERC® (WERC®) and a CPA certification.

Mike Tufo, CRP, GMS, Vice President of Business Development

In his role as Vice President of Business Development, Mike Tufo leads AIReS’ Account Management and Marketing teams, and in conjunction with our Operations team, ensures that AIReS consistently delivers on the promise of providing exceptional customer service and client satisfaction. His focus is to work in tandem with our Account Managers, providing them with the training, information, and tools necessary to ensure that we are adding value to all business relationships. Mr. Tufo has dedicated his 25 year career to serving the global relocation needs of large, multinational corporations. He holds both his Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designations from the Worldwide ERC® (WERC®).