COVER STORY
PROTEC:
IMPROVING
QUALITY OF LIFE
S
ince its founding in 1996 by Dave Rauch,
ProTec’s Purpose has been to “Improve Quality
of Life” for their employees, clients and the HOAs
they serve. Those four words have remained
ProTec’s guiding light and catalyst to their
success. Now, twenty-three years later, ProTec has grown
to 400+ employees; expanded its services to include
plumbing and painting; and, opened nine regional offices
across Southern California and Southern Nevada. The
most recent addition was their new Chula Vista Office
which opened on July 1st - the 4th office serving San
Diego County.
Before ProTec, Dave worked within an HOA
Management Company. He experienced first-hand the
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difficulties and negative reality Community Managers
faced daily. He resolved to build a company to “Improve
Quality of Life” for these managers who were inundated
with negativity. The result was two industry innovations
that have remained at the core of ProTec’s business.
ProTec’s “Preventive Maintenance Programs”
streamline community maintenance to make the
Community Managers jobs easier and save the
community significant resources. There are two types;
the first, called a Building Maintenance Program,
was developed for Condominiums, Planned Unit
Developments and Master Associations. The second, the
Building Engineering Program, is geared for Mid-Rise and
High-Rise Communities.