Rich Ashton, President
- Rich purchased Tom's Mechanical in 1988 and has served as its president ever since.
After serving in the U. S. Navy, Rich began his business career with The Trammell Crow
Companies in 1973. As an Operating Partner, he oversaw industrial development in Tarrant
County until selling his interests back to the company in 1983. For the next five years he
continued to dabble in real estate while helping start Butler Construction, Inc., Ashton
Party Rentals and F. LaMont Sales. Rich is an active golfer, volunteer, husband and father.
He lives in Arlington with wife, Rene'. They have two grown sons.
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Dee Dee Dolloff, Administrative Manager
- Dee Dee is Tom's "go-to" person for anything not done by others. She came to Tom's in 1990 after working for
The Ashton Company since 1987. Dee Dee is extraordinarily organized, knowledgeable about computers and gifted
in areas of customer service. She oversees the administrative functions of the company including human resources,
accounting and inventory control. Dee Dee has been married to Jerrell since 1976 and has two grown children.
She and Jerrell love to travel from their home in Arlington.
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Jerry Brown, Installation Manager
- If you add up both of his terms at Tom's, Jerry Brown has been a Tom's employee for a total of 25 years!
Fortunately, Jerry's current term of employment began in 1989. During that time he has risen from lead installer
to manager of all installation work. Not only does Jerry bring a wealth of knowledge and customer service skills
to his job, no one can match his daily enthusiasm. Under his leadership, the Commercial Installation Division has
set new standards of customer satisfaction, financial success and employee stability. Jerry, who is an avid sports
fan and soccer player, lives in Arlington with wife Judith and their two children.
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Heath Morgan, Service Manager
- Heath Morgan became Tom's Service Manager in August 2008 after holding a similar position for three years at another
local heating and air conditioning company. He combines broad technical knowledge with a passion for customer service
which our customers find very refreshing. Heath is thoroughly knowledgeable in most Residential and Commercial applications.
He is married to Alia with two teenage daughters and a young son. When he isn't taking care of customers, he enjoys a variety
of outdoor sports.
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Brian Lackey, Residential Systems Manager
- The newest member of the Tom's management team is Brian Lackey who took the reins of the Residential Replacement
Division in January 2007. Brian literally grew up in the air conditioning business, as his father owns a business
in south Texas. Shortly after graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1999, Brian joined Tom's as
it's primary Retrofit salesman. In his first year he established a new sales record for the Retrofit Division.
His knowledge of the business is complemented by his sincerity and honest desire to do what is best for the customer.
Brian and his wife Kimberly live in Hurst and have two young daughters.
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