About Skyland Energy

Team member since: 1989

In July 1975 I started my first job in the home heating oil business at T. R. Loizeaux Fuel Co. in Plainfield, NJ.  It didn’t take long for me to realize that this was a perfect fit for me.  I loved the daily personal contact with our customers as we worked to deliver their home heating oil and provide outstanding plumbing, heating & air conditioning service. Later we grew the business by offering the same level of service to gas, electric and propane heated homes and by selling & installing whole house generators.  In 1989, when the Tozzi family sought to retire from their fuel oil business in Raritan, I made the leap from employee to owner, vowing that I would keep the old-fashioned values of dedication to service and commitment to customer satisfaction as the cornerstones of all I would work to accomplish.

I am proud to say that we have been able to stay true to those ideals because of the wonderful people who have joined me since my first day at the helm of Tozzi Fuel in 1989.  I am blessed to have a staff who appreciate the value of each and every customer and who would walk through fire to ensure that they have exceeded our customers’ expectations.  It is especially satisfying to me personally that both my brother Don and my son Craig are part of the Skylands team, making this the quintessential American Family Business.

Favorite Food: Peanut Butter – The ULTIMATE Food Group!

Team member since: 2000

Hi, my name is Denise and I have a great story about coming to work for Skylands. I worked at a golf range down the street from our Raritan office. Ed would come in most days and hit a small bucket of balls. The office would call me anytime they had to reach him because they knew if Ed wasn’t in the office, he was at the golf range. We would chat and he would joke around with my daughter who came to work with me everyday from the time she was 6 months old right up until she started school. The fall of 2000, Ed asked my employer if he wouldn’t mind “sharing” me, since the golf range was a three season job leaving me unemployed in the winter months. This opportunity was perfect for me and I loved it here so much that it became my full time career. After 17 years at this company, it has come full circle and now my daughter loves to come to the office to visit, chat and joke around with Ed. This was the best career decision of my life and I am lucky to work with such great people , they feel like family and we all know how important that is.

Favorite Food: I love to cook Italian food.

In Memory 2009-2023

Our office became a dog-friendly home away from home when my amazing mom chose me while on vacation.  When she had to return to work, I decided I was much too little to be left alone all day and that my dad should take me work with him. Why not?  He was the boss, after all.  I loved it so much I thought, “Why can’t all of my great office friends be able to bring their puppies to work too?”  Some days there are as many as seven of us dogs in the office. We have a great time and the customers really love us. Our owners need us to help them have a great day and you’ve heard of “Therapy Dogs” haven’t you? Well that’s our job, and it reminds us all that our primary objective is to be kind and take care of others!

Favorite Food: Blue Dog Bakery Peanut Butter & molasses Cookies.

Team member since: 2017

Team member since: 2018

Team member since: 2019

Hi my name is Jamie. My long time friend of 20+ years, Denise ,helped me to get a job at Skylands. I had a home daycare for over 20 years, then worked 2 years customer service at a big National Corporation, and was ready to join a family oriented company. I have lived in Raritan for over 30 years with my husband and two sons.I am happy to be working for a company where customer service is their #1 priority. In my spare time, I love to spend time with my family, read, and never turn down the opportunity to hang out with friends.

Favorite Food: Bacon Cheese Burger, yum!

Team member since: 2019

I left the corporate world in 2005 to be a stay at home mom. I was blessed to raise my son & daughter. Once my daughter started school, I got a job I loved Managing a school cafeteria. Now my kids are self sufficient and it’s time for the next chapter in my life. I spend my weekends with my family at the race track. I’m in charge of food, helping my kids into their fire suits and getting them buckled into their cars. We have been doing this as a family since 2012. I have know the Miller family since 2003, when I met my husband. When the opportunity to work for Ed was presented to me, I knew I had to take it.

Favorite Food: Italian & Chinese.

Team member since: 2022

Team member since: Since 2023

Team member since: 2006

Oil is in my blood, I’ve worked for “S. Rizzo & Sons, my dad’s oil company since I was 11 years old. I started working for Skylands Energy in 2006 and in 2014 I started “Rizzo Trucking” and now I’m an Owner Operator delivering for Skylands. The most important thing in my life is my son Stevie and I do whatever I can to be the best dad I can be.

Favorite Food: Spaghetti.

Team member since: 2008

After high school I went to college to study computer programing and computer repairs. In 2004 when I was needed I started working for my family’s oil company, A. Bessenyei & Son as a driver. In 2008 when we became part of Skylands, I enjoyed helping to transition our customers to our new company. The thing I like most about the job is working with the customers. Whether it be answering questions or chatting about their family, I love helping and talking with people. In my spare time I still have a knack with computers, but mostly playing computer games with friends. I also enjoy watching Japanese Animation and Documentaries.

Favorite Food: Stuffed Peppers.

