Our Team

Gurpaul Singh

Chief Executive Officer

Gurpaul Singh has a unique combination of technology, business and management expertise. Gurpaul graduated from medical school in 1995 and received the class prize in Family Practice. After practicing as a physician for several years, he realized his passion for technology. He made the transition to management when he joined Karta Technologies in 1999 focusing on on-line healthcare training. As a member of the senior leadership team, he became a seasoned executive in the technology-based training industry, managing a team of 100 software and learning professionals with a diverse client base of government, defense and Fortune 500 companies. Gurpaul and his family exited Karta upon acquisition by NCI Technologies (NCIT).

As CEO of Asset Essentials, Gurpaul has successfully developed a culture that encourages teamwork while maintaining accountability. This family dynamic not only attracts the best talent in the industry, it retains it.

Gurpaul is active in the local community and serves on the Boards of the San Antonio Area Foundation and the San Antonio Medical Foundation. He previously served on the Mayor’s Leadership and Steering Committee and was Vice Chair of SA2020, an organization tasked with creating a roadmap for San Antonio's growth and aspirations as a community.

Fun Fact: In his spare time he enjoys traveling, classical Indian music, basketball (really just the Spurs!) and motorsports.

Chad McCaleb

Principal and COO

Over the past 11 years, Chad has been deeply involved in multifamily telecommunications as both an owner and consultant. As a Cum Laude graduate with a B.B.A. in Finance and a M.B.A. in General Business from Texas Tech University, he has focused on finding innovative ways to create additional income for multifamily owners and managers.

He began his career with the Lynd Company as a special projects manager and subsequently left to form Asset Essentials, concentrating on the negotiation and management of service provider agreements for multifamily properties.

Since 2011, Chad has been responsible for business development and client/provider relations. During this span, Asset Essentials has grown to represent over 100 companies comprising over 1.5 million units.

Fun Fact: Chad has never tried any vegetable besides spinach and green beans.

Tanya Oberle

Executive Vice President

Tanya entered the telecommunications' industry after graduating with a Bachelor's of Science from St. Mary's University in 2002. While working full time at Time Warner Cable, she earned an M.B.A., graduating Cum Laude from Webster University.  At TWC she worked as a Senior Account Manager focused on negotiating contract terms and access rights for Multifamily Owners.  As one of the first employees at Asset Essentials, Tanya's background and knowledge of the telecom space proved pivotal to the growth and the development of the company. Tanya now holds the title of Vice President and is in charge of all day to day operations of the company including billing, auditing, account management and contract analysis.

Fun Fact: In her spare time Tanya loves to travel.  She was born in Canberra, Australia and speaks Spanish, Italian, German, English and conversational Portuguese.

Matthew Laird

Account Manager

Matt has spent the last 6 years deeply involved in the multifamily industry as both an owner representative and a vendor. After graduating from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with a B.B.A. in Marketing, Matt joined the Lynd Company where he held various positions ranging from Leasing Agent to Community Director. In 2012, Matt joined Asset Essentials where he currently serves as an Account Manager overseeing multiple properties across the country. His role focuses on client support, revenue share auditing, contract analysis and in his free time, a little business development. Matt's dedication to excellence and focus to detail have allowed him to build trusting relationships with both his clients and the providers.

Fun Fact: Matt loves spending time outdoors. He enjoys hunting, fishing and playing sports.

Daphnne Williams

Account Manager

Daphnne was born and raised in San Antonio. After graduating from St. Mary’s University with a BA degree in Psychology, and MAA in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Daphnne worked at USAA gaining experience in insurance, process development, project management and finance. During her time there, she received an award for developing a simplified specialized process that was later implemented company wide. Daphnne joined Asset Essentials in 2019 as an Account Manager. She has excelled at developing relationships with clients and providers and is dedicated to delivering the best solutions for our clients. Fun Fact: Daphnne studied abroad in London during her time at St. Mary’s, and is one of Manchester United’s biggest fans.

Lauren Coleman

Account Manager

Lauren was born and raised in Port Aransas, Texas. In 2016 she moved to Durango, Colorado to complete her last two years of high school. From there she obtained her Cosmetology License from Paul Mitchell the School, and then decided to return to college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There she obtained her Business Administration degree and was on both the Dean’s List and President’s List all four years. Lauren and her husband moved to San Antonio to be closer to family, the hot weather, and warm costal waters.

Fun Fact: Lauren will become a mom in June 2022.  Lauren LOVES Whataburger. There is hardly a week that goes by in which she does not eat Whataburger for three meals or more!

