Our Team
Leadership. Done Right.
Our Team
Leadership.
Done Right.
HouseCheck’s leadership team is the driving force behind the company’s growing success. These forward-thinking professionals are guided by innovation…efficiency…fiscal responsibility…first-rate customer-service…and a strong, enduring brand identity.
Here’s a look at the HouseCheck Management Team:
HouseCheck’s leadership team is the driving force behind the company’s growing success. These forward-thinking professionals are guided by innovation…efficiency…fiscal responsibility…first-rate customer-service…and a strong, enduring brand identity.
Here’s a look at the HouseCheck Management Team:
Bill Klehm: President & CEO
Previously he served Chairman and CEO of Fallbrook Technologies and, as President and General Manager of Newgen Results Corporation, an automotive customer relations management firm. Prior to joining Newgen, Mr. Klehm served as President and SBU Director for Visteon Climate Control Systems Ltd. He helped develop and launch Visteon’s Aftermarket Division. He started his career with Ford Motor Company in 1985, and held a variety of posts within the Ford Customer Service Division where he was responsible for developing and executing the marketing/growth strategy for its customer service parts business.
Mr. Klehm holds a B.A. in Management and Marketing from Northwood University and also participated in the Harvard Business School Executive Education Programs.
Tim McGraw: Executive Vice President and CFO
As Executive Vice President and CFO for HouseCheck, Mr. McGraw has over 25 years of financial leadership and business operations experience. He has served in executive leadership roles and has held progressive finance, IT, and corporate strategy leadership positions in distribution and manufacturing operations, (both domestically, and internationally), product line management, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, and shared services. He started his career in Commercial Banking with Pittsburgh National Corp, then moved onto the automotive industry with Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation, served as COO/CFO of a start-up company in Cincinnati, OH, and most recently was CFO/CIO and Corporate Strategy lead for Shaw Development in Naples, Florida.
Mr. McGraw holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Miami University and a master’s degree in business administration from The Ohio State Fisher School of Business. He is married and has 2 children.
Billy Edwards, PhD: Senior VP, Strategic Partnerships
Dr. Edwards arrives at HouseCheck with an extensive, far ranging set of experiences. His curiosity and passion for helping, has led him to repeatedly and successfully tackle tough business, technology and innovation challenges for companies, large and small. He has been involved with numerous high-tech and medical starts-ups throughout his career: as a founder, investor, advisor and board member.
Billy spent a decade with The Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”), where he worked across North America, Europe and Asia. Clients were a variety of industries, including Technology, Medical Equipment, Health Care, and Consumer Products.
Joining Motorola’s Corporate Strategy Office, Billy was instrumental in driving strategy, M&A and partnerships globally. Subsequently in the Semiconductor Sector (Freescale, now NXP) Billy was part of a team that successfully turned around the $8B business.
As Chief Strategy Officer with AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) Billy led corporate strategy and advanced technology, and additionally drove the creation and managed the embedded processor business division.
Dr. Edwards holds bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering from Vanderbilt University. He also attended the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Billy holds numerous US patents.
Sean Parry: VP Marketing Technology and CXO
Mr. Parry is a highly successful senior-level executive with over twenty years of success in leading international marketing, customer experience, business development, and technology initiatives. As a career-long marketing and technology professional and entrepreneur, Mr. Parry has experience in functional roles and cross-functional general management capacities for start-up and high-growth public companies.
Mr. Parry has a unique skill set in building and maintaining world-class teams in the technology, software, retail, CPG, consumer electronics, and e-commerce industries.
As a participator in the local business community, Mr. Parry currently serves on several Boards of Advisors and is actively involved in the American Marketing Association and CMO Council. He also has affiliations with the National CMO Club, Intermountain Marketing Association, TechAmerica Executive Committee, and SIIA. Mr. Parry currently holds an active California Real Estate license, and has been recognized in the Cambridge Who’s Who.
