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.

 

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 has over 20 years’ experience in customer service and accounting.  She is responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable and customer billing. 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. Her interests include hiking, fishing, and gardening. 

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.

Chloe was born in the PNW but spent most of her childhood on the Oregon coast. Recently moved to the area to work at AS & D and is currently taking classes EOU to get her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Enjoys a fast-paced work environment and brings a ton of customer service knowledge with her as she joins the team. In her previous occupation she gained a lot of knowledge about glass which will be helpful to the team.

​

Fun Fact: I love to go fishing on the weekends and I am getting ready to start working on my project car.

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 commercial estimator for the 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 project manager 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.

Darius joined American Structures & Design to help customers grow their businesses and uncover new opportunities. By building strong relationships and sharing knowledge, he works to ensure partners have the tools, resources, and support they need to succeed. His goal is to bring innovation to the field and create lasting value for every dealer, contractor, and customer he works with.

​

Fun facts: Darius was born in Vancouver, BC and raised in the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys working on home projects, restoring retro video game consoles, and focusing on self-improvement through reading, reflection, and lifelong learning.

​

​

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.

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.

Raised in beautiful southern Oregon, Zach graduated from Arizona State and has spent 20 plus years in the construction industry wearing lots of different hats.  He’s worked in the field as a carpenter and in the office as an estimator and manager.  Zach enjoys helping people come up with creative solutions for their projects and seeing how those projects come to life.
 
Fun fact:  Zach grew up with a love of the outdoors and animals.  Camping, golfing, gardening, BBQing, and snuggling with his dogs and cats are a few of his favorite things.

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.