Our Team

Fernando Ortiz

President / CEO

Fernando Ortiz is the President of Elevator Controls Corporation. Elevator Controls Corporation designs and manufactures Microcomputer-based, State Of The Art Elevator Control equipment and Elevator Monitoring Systems which are specified and sold throughout the USA and Internationally for new building construction and modernization.

A graduate of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City, Fernando holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from CSUS where he has completed all course work towards a Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Prior to Elevator Controls Corp., Fernando joined Elevator Industries, Inc., of Sacramento, as an embedded Microprocessor software/hardware designer. Fernando quickly advanced to Chief Engineer’s position, and then to General Manager of the Elevator Controls Division of the Company, while continuing his post graduate education at CSUS in the fields of Power Electronics, Digital Controls, and Advanced Microprocessor programming and design.

Fernando has been involved in many elevator related fields including design and programming of microprocessor based controls and drives, Project Engineering, field troubleshooting, field adjusting, field support and training, elevator sales, etc.

Francisco Ortiz

Vice President Product Engineering and Support

Francisco Ortiz is the Vice President of Product Engineering and Support he has been involved in many elevator related fields including design and programming of microprocessor based controls and drives, Project Engineering, field troubleshooting, field adjusting, field support and training, elevator sales. Francisco holds a BS in Electronic Engineering from University of Pacific, Stockton CA Campus.

Other Management

  • Ron Ishimoto Director of Operations
  • Jason Kirlis Contract Order Engineering Manager
  • Edgar Valentin Technical Support Manager
  • Steve Randall Director of Sales
  • Diane Ellis Human Resources Manager
  • Cindy Woffenden Accounting Manager
  • Orencio Reantazo Production Manager