Meet Our Team
In 1982, three entrepreneurs opened
Overland Rentals, Inc., a general rental
store in Arlington, Texas. Working
in the store on a daily basis, they
quickly recognized the need for a
counter computer system that could
handle the day-to-day transactions,
quotes, reservations, inventory control,
and paperwork of their growing business.
They investigated five systems of that
era but they were slow, inflexible and
expensive…clearly the industry needed a
better solution!
Relying on previous computer
programming expertise with NASA, and
their own day-to-day experience behind
the counter, they designed the
Point-of-Rental™ System! Then, using it
daily, they fine-tuned and perfected it
into the fast, flexible system that it
is today.
Come discover what over 1500 rental
stores already know... how a
Point-of-Rental™ System will increase
both the profitability and manageability
of your store!
Principle Team Members
Wayne Harris
President and CEO
Wayne started his rental career at age
of 11 in his family’s rental store in Ada, OK. In 1985, his parents purchased
a Point-of-Rental™ System, and Wayne
quickly established himself as their
tech support while still in high school.
In 1993, after attending Massachusetts
Institute of Technology as well as East
Central University in Oklahoma, Wayne’s
Computer Science degree (and his
mother’s bragging on him to Bob and
Steve) landed him the position of Senior
Programmer at Point-of-Rental™ Systems.
In 1996, he began converting our Legacy
product to run on Microsoft's Server
operating systems which resulted in our
phenomenal Windows®-based Enterprise. In
2004, Wayne became Vice President of
Overland Rentals, Inc., the parent
company of Point-of-Rental™ Systems. At
that time, he began overseeing the daily
operations. In 2011, he was named
president and CEO.
Bob Shaffer
Vice President
With a degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, Bob began his career in 1968 as an engineer for EG & G, Inc., at the Nevada Test Site where he worked on data collection systems for underground nuclear tests. In 1971, he transferred to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, to work on engineering the duplication systems for imagery from the first two NASA Earth Resources Technology Satellites (ERTS). In 1975-76, he worked on a similar assignment at the German Space Operations Center in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 1977, he started work on the ADIT database management project for INS in Arlington, Texas. In 1982 with two others, he started Overland Rentals, Inc., a start-up equipment rental store, and was instrumental in starting the Point-of-Rental™ Systems division the following year. Bob served as president of Point-of-Rental™ Systems until selling his interest in the company in 2011. He now serves as vice president of the corporation.
Steve Husbands
Corporate Secretary
After graduating from the University of
Maryland with a degree in business
administration, Steve started his career
as Purchasing Manager for the Earth
Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)
project while working for Computer
Sciences Corporation at NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
From 1977-82, he worked on the ADIT
database management project for INS in
Arlington, Texas. In 1982, he was
instrumental in starting Overland
Rentals, Inc., and subsequently, Rental
Stop, a second rental store belonging to
Overland Rentals, Inc. Since 1986, he
has worked tirelessly in various sales
positions at Point-of-Rental™ Systems,
including Vice President of Sales. He
currently serves as secretary of the
corporation.
Greg Bennett
Vice President of Sales
After earning a degree from Anderson
University in 1994, Greg started his
career as a consultant for the
construction industry. In 1998, he
served as an outside sales rep for Truseal Technologies where he led the
company in sales for five consecutive
years. He was later promoted to Western
Regional Sales Manager and earned the
company’s President's Award in 2006 for
outstanding achievement in the Western
Region. In 2008, Greg became District
Sales Manager for the Caterpillar
Alliance Group where he was responsible
for all sales activities in the
Southwest and the Mountain States. In
addition to Greg’s domestic sales
experience, he has done business in
Latin America, China, and Japan. Greg
joined the team at Point-of-Rental™
Systems in 2011 to spearhead all sales
activities in North America with a focus
on growing the company’s presence in
other countries around the world.
Jason Albus
Systems Engineer
With degrees in both Information Systems Management and Software Development, Jason joined Point-of-Rental™ Systems in 2003 as an IT Support Technician primarily working on hardware and Windows® support. As our IT staff grew, he transitioned to manager and eventually into development. His first software project was to automate the process of updating our customers’ servers with the latest programs and report files. Subsequent projects included the website updater, signature capture, system installers, and database conversion programs. Jason has been instrumental in designing our business intelligence Dashboard module that provides visual displays for key metric data and our Dispatch Center logistics module that integrates GPS technology to manage our customers’ delivery and service fleets.
Earl Sherman
Director of Support Services
With a degree in Fine Art from the
University of Texas at Arlington, Earl
left the starving artists' brigade to
work at Homer's Handyman, a large home
improvement store in Arlington, Texas.
He held various positions from cashier
to store manager until Home Depot ate
Homer’s lunch. Then, in 1985, Earl was
hired to manage the equipment rental
store owned by Overland Rentals, Inc. In
1996, with his valuable
behind-the-counter work experience in
hand, he was transferred to our
Point-of-Rental™ Systems division as
support personnel. In 2005, he
transitioned to manager of Support
Services. Not only does he spend much of
his time setting up systems and training
new customers himself, but he also leads
Point-of-Rental’s top-notch support
team.
David Jensen
Director of Training
David joined Point-of-Rental™ Systems in
2008 after spending five years of his
career using our software as the general
manager of R&R Party Rentals in Seattle.
He came to us with a long history in the
rental industry, which included serving
as general manager of Accent Party
Rental, sales rep for Academy Tents, and
dispatch for Conway Western Express
where he implemented their
computer-aided dispatch center. Since
joining Point-of-Rental, David has been
instrumental in expanding our clientele
in the event industry. Using his
practical experience and insight into
how stores operate in today’s market, he
has become a bridge between our
developers and customers, working
closely with development to improve our
Dispatch Center module and other key
event rental features. In addition,
David has brought our training program
to a new level of expertise.
Holly Emmons 
Business Manager
After graduating with a math degree from
the University of Texas at Arlington,
Holly held various positions with a
bank, an annuity board, and a brokerage
company prior to joining
Point-of-Rental™ Systems in 2004 as our
Business Manager. In addition to
overseeing the accounting department,
Holly supports end-users in interfacing
Point-of-Rental to various PC-based
General Ledgers and solves many
accounting mysteries. For fun, Holly
works with the scoreboard and video
displays for the Texas Rangers baseball
club at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Daniel Ruiz
IT Manager
After graduating in 2005 from DeVry
University with a Bachelor's of Science
in Network and Communications
Management, Daniel began his career at
Point-of-Rental™ Systems as an IT
technician. Specializing in secure
network infrastructures, Daniel used his
expertise to improve local and remote
network configurations, Windows® desktop
and server configuration, and IT
hardware support for our customers. In
2011, he was promoted to IT Manager,
taking on the additional roles of
research and development and leading
Point-of-Rental’s team of dedicated IT
professionals in providing exceptional
customer support.
Andre Farci
Integrated Website Design/Hosting Manager
After graduating from the University of
Texas with a degree in Computer Science
& Engineering, Andre spent over twenty
years working for Siemens and Intel on
various software projects ranging from
real-time control systems for the U.S.
Postal Service’s letter sorting
automation programs to enterprise-level
internet/intranet applications. In 2005,
Andre joined the company as the Team
Lead for the development and support of
our integrated website hosting services
which also includes our Point-of-Rental™
Customer Portal, search engine
optimization & marketing, and the
recently released integrated smartphone
websites. Through innovative and
ongoing enhancements to our webhosting
services, Andre’s efforts continue to
help our users with the best online
presence for their rental stores’
websites.
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