Leadership
Rudy Ford
President
Rudy is the President of CRW, and oversees the Service Department. Rudy started with CRW in February of 1997 as a project manager, with 10 years of commercial sheet metal experience. He quickly moved into a position of performing whatever tasks needed to be accomplished at the benefit of the company. Rudy is currently the President and Partner at CRW, but has held multiple roles including Service Manager and Sr. Project Manager. Rudy holds the HVAC Masters License for the State of Maryland including Anne Arundel County County as well as the State of Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Chris Colburn Sr.
Vice President
Chris is Vice President at CRW Mechanical. A 1987 graduate of the local 602 Steamfitters UA Trade School, he boasts more than 39 years of experience in the mechanical industry. Chris was CRW’s very first employee and has risen through the ranks to become VP of construction and, since 2010, one of the company’s partners. Chris’s hard work ethic and can-do attitude represent CRW’s founding principles. Chris is a loving husband, father, and proud grandfather. In his free time, he enjoys boating, and spending time with family.
Todd Estus
Service Manager
Todd is the dedicated and hardworking Service Manager for CRW. He has 20 years of experience in the plumbing & HVAC business, 6 of which he has spent with CRW. With 30 years of management experience he works to embody CRW’s values of Loyalty, Service, Respect in order to make the CRW service department the “Best of the Best” in the MD, DC and VA markets. Todd has five grandchildren and enjoys reading, volunteer outreach, yardwork and going to church.
Office Staff
Tom Melton
Project Manager & Estimator
Tom is one of CRW’s senior Project Managers, specializing in plumbing. He has been an asset to CRW for over five years. As a senior project manager, Tom works hard to ensure that projects are running smoothly, and our customers are satisfied. He currently holds Master Plumbing license in MD, in addition to WSSC plumbing license. Tom and his wife have five beautiful daughters and four grandchildren. In his free time, Tom enjoys golfing with his father, jet skiing with his family, and visiting Jamaica with his wife because they got married there.
Suzie Manfredy
Bookkeeper
Suzie is our Bookkeeper at CRW. Born and raised in Southern California, she spent a majority of her formative years traveling the world to perform in a variety of Musical Theatre Productions. Her natural “knack for numbers” lead her to work as a bookkeeper and box office manager between performances. In her spare time, she likes to uplift and inspire others by teaching them to manage their own finances. Suzie and her husband have two huskies, Quincy & Hoku. Suzie Joined the CRW team on 7/11/17, a day she will never forget because “everyone piled into Rudy’s truck to 7-11 for free Slurpees!”
