LEADERSHIP

An innovator in transportation capital and alternative investments, Vince founded RESIDCO in 1982 and has completed both aviation and rail transactions through several major cycles in excess of $2BN, including syndications, non-recourse debt securitizations, restructurings, hedging projects and asset repositioning and remarketing assignments. Mr. Kolber pioneered the use of privately-placed derivatives in large-ticket equipment leasing, establishing extensive applications for residual value insurance and put options in both aviation and rail structured financings. These approaches have propelled RESIDCO as an alternative investment management company for institutional investors over several decades.

He has chaired the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (“ELFA”) Aviation and Fair Business Practices Committees and regularly volunteers as an ELFA lobbyist on Capitol Hill. He speaks for and writes on behalf of the transportation capital industry regularly.

Mr. Kolber holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS from Wharton. Mr. Kolber is active in parochial school philanthropy in Africa and with Chicago’s Big Shoulders Foundation. He serves on the boards of Big Shoulders, Open the Books, and Truth in Accounting. He is active with aligned think tanks and civic projects.

Greg oversees the development, management and remarketing of railcar and locomotive investments. Mr. Schmid is a railcar and locomotive equipment specialist with 20 years of railroad industry market expertise. He integrates his detailed market and component knowledge with structured fleet and leasing solutions for end users. He has led significant growth of the company’s portfolio since his arrival in 2006. Prior to joining RESIDCO, Mr. Schmid was National Sales Manager at Relco Locomotives, where he was responsible for leasing and sales, as well as the sale of locomotive remanufacturing services.

Previously he was a Director at David J. Joseph where he was responsible for developing locomotive leasing to users and syndication of leased units to funding sources. Prior to joining David J. Joseph, Mr. Schmid was Vice President and Partner at JMA Railroad Supply where he spent 10 years representing manufacturers of locomotive components.

Mr. Schmid holds a BA from Purdue University, and is a DePaul University MBA candidate.

Andrew joined RESIDCO in June 2016 after 2.5 years at US Bank Equipment Finance, where he was a Managing Director, heading the group’s sell-side syndications effort. In that capacity, he oversaw all aspects of the group’s syndication, arranging and portfolio sales efforts.

With nearly 27 years in big-ticket domestic and cross border leasing, Mr. Sisti has extensive experience with the structuring, packaging and sale of nearly $14 billion of transactions of scale, over a variety of asset classes.

Prior to joining US Bank, he ran the syndication and lessor advisory effort for BTMU Capital Corporation. Before that, he was Director of Syndications for Bank of America Leasing & Capital Group and was Vice President of Citigroup’s large ticket Asset Finance Group (AFG).

For a brief period, in 2012/2013, Mr. Sisti successfully advised a Chicago-based investor on the sale of a majority limited partnership interest in a leveraged lease involving a corporate headquarters building, and a UK investor on the purchase of aircraft from two US equity investors.

Mr. Sisti holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business as well as a BA (Cum Laude) in Economics from Fordham University/Fordham College.

Scott is responsible for RESIDCO’s aviation portfolio, originations and aircraft remarketing. Mr. Daniels also oversees third-party aircraft remarketing assignments. Prior to joining RESIDCO, Mr. Daniels was Vice President of Asset Management at BACK Aviation Solutions where he was responsible for third-party remarketing, appraisal and technical services. While at BACK, Mr. Daniels’ clients included Wells Fargo, Barclays Capital, M&T Bank, Bank of America, Allied Irish Banks, Verizon Capital, Mitsui and numerous airlines worldwide.

Previously, Mr. Daniels was a Vice President at UniCapital Air where he managed a 50-aircraft portfolio. Prior to UniCapital, he was the Editor of Speednews reporting on global aviation news. Mr. Daniels has remarketed, both as a principal and a mandated remarketing agent, over 40 aircraft and numerous engines, including turboprop, regional jet, narrow body, wide body aircraft and their engines. He has also acted on the buy side as principal for 15 aircraft.

Mr. Daniels holds an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL and a BA in Economics from University of Redlands, CA. He is an active member of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (“ISTAT”).

Michael is in charge of the operations at RESIDCO. He has nearly two decades of experience overseeing complex big-ticket equipment lease transactions and securing funding for these transactions. He is also actively involved in the management of financial risks and overall strategic planning of the enterprise.

Having prior roles of Controller and CFO, Michael has become an expert in the field of lease accounting. He maintains a sharp focus on the tax position of the firm and the impact of ongoing changes to the tax code.

Mr. Yovkovich holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, graduating with honors, and a BS from the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating summa cum laude and valedictorian of the business college.