Tori Paz

Office Manager/Executive Assistant

Victoria (Tori) Paz is a San Antonio, TX native. After graduating with a degree in Sociology from the University of the Incarnate World, she worked at Innova Recovery Center as a supervisor and training director. During her time there, Tori gained experience in operations management, health administration, and trauma-informed care. She is currently pursuing an MHA at Tulane University. Her decision to join Asset Essentials stems from her interest in business consulting and desire to cultivate novel solutions in a niche industry. She is excited to see her professional growth within the company.

Fun Fact:Tori is an alumna of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. She currently serves as a Member Development Advisor for the Epsilon Eta chapter at UIW.

Liam Dunn

Sales Associate

Liam was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas where he attended St. Joseph’s Academy. After graduating high school, he attended The University of Texas at Austin where he received a Baccalaureate in Economics as well as his Certification in Business from McCombs School of Business. After graduating, Liam spent a Legislative session working at Texas Lobby Group, developing his communication, teamworking skills, and goal-oriented mindset. Liam joined Asset Essentials in late 2020. He as plays a key role in our Accounting & Finance departments as well as takes the lead on quarterly projects to improve business operations. Fun Fact: Liam is fully fluent in Spanish, played club soccer at the University of Texas at Austin, and keeps up with the English Premier League and most European soccer leagues.

Tony Ingegneri

Cellular Specialist

Mr. Ingegneri has more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing successful public/private partnership programs with over 100 municipal agencies throughout California. Mr. Ingegneri is an accomplished developer of customer relationship management procedures and quality assurance systems.  Mr. Ingegneri has served in Public office as a member of the Garden Grove City Council and on other governmental agency bodies.  A Masters Graduate of USC’s Marshall School of Business, Mr. Ingegneri focused on the Telecommunications Industry and the deployment of third generation wireless technology.  Mr. Ingegneri was one of ten students out of 425 accepted to work on a specialized research program for USC’s Center for Telecommunications Management.

Fun Fact: As a freshman at the University of Arizona, he majored in Music Theory with an instrument focus of voice, Tony performed in the Tucson Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Il Travatore” in the sword fighting scene chosen from the Fencing Club for the part.

Bill Lynch

Cellular Specialist

Bill Lynch has over 22 years of experience in wireless communications development including more than seven years of experience representing cities, water districts, school districts, and private property owners.  In addition to having an RF Engineering Certification (DoceoTech 2008), Bill has had extensive experience with all phases of the wireless communications facilities development cycle. Bill has worked as the Lead Zoning Manager under Bechtel Corp. and General Dynamics for the Cingular Wireless GSM overlay and Metrocom’s market launch for the metropolitan Washington DC area respectively. He is an expert in site selection, site design, lease negotiations, zoning, contracts, and project management.

Fun Fact: Bill has competed in the highest level of amateur yacht racing for more than 17 years as a permanent crewmember on “El Sueno”, a 50’ sailboat docked in San Diego.

Rick Paniagua

Cellular Specialist

Rick has been in the telecommunications industry for 20 years and has extensive experience in site acquisition, site development, site development management and has been highly successful in completing long term projects for the wireless carriers and tower companies.  Some of his accomplishments include the first tower built inside Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California and five sites built on behalf of Cingular Wireless at UC Santa Barbara. His early achievements led to becoming a partner at Global Tower Partners where he managed new site builds for the firm on the west coast from 2005 to 2009.  In 2010 Rick was part of the development team for the Clearwire project in Southern California.  In 2011, Rick became a Site Development Manager for Mobilitie and was sent to Latin America to oversee a tower build consisting of hundreds of sites.

Fun Fact: In 1991, the Cal State Northridge Chamber Singers (16 singers of which Rick was one of 4 tenors) took 1st place in an International Choral Competition in Estonia where they beat out Russian, German, Italian and many other Chamber choirs from around the world.

Jacob Christman

Cellular Specialist

Jacob Christman studied Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for 4 years before enlisting in the United States Army, where he served 4 years as a Combat Engineer before ETSing with an Honorable Discharge. Jacob moved to Southern California in 2022 after attending the University of Texas at San Antonio while working as the Regional Vice President for ATS Communications in San Antonio, Texas. Jacob now uses his experience from the military to help build successful relationships for our clients.

Fun Fact: While at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Jacob pursued a Minor in Audio Technology. In his free time, Jacob is a Sound Engineer who enjoys collecting and sampling vinyl records, as well as producing music.