James is the President of Degraff Systems.  His role includes sales, estimating, and design build services.  Prior to forming Degraaf Systems, he worked as an apprentice, journeyman electrician, superintendent, project manager, then vice president for a local company.  His primary background has been in the military market.  James holds a Master Unlimited Electrical License in Florida.  He is also a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) through BICSI.  He also has an Associates of Arts degree from Pensacola Junior College.

His goal is to make sure that the customer is always taken care of.

Richard is the Vice President of Degraaf Systems.  He handles all of the day to day operations of the company including: Scheduling, Accounting, Employee managment, Payroll, and many of the other tasks associated with the day to day operation of the company. 

Prior to becoming the Vice President of Degraaf Systems, Richard has held many positions of leadership in the construction industry.  Most recently he held a postion as Superintendent for Hitt Contracting Co. overseeing a nationwide roll out of more than 200 Nextel Retail Stores.  From 1995 to 2001 he held a position of Superintendent for McCarthy Construction and worked on projects for The National Institute of Health and the Carle Foundation Hospital.  Prior to 1995 Richard worked for various contractors on all types of projects.  He owned his own company, S&S Enterprises in New York from 1980 to 1986.  All total Richard has a total of over 30 years of construction experience. 

Billy is the Systems Division Manager.  His duties include designing, bidding, and overseeing the installation of fire alarm systems, mass notification, security, CCTV, and othe control systems.  He started with Degraaf Systems in 2006.

Billy started working in the alarm system industry in 1997.  He started as an entry level technician for a local company and worked his way up to senior lead technician before moving to Degraaf Systems in 2006.  He has worked in all areas of the alarm industry and has over ten years of experience. 

Kai is the communications division manager.  Kai oversees all aspects of the communications division including installation and estimating.  Kai started with Degraaf Systems in 2006. 

Kai started his career in the communications industry in 1997 with CT Connections in San Diego California.  With no prior experience in the field, he quickly rose to the position of Senior Systems installer for the company with manpower allocation and project managment responsibilities.

In 1999 Kai took his experience to Rancho Santa Fe Technology another San Diego based company with over $10 million in annual sales where he was nominated by CEO Tres Conrique in July 2000 to participate in a nationwide study hosted by San Francisco State University of personal and orginizational characteristics that lead to team effectivness.