Heinrich, Sam

Sam has 25 years of management and financial industry experience, working in the banking industry in commercial lending and serving as the President/CEO/ CFO of a significant utility contracting firm. His experiences include working through the financial and managerial challenges for small, mid and larger business enterprises in a private and public forum both as a banker/lender/consultant and in a management role. He has led contracting initiatives with the United States Air Force and large public utilities including Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, Sierra Pacific Power and San Diego Gas and Electric as well as smaller municipal owned entities. As a banker he has worked with hundreds of commercial enterprises and high net worth individuals in filling their lending and investment needs in the commercial, agricultural, industrial and real estate sectors. From 1991-2001 Sam led Environmental Professional Associates “(EPA”) from sales of $500 thousand and 15 employees to annual revenues of $20 Million with approximately 300 employees becoming in the process a top 10 national specialty contractor in the Utility Line Clearance contracting sector for power based utilities. In 1998 Sam, marketed, negotiated and closed the sale of EPA, Ltd. to Quanta Services (PWR), a leading provider of utility and telecommunications contracting services and served in a continuing role as President of the acquired firm for a an additional 4 year transition period. In 2001 Sam left EPA and Quanta to pursue his passion for teaching. During the last ten years he has served in both a private Christian secondary school as well as teaching business related courses for William Jessup University. In 2007 Sam was asked to take the role as Director of the School of Professional Studies (SPS) and put his business and investment experience to work overseeing this important department for the University. SPS is a program designed to assist working adults in completing their Bachelors degree in a contracted model. Students attend class one night a week and can complete their Bachelors in about 19 months.