Deborah joined RESIDCO in August 2010 as General Counsel. Deborah brings over 25 years’ experience in the field of equipment finance. Previously, Deborah served as a transactional attorney for major financial institutions, including Bank of America, Transamerica, Household International (n/k/a HSBC) and Associates Commercial Corporation. Her experiences in commercial lending and leasing include structured finance, vendor leasing, municipal leasing, syndications, participations, restructurings, litigation management and risk assessment. She has closed secured financings over a wide breadth of asset types including aero, rail, marine, trucks/trailers, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, FF&E, printing, technology and software.

Deborah received her J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where she received the American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Law. She received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Indiana University, in Bloomington, with honors.

She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, North Shore General Counsel Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Plamena is responsible for all treasury and control functions at RESIDCO. She has nearly a decade of experience accounting for railcar and aircraft leases and is also actively involved in the cash management and annual audits of the enterprise. She is responsible for managing the accounts payable and receivable functions and quarterly reporting of the firm.

Mrs. Genc holds a BS in Accounting from DePaul University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois.

Kevin is responsible for railcar marketing activity in the Central and Western United States. He has nearly 20 years of North American freight and passenger rail experience specializing in both locomotive and railcar asset types. At RESIDCO, he assists in managing and implementing marketing and sales strategies to meet corporate goals while focusing on both customer retention and growth strategies. Kevin also works to identify areas of acquisition opportunities and is a member of many industry organizations and technical committees. Kevin maintains external corporate image and reputation while protecting and developing the company's brand, PR activities and intellectual property management.

Previously, Mr. Bahnline was a Director of Transit Locomotive Sales and Gov’t Funding with Electro-Motive Diesel, where he contributed as a senior staff member to the executive management team through the formulation and execution of a multi-year product plan to re-enter the North American Transit Industry. Kevin was responsible for the successful sales and marketing of high-speed passenger locomotives, repowered low emission locomotives and aftermarket services. Kevin was accountable for all government funding activities with federal, state and local agencies to promote and position their competitive product advantages while helping to offset customers’ acquisition costs. Mr. Bahnline holds a BA from Benedictine University.

Michael is responsible for railcar marketing activity in the eastern and southwestern United States. Mr. Lewicki has over 30 years’ experience in the North American freight railcar industry, specializing in remarketing, credit analyses and asset management of operating fleets of railcars.

Previously Mr. Lewicki was Vice President of Asset Management with BTMU Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and an Assistant Operations Manager for CIT Corporation, where he led timely investigation, analysis and review of structured debt, cross-border, project, and residual risk transactions. In addition to the rail industry, Mr. Lewicki specialized in power generation, aircraft, ocean-going container, mining and manufacturing financings.

Mr. Lewicki graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

David is involved with the management, origination and remarketing of RESIDCO’s aviation portfolio. Prior to RESIDCO, Mr. Kolber was a Director in the Strategic Planning department at AerCap, managing a global team of analysts who provided guidance on the economic and technical implications of the company’s leasing and trading activity. David supported hundreds of transactions involving clients all over the world and every Boeing and Airbus aircraft type flying the skies today. Previously, Mr. Kolber was a Director in the Technical department at ILFC where he specialized in maintenance event and cash flow forecasting and led several critical projects that were integral components of the company’s disposition from AIG. Prior to ILFC, he worked for ICF International, an aviation-specific consulting company where he worked on projects for the company’s network planning and financial services groups.

Mr. Kolber holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He is an active member of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (“ISTAT”)

Brian is responsible for railcar marketing activity in the Western United States as well as most railroads around the country. Prior to joining RESIDCO he was President of C.K. Industries, an operating lease company acquired by RESIDCO through a joint venture in 2021. Mr. Harris brings over 20 years’ experience in the rail industry, including over a decade in operations at a major Class I railroad.

Paul is responsible for managing and providing technical support for the engine programs within RESIDCO’s aviation portfolio. Prior to joining RESIDCO, Mr. Meesala was the Power Plant Manager at National Airlines where he was responsible for the power plant programs and life cycle management of National’s engines. During his time at National, he was involved with: on-wing troubleshooting; shop visit management; engine records management; National’s borescope inspection program; engine purchase negotiations; and overall power plant programs development.

Previously, Mr. Meesala was a Power Plant Engineer for American Airlines in their Airbus narrowbody group, primarily focused on the CFM56-5B engine program. In this role, he was involved with shop visit management and program management for the core engine and the quick engine kit (QEC).

Mr. Meesala holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with a concentration in Aeronautics and Aerodynamics. He is an active member of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (“ISTAT”).

Freddy joined RESIDCO in April 2024, bringing nearly 25 years of expertise in railcar leasing, sales, and operations. Prior to RESIDCO, he served as Senior Vice President of Equipment Management at Bank of America, where he managed the valuation and divestment of their railcar and locomotive inventory.

Freddy’s extensive experience includes senior management and M&A transition roles at CAI Rail, Wells Fargo, and Helm Financial Corporation, with a focus on fleet and mechanical optimization. As the operational team lead at RESIDCO, Freddy oversees portfolio management, risk mitigation, and customer engagement.

He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.