Management Team

FacilityDude’s management team is focused on bringing innovative and practical solutions to its clients.  Through its suite of web-native applications, FacilityDude’s customers can bridge the knowledge equity stored in their account with the power of their existing BAS.  With the specific direction of its management team, FacilityDude has developed a simple, intuitive platform that helps customers yield the highest level of efficiency from their BAS and energy dollars.

FacilityDude is a fresh, energetic organization that brings over 75 years of combined experience from the fields of Computerized Maintenance Management, Internet Technology, and BAS (Building Automation Systems). Our team has developed an outstanding portfolio of products, focused on creating savings and security for your organization.  Please take a moment to meet our executive leadership team below.

Kent Hudson

Kent Hudson

Chairman of the Board

Kent brings unique perspective and experience to bear when guiding the strategic vision as Chairman of the Board for FacilityDude.  Along with Lee Prevost, Kent saw the opportunity to revolutionize educational system operations, facility and maintenance management, and IT operations by using the power of the Internet. Together, they founded SchoolDude (our …

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Tom Knox

Tom Knox

CEO, President & Co-Founder

Building on the success of SchoolDude.com’s proven Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform in the education market, Tom and the rest of the founding management team (Brian Bell, Kent Hudson, and Carsie Denning) launched a sister company called FacilityDude.com. Founded in 2007, the goal of FacilityDude was to deliver industry-leading, on-demand software for facility, …

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Brian Bell

Brian Bell

Vice President, Strategy & Co-Founder

With the commercial success of SchoolDude.com in the education market, Brian and the founding management team launched a sister company in 2006 called FacilityDude.  The goal of FacilityDude was to deliver industry-leading, on-demand software for facility, business, and maintenance operations in non-education markets.  FacilityDude.com went live on January 1, 2007, and …

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Joan Maddox

Joan Maddox

Vice President, Client Services

Joan Maddox has dedicated her entire professional career to providing clients with the highest level of service and support. Over the years, she has trained a countless number of facility professionals across the US and in Australia. Joan was formerly the Manager of Client Services for ACT (Applied Computer Technologies), where …

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