Team member since: 2008

I’m the owner of “TLS Trucking” a company modeled after my father’s business “S. Rizzo and Sons.” I’ve been working in the oil business since I’m 10 years old. I started working for Skylands Energy Service in 2008 as an owner operator delivering oil. In my free time I enjoy fishing & Golfing.

Favorite Food: Italian.

Team member since: 2013

I started working in the oil business in 1989 for “Stultz Fuel Co”. I worked there for nearly 24 years when we were acquired by Skylands. I’m a Lifelong resident of Keyport, NJ so when I’m not working I enjoy saltwater fishing and boating. I have two sons, one daughter and I’m a Grandfather to one grandchild.

Favorite Food: Surf & Turf.

Team member since: 2014

I have been with Hilltop for 14 years and enjoy working for the company. In my free time, I am busy with my 11 grandchildren.

Favorite Food: Pizza.

Team member since: 2014

I love being an oil truck driver and taking care of Kingwood Park in the summer. I like NASCAR racing and beer.

Favorite Food: Pizza.

Team member since: 2022

Team member since: 2022

Team member since: Since 2021

Team member since: 1991

I came to work for my brother Ed in ‘91 doing new account sales. I became the service manager in ’93 and added delivery department manager to my title in ‘94.  As the Company continued to expand over the years, I eventually became VP in ‘02.  My goal every day is to have 100% customer satisfaction with the Company.

When I’m not at work you’ll find me enjoying family time or with a guitar in my hands.

Favorite Food: Italian dishes.

Team member since: 1993

I started working in my family’s business about a year before I went to Vo-Tech for HVAC and graduated in 1994. For my first 10 years I started in the Service Department as a service technician and then later worked more with Installations. In 2004 I came out of the field and now work more in the day to day operations of our company. Whenever I have the chance, I still enjoy getting my hands dirty and you would most likely see me delivering your coal or out in the field. When I’m not working, I love to go RV-ing with my beautiful wife & two daughters. There’s nothing like BBQ and spending time outdoors with my family.

Favorite Food: Breakfast anytime.

Team member since: 1996

In High School I started working for William S. Cole & Sons which was acquired back in 1996 by Tozzi Fuel Oil, later known as Skylands Energy Service. I’ve been here for over 20 years now and I will always do my best in making our customers happy.

Favorite Food: Burgers & Shrimp…& Clam Chowder.

Team member since: 2000

I started in the oil business with my father’s heating and construction company. I started as a oil delivery person, then went on to become a service technician. I have worked for multiple oil and heating companies over the years. Coming to Skylands Energy in 2000 as a service technician and then promoted to service/field manager.

Favorite Food: Veal Parmesan and Spaghetti.

Team member since: 2003

As a licensed mechanic since 1993, it is my job to make sure that our fleet is in top condition at all times. This ensures that our delivery trucks and service vans are up to the task and ready to respond to your needs. When I’m not at work I spend my time wrenching on the family race cars, helping my Son and Daughter achieve their dreams behind the wheel.

Favorite Food: Burgers & Fries.

Team member since: 2002

My name is Steve Moon. I immigrated from S. Korea to U.S. with my family in 2002. Since then I have been working at Skylands. I am certified in NATE oil heating, heat pump, heating, gas heating, and air conditioning. I enjoy what I do as a service technician. It is my pleasure. In my free time I enjoy fishing with my son and watching movies.

Favorite Food: Korean BBQ.

Team member since: 2002

I have been in the heating /oil business for almost 30 years. I enjoy meeting people that I can help save money by purchasing new heating and a/c equipment. I am a father of 2 boys and have a new grand daughter with a grandson on the way. Love sports and use to play basketball and football.

Favorite Food: Italian.

Team member since: 2011

I was born and raised in Willingboro New Jersey. I worked as a television repair man for a few years during high school and just after. I started in the heating business working for my uncle in 1988 and I’ve been at Skylands since my uncles passing.

Favorite Food: Lasagna.

Team member since: 2011

Hi my name is Ryan and my family has owned and worked with coal and oil heat since circa 1902. I’ve always loved mechanical things. Taking apart and figuring out how to fix and put back together. This kind of work fits right in with that so I decided to stay with this trade. Its fun and interesting. It is never the same old thing, it makes you think. Meeting interesting people is never boring either.

Favorite Food: Prime Rib.

Team member since: 2011

Right out of High School I went to Lincoln Tech for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for a year. I spent the next two years working for RCA Service Company working on Whirlpool appliances. My uncle owned Y&S Burner Service and he offered me a job, that’s where I learned the heating oil business over the next 30 years or so. One of the thrills I still get is to go out and help a customer by repairing their older system, especially when they are worried about spending money they don’t have on a new system.

Favorite Food: Surf & Turf is my favorite meal… but I love Captain Crunch Cereal 24/7!

Team member since: 2018

Team member since: 2018

Team member since: 2017

Team member since: 2018

Team member since: 2018

Team member since: 2020

Team member since: 2022

Team member since: 2022

Team member since: 2022