Our Staff

Greg Vinella – President
Greg was born in Los Angeles and lived there until the family moved to Taos, NM in 1972. Attended college at the University of New Mexico prior to moving to Austin. He made a career as a professional musician until 1991 before founding and leading ECOSystems Landscape Services during the last two decades.

Chris Mele – Vice President, Construction Services
Chris is a native of upstate New York. He graduated from the University of New York at Potsdam in 1987 with a degree in Physics. During and after college he supplemented his income working for a well established landscaping company in New York. Chris moved to Texas in 1994 and joined ECOSystems and one year later became a part owner. Chris has over 25 yrs of landscaping experience mainly in the Irrigation and construction side of the business. Chris is a licensed irrigator, Certified Landscape Professional and OSHA certified. Chris has been married for 16 yrs to Anne and has two children Emma(15) and Evan(13). Chris is also a High School lacrosse coach in the Austin area.

Rich Caldwell – Vice President, Maintenance Services
Although born in Pennsylvania, Rich fled to Texas as soon as he graduated from high school. After attending college for a while and doing various landscape jobs he spent 4 years in the Army and traveled the world before returning to Texas. He began his journey into landscaping again and spent the next twenty plus years managing offices for several national Lawn & Landscape Companies including being a Regional Manager for several years. Rich became a partner in ECOSystems in 2005 and has been managing the Maintenance Division since that time.

Mark Burns – Director of Maintenance Operations
Mark graduated from South West Texas State where he majored in Location Analysis and Urban Planning. He has been working in the landscape industry for over 25 years, with a strong background in agronomics, and is a licensed applicator through the Texas Department of Agriculture. In his free time, he enjoys playing with and learning from his five grandchildren.

Keven Caldwell – Account Manager
Keven was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Texas while in High School. After graduating High school, he went on to play baseball while getting a degree in Criminal Justice from St. Edwards University in Austin Tx. Upon graduation, Keven moved to Arizona where he became an owneroperator of his own business. After six years of running his business, he sold the franchise and began a career in retail where he was a manager for Sam’s Club for 15 years. Keven has much experience in managing people and projects which has brought him to the landscape business. He has been with Ecosystems for 3 years and is having fun in growing his knowledge of the industry. Keven enjoys hunting, fishing and all sports, but most of all he loves spending time with his wife and two children.

Ryan Caldwell – Account Manager
Ryan was born in California but was raised in Texas most of his life. Shortly after graduating from Cedar Park High School Ryan joined the Military, he is an Army Veteran who started his military career in The Old Guard one of the Army’s most prestigious units. After four years in the Old Guard he then was sent to the 101st Airborne division for the rest of his career in the service. After serving he then went to work for a landscape company that his father helps run and started at the very bottom with little experience as a Laborer. From there his experience and knowledge grew until he made his way through the ranks to become an account manager. He has taken an AgriLife Extension class though the University of Texas A&M on integrated pest management in lawn and ornamental. He also has knowledge of irrigation and is pursuing his irrigation tech license and his TNLA certification. Ryan enjoys watching football and car racing on TV and spending time with his family.