AMERICAN STRUCTURES AND DESIGN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Dealer and Distribution Supervisor
Growing up in Central Washington, Al made his way west and earned his bachelor's degree in construction management at the University of Washington. Al is one of the estimators in the Pacific location where he works on orders and quotes for customers within the dealer department. He joined AS&D because of the culture and people.
Fun Facts: You can always find Al outside staying active. He enjoys hiking, running, golfing, and playing soccer. The Seattle Sounders is Al's favorite amongst all of Seattle sports teams.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Project Management Supervisor
Bryan grew up in Western Washington and graduated from the University of Idaho. His previous work experience was in warehousing, manufacturing planning, transportation, logistics, BOM/routing, and project management across several industries. At AS&D, he manages and leads projects for the Commercial division.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Portland Estimator
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.
Fun Facts: Celeste is crazy about art, car shows, music, and sailing. When she's not in the office, you'll find Celeste on road trips and spending time with her loved ones.
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.
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.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Commercial Project Manager
With 20 years of estimating experience, Earl manages the Dealer and Distribution teams 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.
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.
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.
Job Titles:
- Purchasing and Inventory Specialist
Jackie joined the family business and is responsible for managing AS&D's inventory, creating purchase orders, running demand plans, receiving, shipping, and coordinating logistics. She loves working at AS&D because of everyone's outgoing and bubbly personalities. The AS&D working atmosphere is unique, and she hasn't found it anywhere else.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Project Manager
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.
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.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Sumner Production and Machining Supervisor
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kenny graduated from the AJAC Apprenticeship program through Bates Technical College. He is a problem solver and answers any technical or process questions on the production floor. Kenny's role is to ensure prompt fulfillment of work orders, correct inventory levels, and CNC Machine programming.
Fun Fact: Kenny enjoys taking his motorcycle out for long rides on the weekends.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Commercial Project Manager
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. Her and her family have a rottweiler and mastiff, and her daughter has beloved guinea pig.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Portland Estimator
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.
Fun Facts: Linda is a huge supporter for local establishments, and loves to travel and try new foods. You can find her hiking and exploring new restaurants and stores around Oregon every weekend.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Owner
- President
Mark founded American Structures & Design to create opportunities. He wanted to operate a business where people can learn from one another and grow to be better versions of themselves. His goal has always been to provide a needed service that makes people happy.
Fun facts: Mark thinks Peyton Manning is a great leader because of the way he shares his knowledge and builds strong cultures. His favorite thing to do outside of work is spend time with his family, especially his grandkids.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Sumner Estimator
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.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Leadership Team
- As Chief Executive Officer of American Structures & Design, Mike Hagen Is Responsible for Overall Company Operations
Before being named CEO in January 2020, Mike spent 16 years running a variety of small businesses that included corporate consulting, media production and international travel. Prior to that, Mike worked in the semiconductor industry for ten years as an engineer and manager of manufacturing operations. Mike has a mechanical engineering degree from Washington State University and a lean manufacturing degree from Arizona State University.
Outside of AS&D, Mike serves on several boards that are focused on community service, missions work, and apprenticeships. He is happily married, has two adult children, and loves adventuring in the great outdoors.
Mike's background is in engineering, entrepreneurship and consulting. He has worked in high-tech semiconductor manufacturing and has operated a variety of small businesses. He took the role of CEO in January 2020 with a goal to grow the company and build a strong culture.
Fun facts: Mike is the author of 10 books and has bicycled from Seattle to San Francisco, twice.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Project Manager
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.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Production Manager
Preston earned his machinist journeyman card from Bates Technical College. Being a part of the family business for over 16 years, Preston started as an AS&D installer. Now, he manages production operations, including scheduling, shipping, packaging, receiving, quality control, safety and more. He loves AS&D because everyone works as team towards the same goals - producing products on time at the highest quality.
Fun Fact: Preston is a Seattle sports team fanatic - Seahawks, Super Sonics, Mariners, Huskies, you name it.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Accounting and Administration Manager
Bringing 30 years of accounting experience, Renee has been with AS&D since 2016. She is responsible for AS&D's payroll, contract billing and AP/AR systems. 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.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Project Manager
- Project Manager for AS & D
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.
Fun Facts: Tina managed a 26-yurt building project installed on a tropical island that was featured in D+A Design and Architecture magazine. Tina has piloted airplanes, raced sailboats, and finds zen by a campfire or on the golf course.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- AutoCAD Expert
- CAD Lead
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.