Sherly Kinlaw: General Counsel
Ms. Kinlaw serves as General Counsel of the HouseCheck companies. She has 20+ years of experience as senior level and general counsel for public and private companies in primarily the technology and finance industries. She has led cross functional teams with respect to securities, finance, M&A, governance, compliance and general corporate matters. She has been senior level in-house counsel with 2 publicly traded companies – Financial Industries Corporation (Austin) and THQ (Los Angeles), General Counsel at Fallbrook Technologies (Austin) and has served as dedicated general counsel for start-up companies.
Ms. Kinlaw holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics / International Studies from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas.
Ken Siders: Senior VP of Environmental Services
Scott Swayze: VP Inspector Operations
Scott Swayze is a licensed professional inspector (TREC# 21271), with over 20 years of experience in project management and business development. Prior to joining HouseCheck Scott was the owner and operator of Insight Inspections in Austin TX. Through detailed assessment, state of the art technology and a focus on customer service Scott was able to develop Insight into one of the top producing Home Inspection companies throughout Texas. As the SW Regional VP for HouseCheck, Scott’s job is to ensure the most complete inspection experience possible with every client, on every inspection. Scott is the bridge between management and the inspection teams, to ensure HouseChecks vision is properly executed in the field.
Rick Rickards: VP Marketing & Chief Branding Officer
Prior to joining the founding management team at HouseCheck, Rick Rickards was an independent marketing strategist, providing brand analysis, marketing planning, and promotional program implementation for a wide variety of national and international clients.
Over the years, Mr. Rickards has worked in numerous capacities, including Account Executive, Art Director, Copywriter, Video Producer, Publisher, Director of Advertising, Creative Director, VP Electronic Media, VP Creative, and VP Marketing. This wide range of hands-on experience prepared him well for helping to launch a national consumer brand like HouseCheck.
Through his consulting firm, Rickards Marketing, Mr. Rickards perfected a proprietary consulting process, beginning with qualitative research for purposes of brand benchmarking, and proceeding through the development and implementation of marketing communications plans expressly designed to position each client for the realization of their goals.
Mr. Rickards is a husband, father of three, grandfather of one, occasional voiceover artist, and semi-professional musician.
Kathleen Carreno: Senior Project Development Manager
Kathleen Carreno is our Senior Project Developer with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, marketing, sales, and organizational development. Kathleen shifts seamlessly between big-picture strategy and the smallest details to help guide employees and clients in connecting the dots through each project. Kathleen has extensive experience & is well-versed in project management methodologies, organizational change management, risk management, project planning, team building, communication, implementations of organizational change & software development projects.
Kathleen was born and raised in Southern California and relocated to Utah in 2004. She’s a wife and mother of two beautiful children. Kathleen and her husband have owned and operated sushi bars throughout Utah in addition to maintaining her passion in project management. In her spare time, she enjoys creating culinary works of art, writing poetry, and spending time with her family outdoors.
Wendi Womack: Accounting Manager
Wendi is a driven accounting professional with over 10 years experience in a broad range of finance areas including full cycle accounting, reporting, financial modeling, variance analysis, taxes, insurance, human resources, payroll, budgeting and business processes. She has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, quickly takes decisive action and is a concise and effective communicator. Prior to becoming Accounting Manager with HouseCheck, Wendi was a collections & customer service specialist, Realtor, served 9 years in financial accounting with a manufacturing company in Fallbrook, CA and 2 years in audit with a CPA firm in Boise, ID. It is Wendi’s desire to continually learn and achieve more that led her to the HouseCheck opportunity.
Wendi is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Southeastern Louisiana University
FRANCY FORBES: Director of Government Services
Francy Forbes is a highly productive expert at rapid implementation. She specializes in envisioning and implementing efficient and effective processes and procedures for any industry. She is a highly skilled driver in any fast-paced environment and is focused on reaching goals through attention to detail and quality.
Francy believes that the key to developing a business is the development of its people; learning and leadership go hand-in-hand. She is highly skilled in the training and development of a company’s workforce from analyzing needs to developing a training system to implementation and review.
Francy has earned a BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology and is a graduate of the San Diego County Deputy Sheriff Academy. She enjoyed seven short years in Law Enforcement before becoming a retail entrepreneur. Francy has owned and operated her own retail stores, and also spent many years as a General Manager and District Manager for big box retailers.