Personnel
Patrick O. Hannan,
President, Outside Sales/DFW
Patrick has worked for CentraMark since 1982. He holds a BS degree and an MBA; he is also a graduate of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business OPM program. Patrick is a major shareholder in CentraMark and is the President / CEO of the Corporation. He maintains account responsibility for L3 MID and PID, as well as General Dynamics Satcom Technologies and Rockwell Collins Government Systems.
Patrick is married and is the father of 3 wonderful daughters and the grand-dad of 2. He lives in Rockwall Texas and enjoys spending time with his wife and family at their country property. He enjoys working with the family’s horses, fishing, all types of water sports, snowboarding and skiing. He also enjoys a good glass of wine; his favorites include Duckhorn, Ferrari Carano and Trefethen.
He and his family are closely associated with Ciudad de los Ninos http://www.shinskyorphanage.com/index.asp , an orphanage located in Matamoros Mexico.
Ed Andrews
Outside Sales/DFW & Border
A few things you might want to know about Ed, since he claims to be the most interesting rep in the world....
Ed is a 4th generation native Texan. He has worked for Centramark and has covered the Ft. Worth / Central Texas area for 29+ years. With a diverse background in mechanical, electrical and RF systems, Ed provides account coverage to Lockheed Aerospace, Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Missiles and Fire Control. Ed did undergraduate work in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, holds an Advanced Amateur Radio license and has a solid general knowledge of computer systems. Ed knows a little bit about just about everything.
In his spare time, along with his wife Jennifer and their killer Chihuahua Hootie, Ed enjoys touring on motorcycles, hanging out at the NASCAR track and Jimmy Buffet on the radio. He claims ”Aliens don't exist, the government is not out to get you, and Kennedy was shot with a single bullet. No ski run is too steep, no bungee jump too high, no shark is too big... Golf is not a sport. Been there, done that and have way too many tee shirts.”
Outside Sales/DFW Arkansas
Drew interned with CentraMark in 2010 and joined us fulltime in June of 2011.
Drew attended the University of Oklahoma where he graduated with a BS Degree in Science and Education. He spent 5 years as a High School educator and wrestling coach. He has a wife, Christy, and 2 children, Boaz and Velvet.
Drew has "never met a stranger" and has the ability to converse and build relationships with a wide variety of folks.
He enjoys various sports, including wrestling, which he competed in during his years in High School at the State level. He also enjoys Snow Skiing and Tennis, to name a couple.
Drew has account responsibility for the state of Arkansas and select accounts in the DFW area.
Sandy Gross
Office Administrator / Accounting
Sandy has been with CentraMark for nearly 10 years. As our Bookkeeper and Accounting Manager, she keeps us honest and out of trouble.
Sandy and her husband have lived in Garland, Texas for over 30 years. Sandy grew up in Michigan and does not miss the snow and cold weather. She enjoys doing crafts, scrapbooking, quilting, and enjoys spending time with her grandson. She organizes yearly craft workshops at her church and meets monthly with friends for scrapbooking and doing other unfinished craft projects.
sgross@cmatex.com
Bob Shirk
Inside Sales / Customer Service
Bob has been with CentraMark for nearly 4 years.
Bob lives in Rowlett, Texas for over 20 years. Bob graduated from The University of Arizona, where he competed in the sport of gymnastics. Early in his career, he coached gymnastics at Odessa College in West Texas and was honored as the Small University National Coach of the Year. Bob has many years of experience working with people in sprots, academic and business environments. He works well with people and is always willing to help.
BShirk@cmatex.com
Basil Clark
Inside Sales / Customer Service
Basil joined us in June of 2011. He spent 4 years with Texas Instruments where he served as a production manager. He has over 23 years in electronic outside sales with such companies as Avnet, Future, Insight and Sager, in electronics distribution.
Basil lives in Wylie Texas. He attended East Texas State Universty (now Texas A&M, Commerce), where he graduated with a BS degree. He spent several years teachning and coaching in his early career before making a move to the electronics industry. Basil is married, and has 3 children, 10 grand children and 1 great grand child.
