James Dipadua

James Dipadua is an experienced professional currently serving as General Manager at Fire Equipment Incorporated since August 2023. Prior to this role, James held multiple positions at Freedom Forever from August 2020, including Operations Manager for special projects, Production Manager, and Branch Manager. At SolarCity and Tesla, from July 2014 to August 2020, James worked as Project Manager and Associate Operations Manager, respectively. Additionally, James gained retail management experience as Store Manager at CVS/pharmacy from November 2010 to July 2014 and as Operations Manager at Sam's Club from August 1999 to November 2010. James's career began in the United States Air Force as an Air Surveillance Coordinator from June 1985 to September 1999. James completed a high school education with a focus on carpentry at Worcester Vocational High School from 1980 to 1985.