BRETT RAFLOWITZ

Brett Raflowitz was born and raised in South Florida. For more than 28 years he has been involved in the family business of Site Work Development; this included site excavating and underground utilities. Serving as a Technical Rescue-Special Operations Coordinator for more than 20 years on the Martin County Fire Rescue, Brett recently decided to take an early retirement to concentrate all his time and efforts on his businesses.

With over 34 years of experience in the equestrian world, Brett is the founder and president of Equestrian Services International LLC. He is also the founder of X-Tech Inc, a company that specializes in Safety, Health, and Environmental training; and our partner company R-Lawn Services Inc, which provides complete Lawn and landscaping Design, Installation and Maintenance to our customers.

Together with his partner Bart Poles, Brett decided to create Equestrian Services International LLC, with one idea in mind: bringing to the US all of the technology ant the finest arenas available in Europe, and offer to the American customers a one stop shop for all their equestrian needs.
Brett is the mind behind the internationally renowned “Pink Footing” used at the Winter Equestrian Festival and the revolutionary Fusion Track. He believes that customer satisfaction is the number one priority and strives to exceed all customer expectations; that is why ESI use only the best materials, workers , designers and state of the art equipment.

Brett is a natural leader whose professionalism and integrity nurture and grow strong and long lasting customer relationships. As a horse owner and an equestrian rider, Brett has inside knowledge of the unique needs of the equestrian sport. He understands the importance of safety for both the horses and riders.
 

BART POELS

Bart Poels was born in Belgium; he was involved in his fathers sand mine business since he was a little kid. When he was a teenager he started riding horses noticing that the surface used in Belgium for the horses to ride was not perfect, causing too many injuries to the horses and problems to the riders and show organizers as well. I was then that he decide to create his own footing for the family horses, the footing was so great that soon some of his friends and neighbors start asking him to build their equestrian arenas; and that was the beginning of Bart Poels Footing Company.

It's beeen more than 25 years since Bart Poels Footing Company started, and after all those years of experience, research, customer service and hard work Bart Poels is the creator and manufactures of what today is consider The Best Equestrian Footing in the World. That is why Bart Poels Footing is being installed in the best competition rings all around the world, including: The Olympics, Asian Games Doha, World Cup Final Leipzig, Children's Final Istanbul, Mechelen World Cup, Helsinki World Cup, Athina Onassis International Horse Show, Jumping International de Monte Carlo and many more prestigious venues.

Ten years ago during a conference in Brussels he meetshis business partner Brett Raflowitz and together they decided to create Equestrian Services International LLC. with one idea in mind: bringing to US all the technology and the finest arenas available in Europe, and offer to the American customers a one stop shop for all their Equestrian Needs. Today Equestrian Services International is the most well known name in the American Equestrian business, and is the provider and creator of the best footing available in the American market, as was demonstrated by some of our prestigious customers: “Pink Footing” used at the Winter Equestrian Festival, Official footing supplier for the Devon Horse Show, The Hampton Classic and Pennsylvania National Horse Show.

Bart is a researcher, an honest and hard working man, who enjoys spending time with his family and riding his horses. What he enjoys most is watching his daughter compete as an equestrian rider and knowing that both she and her horse will be safe riding on the best and safest equestrian footing in the world.

 CHRIS SORENSON

Third Generation Builder with over 15 years of construction and project management experience. He has the ability to handle the day to day operations from office to field communication with ease; and all aspects of a project from conception to completion are within his field of expertise.

 
Chris has a vast experience with Luxury residential and Luxury commercial projects which range in value from $10 thousand to over $19 million dollars. Past clients include offices of major corporations such as John Deere, Xerox, St. Georges University and many others.

 
Chris currently sits on the board of directors for local, state and National builders’ association’s, and the local planning agency in Martin County; these positions giving him a tremendous advantage with interaction between Governmental entities.

ERIC J.

Eric was born and raised in South Florida and has been involved in the building industry for more than 25 years building relationships with existing and future customers, suppliers, coworkers and the community always based on integrity and dedication.

Eric believes that each client deserve personal attention and nurture the relationship with each and exceed all the customer expectations with an easy, honest, and matter of fact approach to ensure a great experience. His motto is "Do it right the first time." To concentrate more on the construction business Eric recently took an early retirement from Martin County Fire Rescue, for which he was a Lieutenant for more than 21 years.

 For almost 10 years Eric has been specializing in Custom Green Home Projects. With the important environmental concerns we are facing in today’s world, Eric has began focusing more exclusively on “Green Building.” He has recently become certified as a Green Builder, adding this to his long resume of qualifications.

Eric has become a recognizable Designer/Builder receiving such praise as “Builder of the Year” from the Treasure Coast Builder’s Association and has been qualifying the uses and techniques implemented in “Green” homes from the start. These features have always been a common practice and more importantly, a standard in all the project that he built. By challenging not only himself but the client in ways to make a home more energy efficient & eco-friendly, Eric has superseded all expectations when “going green” with construction.

Over the years, Eric has been involved in a multitude of Habitat for Humanity Projects across the East Coast of the United States and here in Martin County as a supervisor and as a project coordinator. By joining forces with such entities as the Florida Green Building Coalition, the National Association of Home Builders, & partnering up with Florida Power and Light, Energy Star, and local Solar Energy providers, Eric has “raised the bar” when it comes to the construction and completion of a energy efficient, green home, and is convince that we can make a difference and leave a good lasting impact for future generations.

ALEX RIVERA

Equestrian Services International has a strategic alliance with Vanguard Energy Partners LLC, an innovative leader in the design and installation of renewable energy systems providing clean power solutions and energy efficiency measures for commercial and industrial applications within the public and private sectors. As co-founder of Vanguard, Alex excels at the development of new, renewable energy markets within the Caribbean and the U.S. His commitment to policy as the driving force toward the proliferation of clean energy generation has contributed to Vanguard’s success in the Northeastern U.S. and the entrance into the Caribbean markets.

Vanguard Energy Partners specializes in turn-key solar electric systems for businesses, industry, government agencies, educational institutions and utilities. Innovation and experience has helped Vanguard emerge as a solar leader and our company is quickly growing nationwide.

Years of executive management experience have influenced his business development strategies of sustainable growth during challenging business cycles. His participation within the renewable sector covers areas from construction services and business development to policy research.

Alex's commitment to the emerging renewable energy market has brought him to participate in the following organizations: Noveda Technologies, The New Jersey Alliance for Action Energy Committee, The Solar Energy Industry Association and The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy.org Steering Committee.

Alex is part of the team involved with the First Net Zero Electric Commercial Site in the U.S. (Ferreira Construction) and its top achievement received from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities as the “2007 Market Innovator of the Year”. He earned a bachelor’s degree of International Studies at the University of South Florida in 1986.