Condon Barr Staff

Lyndon Hubert, Vice President – Western Operations: Lyndon graduated from NAIT's Drafting Technology Program in 1968. He purchased Condon Barr along with Don Swain in 1979 after 10 years with Russell Food Equipment's contract department. Lyndon is a project, design and management specialist working closely with department heads, and is a strong believer in product knowledge and training for staff.  He currently sits on the Garland Presidents council, Hobart's Dealer Advisory Council, and the local apprentice council for appliance repair technicians.

Don Swain, Account Manager: Don originally purchased Condon Barr with Lyndon Hubert in 1979... after 17 successful years with Russell Food Equipment. The mechanically-minded Don specializes in servicing the remote Northern areas of Canada and oversees our service and shop area. He is a specialist in camp catering and has supplied kitchens for up to 3000 men from Ft. McMurray to the Arctic Circle.

Jim Sowden, General Manager – Western Operations: Jim started in the industry in 1980 (Brown's Restaurant Equipment, Calgary) He left Brown's to work as a factory representative in Northern Alberta. In 1983 Jim joined Condon Barr as a sales representative and was appointed Sales Manager in 1986. He became a partner in 1987, moved to assistant manager in 2000 and became General Manager in 2004. <Email>

David Sidor, Sales Manager – Western Operations: Dave started in January of 1993. From then until September 1997 he was our Shipper/Receiver. From September 1997 to September 2000 Dave was a Customer Service Representative, and served from September 2000 to November 2005 as an Account Manager. In that area he took care of Health Care including senior's housing, retirement homes as well as a territory including South Edmonton & Eastern Alberta. He won "Salesperson Of The Year" in both 2003 and 2004. Dave was appointed Sales Manager in November 2005. In this capacity he established six clear territories both "in-town" and "out-of-town" to better service our clients. Dave has also implemented many changes in the Sales Department to the benefit of everyone involved. His product knowledge includes factory training by: Garland, Frymaster, Hobart, Hatco, Pitco, and True. <Email>

Stacey Kucharchuk, Account Manager: Stacey started at Condon Barr in May of 2006. She has worked as a chef at NAIT, Nina’s Restaurant, and The Riverbend Retirement Centre. She was Food Services Supervisor for the Churchill Retirement Community and received her RED Seal Chef designation in 2003. <Email>

Todd Murchison, Head Project Manager: Todd has a degree in sports management from the U of A. He joined Condon Barr as a summer helper in 1995. In 1996 he went full time as executive assistant to Jim Sowden and Don Swain. Todd became a project manager in 2000 and became a partner in the firm in 2004. He has successfully managed projects from $10,000.00 to $2,000,000.00 in locations from Edmonton to Northern Russia. <Email>

Sam Govinda, Project Manager: Sam is a NAIT Architectural Technology Graduate (2003).  After graduation Sam joined our contract department as a CAD operator. In December 2004 he became a project manager working on projects hand in hand with our account managers.