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Tony Van Deusen

Connecticut Basement Systems

Title: Sales Consultant

Hometown: Denver, CO

_{Tony has over 22 years of sales and business development experience that has been shaped by several different professions, hobbies, and practices. His background includes law enforcement, attorney, sales, and marketing management for an international sporting goods company. Tony was also a business development executive in private jet management, finance, and solar spaces.}

_{With a B.A. in Political Science, followed by a law degree, Tony went from police officer, to Deputy District Attorney, to criminal defense attorney in Denver, CO. He relocated to the east coast to switch gears and work for a S.C.U.B.A. equipment manufacturer based in Rapallo, Italy in their North American headquarters based in Norwalk, CT. He is a certified S.C.U.B.A. instructor (NAUI) and was the Northeast sales representative as well as the Manager for Marketing and Advertising for the North American division. After his managerial and marketing role, he transitioned to Business Development Executive for one of the largest private jet management companies in the world, and afterward, created his own consultancy in aviation and business development.}

_{After working in both the finance and solar industry, Tony began his position at Connecticut Basement Systems in 2017, utilizing his wide-ranging skill set to help customers make their dreams of a dry, healthy, and livable space come true.}

_{Connecticut Basement Systems is the exclusive regional dealer for the Basement Systems International Waterproofing Contractor Network – a group of more than 400 of the best waterproofing contractors in the world, who have exclusive access to patented products, comprehensive training and support through the international company.}

_{Tony is a true professional and brings a focused, intelligent approach to each job that he is involved with. He has been thoroughly trained and he has earned the highly esteemed title of “Certified Waterproofing Professional” as well as "Certified Basement Finishing Professional" through the Basement Systems International Contractor Network. Tony is a trusted member of the Connecticut Basement Systems team and upholds the highest standards of the company. Tony enjoys meeting with homeowners and helping them solve their basement water problems and also finish the basement, enabling them to get more out of their homes.}

_{Tony has many hobbies, including previously flying gliders in Boulder, CO. Currently, he resides in Fairfield, CT. In his spare time, Tony likes golfing, skiing, S.C.U.B.A. diving, cooking, sailing, marksmanship, backwoods camping, and comedy.}

We used CT basement to finish approx, 1,000 square feet (almost doubling our home's square footage) of our basement ( 2 bedrooms, family room/playroom, and a large bathroom/laundry room) and couldn’t be happier. The renovation now allows us to have our adult children and their families stay with us comfortably. Throughout the entire process, we were impressed with the professionalism of all the employees. Our project manager, Bruce Reynolds, was “on top of everything” and was effective at communicating and solving any situations that arose. My son came down the stairs and said “This is better than I even imagined it would look.”

I am thoroughly pleased with each of the crew that handled the leaky pipe in our bathroom and replacement of the toilet bowls in our two bathrooms starting with Ron Marra who found the type and color of bowls we wanted and odered and had them delivered to our home saving me a lot of time and agravation. Julie Marra easily understood the leak problem and made all arrangements for everything that needed to be done. We were very pleased with Jim Cerasale who fixed the leak and replaced the two toilet bowls in good time. He was incredibly neat throughout working and after he was done he cleaned up the work area and removed all the debris including the two toilet bowls. Each of the crew, (Ron Marra, Juiie Marra and Jim Cerasale} were very personable and pleasant, All in all I would say AWESOME!