Our Team

IPS was founded in 2009 when a need for an all-encompassing solution for maintaining, buildings and repairing commercial properties for Landlords and Tenants. The headaches associated with managing commercial real estate properties can be intense. Juggling a dozen companies to handle the daily upkeep requirements of a commercial property is a full-time job. IPS has the manpower and expertise to take care of anything propert related.

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    Joshua Lapins

    President

    Josh Graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and received his Illinois Real Estate Brokers License shortly thereafter. Josh is a licensed general contractor and carpenter. He has spent the last 14 years managing a commercial real estate portfolio in Chicagoland and has in-depth knowledge of buildings systems, budgets, property maintenance, building codes and construction. Very few people can say they understand the true constraints of commercial property budgets as well as construction budgets like Josh.

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    Cesar Marquez

    Head of Snow Removal and Landscape Services

    Cesar has run a landscape and snowplow crew for 30 years. His knowledge of lawn and tree care is second to none. Cesar’s attention to detail and insistence of perfection makes him a real asset to the IPS team.

  • Ulises Arroyo

    Vice President

    Ulises is the backbone of the IPS team. Coordinating our labor pool to ensure projects run smoothly, within budget and with the high quality our clients expect from IPS. Ulises is the detail-oriented leader of our day to day operations.

  • Don Rhode

    Head of HVAC

    Don has been a licensed HVAC technician for 25 years and has also previously taught forced air heating classes at the Environmental Technical Institute for many years. Don and his team can diagnose, repair or replace any HVAC system in a commercial building.

  • Scott Poulous

    Head of Construction Services

    Scott has been a licensed electrician as well as a general contractor for 30+ years. Scott is the face on-site for all building projects that IPS handles and ensures the quality and timeliness of the build.

  • Francisco Perez

    Head Building Engineer

    Francisco’s role with IPS is to keep the building systems running smoothly at our client’s properties. Whether it is simply changing a light bulb to coordinating complex water intrusion repairs Francisco has the knowledge to get it done.

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