Jim Gowens
Vice President, Outside Sales/DFW
Jim has been with CentraMark since 1993 and is a major shareholder and Vice-President. His prior experience includes US Navy Electronic Schools and Undergraduate studies in electronics, 8 years engineering and manufacturing with Texas Instruments, 2 years manufacturing engineering with Honeywell, 9 years with Vector Sales as a Technical Sales Rep,
He has been in the rep business for nearly 27 years and has focused on multiple electronic / electromechanical technologies and customers in the Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex. His primary customer since 1983 has been Raytheon and the Legacy Texas Instruments Defense Group in the Greater Dallas Area.
Jim’s primary interests are family and career. Jim is married to Lydia (40 yrs.) with 3 children and 7 grandchildren. In addition to family and career he enjoys art (especially Lydia’s personal productions), music, riding his Harley, target shooting, reading and learning (human behavior / relationships, science, history and politics).
Gary Moore
Outside Sales/DFW, Oklahoma
Gary has been with CentraMark since 1994 and is a shareholder in the company. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas and holds a BBA in marketing. He worked for General Electric for 10 years, Hewlett Packard for 7 years and GRiD Systems for 5 years before joining Centramark. Gary handles accounts in Dallas, North Texas, Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
Gary is married and has two sons. He enjoys movies, good restaurants, and wine tastings and margaritas at Gloria's. His other interests (when it's warm) include riding his jet ski and boating with his family and friends on the lakes of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Shawn Thomas
Outside Sales/ Houston, South Louisiana
Shawn is a graduate of the University of Houston, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. After working for Schlumberger as a Wireline Field Engineer, he joined the CentraMark team in 2004. Shawn is a shareholder in the Corporation and manages the South Texas / Houston office. He covers many of the major downhole, seismic and subsea accounts in the Houston area and also has responsibility for sales in the South Louisiana market.
Shawn and his wife Nicole live in Houston and have 2 dogs, Baxter and Schultz, that keep them busy for now..... Outside of work, Shawn enjoys spending time on the golf course and relaxing on the lake with friends. Shawn enjoys all types of boarding activities including snowboarding, wakesurfing and wakeboarding and has learned a few spins and inverted tricks over the years including the Frontside Backroll, Heelside 360 and 180’s.
Alan Young
Outside Sales D/FW and Arkansas
Alan has a diverse and extensive background in sales and marketing in a solutions-oriented technical environment. He joined CentraMark in the Spring of 2008. His career includes working for Phillips Semiconductors and Texas Instruments, as well as Manufacturers’ Representatives. Alan graduated from Central Michigan University with a BS degree in Business Administration. He has traveled extensively to Western Europe and to Mexico. He holds several sales awards and was, in his past employment, recognized as Representative fof the Year by Phillips Semiconductors. Alan is primarily responsible for the major telecom accounts in the DFW area.
Alan and his wife live in Frisco, Texas. He is an avid golfer, traveler, and motorcycle enthusiast. He is always on the look out for little known, great places to eat.
ayoung@cmatex.com
Melissa Gowens
Office Admin, Inside Sales and Customer Service
Melissa was born and raised in Texas. She graduated Naaman Forest High School in Garland TX. Her passion through school years was Select Softball. She participated in 5 National Championships and received a Softball Scholarship to Troy State University in AL. She has completed undergraduate studies at Troy State and at Collin County JC in Frisco, TX. Melissa worked in the restaurant and service industry for 5 years and has been with CentraMark working and learning the manufacturers’ representative business since 2006. She works in Inside Sales and Customer Service. 
Melissa enjoys sports and outdoor activities. Today's passions are family, friends, animals (2 cats and 2 dogs) and photography (she produces digital memory CD's set to music).
mgowens@cmatex.com
Dawn Robinson
Accounting/ Payroll (Outside) Dawn is our accountant. She’s an independent contractor but has been a key part of the CentraMark team for over 5 years. Dawn is a resident of Garland, Texas. She has one daughter who is in her second year of medical school, making Dawn a very proud mother. Twelve years ago Dawn became a self-employed accountant working out of her house, which she says “has been the best decision of my life”. 
Dawn enjoys listening to the local musicians around town, scrapbooking and traveling when she gets the chance.
drobinson@cmatex.com