Mary Toves is AMI’s President handling the day-to-day operations of the company. She has demonstrated and excelled in her ability to manage and direct personnel from a “hands on” approach. Ms. Toves background includes the Pacific Island Club (PIC) where she began working as a housekeeper, then moved in 1989 to SunRoute Hotel where in 1990 was promoted to Assistant Supervisor. In 1992, she came aboard AMI where she rose from Janitorial Supervisor to Assistant General Manager. She recently attended the Cleaning Management Institute Conference in Chicago.
 
 
Monty A. McDowell is Chief Executive Officer and Real Estate Principal Broker for Advance Management Inc. (AMI). With twenty-two years of U.S. Naval experience and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mr. McDowell has extensive organizational skills acquired from experience as an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy. Founded AMI in 1990. He possesses the expertise to pre-plan, implement and maintain even the most complicated maintenance & management requirements. He is also a Registered Executive Housekeeper as designated by the International Executive Housekeeping Association (IEHA). He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Guam Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Committee for Government of Guam Outsourcing & Privatization and Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee on DoD Contracting.

 
 
Jim McFerran has extensive experience in the private sector: Five (5) years with Compass Travel (HK) Ltd./Deak Pererra (F.E.) Ltd. Performed hotel reviews in: Australia, Nepal, Philippines, and Korea. Thirteen (13) years business management in Philippines as Agent for numerous suppliers to Yacht building industry; established Holiday Boats and grew it to a 214 man, $3,500,000.00 a year enterprise. Thirteen (13) years with Advance Management Inc., involved in all aspects of the company’s operations, including Janitorial Division Manager; Landscape Maintenance Division Manager; Planning Project Management. Presently filling the position of Director of Business Development. He recently attended the Cleaning Management Institute Conference, and has been formally trained in the fields of Carpet and Upholstery Maintenance as well as Advanced Care of Natural Stone. He is an IEHA Certified Executive Housekeeper.

 
 
Bree McDowell holds the position of Realtor/Real Estate Services Manager, She developed and established the Real Estate Services Department of Advance Management from a two client list to the current clientele which includes: Commercial Buildings, Homeowners Associations, Apartment Buildings, and numerous individual single tenant homes. She also works hand-in-hand with the board members of various associations and organizations. She is readily available to assist owners and tenants of managed properties concerning all issues including but not limited to lease agreements, maintenance, and common areas issues. Works with owner approved attorneys to enforce Owner’s Rights under lease agreements. Assist clients with the purchase and/or sale of their Guam-owned property. Having been previously tasked in 1995 with managing the AMI’s Main Office (oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, personnel issues, payroll, etc.), she assisted in the implementation of Advance Management’s Drug Free Workplace Program and Sexual Harassment Awareness Program. She is currently serving as the Vice President of the Guam Board Of Realtors.

 
 
Joseph Certeza is AMI’s Training Manager. He came to AMI from California where he worked for Northern TeleCom in the Silicon Valley (north central California). His experience includes: Parts Inventory Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor in charge of Training, Quality Assurance Inspector, Assistant Training Manager and Office Manager. His vast knowledge and experience in human resources and training made him the prime candidate to fill his current position. In addition to Mr. Certeza primary duties, he also maintains collateral duties and responsibilities to include the monitoring of AMI’s Quality Assurance Program and ensuring the seamless operations within AMI’s Administrative and Accounting Office.

 
 
Anthony Guerrero, through six years of exceptional experience, has risen through the AMI ranks and is now AMI’s Janitorial Manager. He began his career in the Industrial Janitorial Department where he demonstrated the ability to follow directions and take command of tough situations as they arose. This ability to “take charge” demonstrated qualities necessary for management positions. He has been the Janitorial Department Manager for 4 1/2 years and oversees over 150 personnel as well as manages the day-to-day operations. Through his staff of Project Managers and Supervisors, he continuously and successfully manages AMI’s largest department.

 
 
An experienced member of AMI’s Senior Management Team, Managing AMI’s extensive Carpet and Floor Care Operations, Gordon Tydingco, as Consolidated Services Manager, brings AMI over 25 years of extensive administrative and management experience, as well as ten (10) years of sales and marketing background, in both the public and private sectors in Guam and Saipan. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a BA Degree in History and Political Science, Mr. Tydingco served for six years as Administrative Officer for the Transportation Division of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in Saipan under the US Department of Interior, providing overall staff support with specific responsibilities involving personnel administration, budgeting and program development. In addition, he was instrumental in establishing and administering the territory-wide Transportation Development Training Program. Returning to Guam in 1976, Mr. Tydingco spent the last 26 years in various management capacities, most notably as General Manager of the Guam Visitors Bureau (4 years) with overall responsibility for the planning, development and implementation of the Bureau’s promotional and marketing programs and activities, and as General Manager of Atlantis Submarine Guam, Inc. (6 years), directing the operation and maintenance of a 46-passenger tourist submarine with over 40 technical and non-technical personnel on a 7-day, 12-hour work schedule. He is presently a candidate for the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) Executive Housekeeper Certificate.

 
 
 
 

 

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