Company

Management Team

Bruce Lurie
President

Serving as president/CEO of Douglas-Guardian Services Corporation since July 1995. Bruce’s prior experience includes fifteen years with Brown and Root, Inc., a multi-billion dollar engineering and construction company. Primary areas of responsibility have included project development, project finance, sales, marketing, strategic planning and executive management. He also has extensive training in quality deployment and team building techniques. Bruce holds BS degrees in Civil Engineering, Engineering Management and an MBA from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. His board affiliations have included: Douglas-Guardian; Raymond Professional Group; United Association of Equipment Leasers (UAEL); Tulane Associates Program.

Jack Ryan
Senior Vice President - Operations

Jack has experience in all phases of the collateral management business and has been part of the Douglas-Guardian team since September 1976. Jack previously managed our Northeast Region and has headed up our operations group since 2000. He is a graduate of Iona College, BBA degree and majored in Finance.

Kevin Westmoreland
Field Manager

Kevin joined the Douglas-Guardian organization in February 2022. Kevin has 20+ years of experience in the inventory finance industry having worked for Textron Financial, TCF Inventory Finance and most recently as a Regional Manager for Quiktrak. Kevin has a proven track record and passion for streamlining and modernizing operations while leading teams to achieve best-in-class service.

Rita Shetty
Controller

Rita has over twenty years of financial experience.

Woodley Simon
Information & Technology Manager

Woodley has over twenty-five years of diversified experience with hardware, software applications, software development, and installations/troubleshooting. He attended McNeese State University and has been with Douglas-Guardian since May, 1997. During his tenure with Douglas-Guardian, Woodley has been instrumental in the development and maintenance of all of our proprietary systems including our inspections system, our collateral management system, and our tablet application.