MEET THE TEAM

Early in his career, Mike started out in the water sports manufacturing industry. Since then, he has transitioned into the patio cover world, and became well-versed in the design and engineering. He joined AS&D after a contractor referred him to the owner and the rest was history.

Fun Facts: For 15 years, Mike and his family have been visiting the Yakima River in Ellensburg, WA. Aside from camping, Mike spends his free time with his grandkids and doing woodwork.

Born in Shenandoah Valley, VA, Josh recently moved to the Pacific Northwest to work for AS&D after his daughter left for college. Josh has spent the last 22 years working in the construction industry, starting out as a carpenter. He’s helped build everything from houses, yachts, tiny houses on wheels, and homes for Habitat for Humanity.

In his free time, Josh enjoys hiking and camping in our country’s national parks. He also owns several 3D printers and loves to design objects to print.

Enjoying fast-paced environments and with a background in mechanical, electrical, and CNC/aerospace, joining the AS&D family was no problem for Lacey. Lacey is one of our Commercial Project Managers where she reviews drawings, project bids, and pricing. She also occasionally helps with our CNC machines. Lacey spent almost a decade rebuilding CNC equipment, including circuit and PLC ladder logic design.
 

Fun Facts: Lacey loves the outdoors. Hunting, camping, gardening, archery, you name it! She also played soccer for almost 20 years. 

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Chris earned his B.S. degree in Information Technology from the University of Washington. Starting at AS&D at 16, he transitioned from a production role to IT support during college. Currently, Chris is the go-to for internal IT support at AS&D.

Fun Fact: In his spare time, Chris enjoys learning how to play the guitar.

Michael was born and raised in Ukraine. A few years ago, he moved to the United States and started his new life in the state of Washington. He loves Washington for its incredibly beautiful nature and comfortable climate. In Ukraine, he worked in the field of business education, and he is passionate about marketing and sales. In his free time, he enjoys traveling to beautiful places and taking walks with his wife. Michael says that there is a special atmosphere at AS&D, which helps bring interesting people together in this place.
 

Claire is responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, customer billing, and assisting contractors when they arrive for will-call. She loves coming to work each day because of the positive culture and how everyone embraces teamwork.

Fun Facts: Claire is a PNW explorer and enjoys discovering new areas. She does 10 – 15-mile hikes at least twice a week. She also has a 3-legged cat named Pi.

Always on her toes, Linda’s day is never the same. She draws contractor’s layouts on Bluebeam, sends out quotes, and produces sales orders. Linda received her Associate Degree and studied Computer Networking at Vatterott College in Omaha, NE. Prior to AS&D, Linda worked in the hospitality industry, and she exceled in customer and client relations where she always went above and beyond. Linda is one of AS&D’s longest-term estimators in the Dealer Department.

With almost a decade in the building industry, Celeste earned her interior design and architecture degree at Portland Community College. She has worked in previous roles such as a city planning technician, interior designer, and project manager. In search of her next opportunity, Celeste wanted to find a company with a positive culture and be surrounded by amazing individuals which she found at AS&D. Celeste is one of the Portland Estimators where she focuses on writing estimates for patio covers.

Wahid is an AutoCAD expert and is responsible for AS&D’s balcony and railing designs. He creates submittal packages for AS&D’s large commercial customers and works with internal and external teams to ensure accurate drawings.

Tina is a project manager for AS&D’s commercial team. Her extensive background includes leading lean manufacturing teams, over 10 years of project management experience in design-build environmental graphics and architectural signage projects. She has managed hundreds of installations across the USA and the world.

With 20 years of estimating experience, Earl is a project manager for the commercial team at AS&D. He joined AS&D because of the people and AS&D’s strong culture. Earl has previous experience working with AS&D’s product lines as a commercial estimator in the building industry.

Fun Facts: Earl grew up in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands with a population of 50,000 people. He is an outdoor and sports enthusiast as well as an ardent Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan.

Dante manages and facilitates material design and development. He enjoys coming to work every day because the work environment is fun and everyone is hungry to learn and eager to teach.

Dante enjoys taking weekend trips with his wife to random places. His favorite place to go is Disneyland. He believes that you should live an exciting life while you know you can.

Bringing 30 years of accounting experience, Renee has been with AS&D since 2016. She is responsible for contract billing, purchasing, item maintenance, and financials. She decided to join AS&D after meeting the owners and knew right away that she wanted to be part of AS&D’s culture.

Fun Facts: If Renee could hop on a plane right now, she would go to Hawaii, Arizona, or Italy. Renee is also a grandmother to 12.

Motto: “Love everyone, treat everyone the way you would like to be treated.”

Kyle joined the AS&D team to use his wealth of customer service knowledge to better serve our growing customer base. Born and raised in Auburn, WA, his background includes customer-facing transactions, project coordination, logistics management, and quality assurance, allowing him to curate the best solutions for AS&D’s growing customer base. Kyle considers it his duty to always provide the best service possible, giving his customers the confidence and knowledge to provide their clients with stunning deck solutions that will impress for years to come.

Fareed works as a drafter in AS&D’s CAD team. He’s responsible for submittals, design and in-house shop drawings used for the production group.

Justin Graduated from Boise State University in 2020 and worked for the Idaho State Legislature for two years. Since then, he spent nine months living in Europe before returning to his home state and joining the team here at AS&D as a project manager.

While in Europe, he visited 72 cities in 14 countries.

Justin lives by the principle of Kaizen and works to better himself every day.

With over 25 years of experience, Gerald brings a deep knowledge of manufacturing to AS&D. His role as production manager is critical to our growth. Gerald loves working at AS&D because of the company’s deep respect for their employees.

Fun fact: Gerald is a big Seattle sports fan and loves to attend Mariners and Seahawks games every chance he gets.

Motto: Creativity without boundaries, manufacturing a legacy of happy clients.

Originally from East Wenatchee Washington, Iden attended Eastern Washington University after High School. As Shipping Coordinator Iden manages all shipping activities related to Commercial and Dealer team orders to ensure timely delivery of product and final quality assurance. Added with his duties in shipping, Iden assists production management with Day-to-day operations. “Working at ASD allows me to be in a position where I can help others, which I love”

Honeymaine was born and raised in the Philippines. She loves to learn and hopes her career as an Estimator at AS&D serves as a stepping stone in pursuing a degree in architecture. The excellent working environment at AS&D is a plus!

Fun facts: Honeymaine creates digital and traditional portraits. She uses different mediums such as oil, watercolor, and acrylic. She taught herself how to play ukulele, piano, and a little bit of guitar, and she’s planning on learning how to play drums too.

Jim has a background in sales management and business development for manufacturing companies. He has also owned several small construction businesses over the years. His main focus with AS&D is to expand their sales and customer base.

Fun Facts: Jim and his wife are into the RV’ing lifestyle and have visited every major city in every state in the lower 48. They have covered thousands of miles crisscrossing the country while visiting many state and national parks along the way. They most enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.

Pedro has over 20 years of project management experience working with software, hardware, manufacturing, and deployment. He graduated from Sacramento City College with a Business Administration degree. Pedro joined AS&D because he loves the small company aspect where everyone is valued and isn’t just another employee. He prepares proposals and closes contracts for commercial customers while managing existing projects.

Fun Facts: Pedro completed a large-scale technology rollout for all the Fossil retail stores across the USA; 230 stores in total. He also loves to cook slow and low BBQ.