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.

Mottos: “Live, laugh, and love as much as possible.”

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.
Life’s short and we all end up in the ground, so you might as well have some interesting stories for the dirt.

Previously working in the healthcare industry, Aimee is one of the estimators in the Pacific location who focuses on residential railing dealers and distribution customers. Her favorite part about AS&D is working closely with contractors and developing great customer relationships.

Fun Fact: Outside of work, you can find Aimee spending time with her family and her cat, Grover.

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.

Motto: “Attitude is key.”

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.
“Life is good, even when it’s not.”

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.

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.

Mason joined AS&D during his freshman year of college. He came across AS&D looking for a work environment that will support him through school, as well as allow him to develop an array of new skills. He is a part of the production team where he oversees all of dealers’ production jobs by making sure they’re done on time. Mason also helps manage AS&D’s inventory.

Fun Facts: Mason loves giving back to his community. He coaches football for his alma mater, Rogers High School. His love for football began when he was five years old when he watched the University of Washington Huskies football and has been a huge fan since then.

“If you're comfortable, you're not growing.”

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.

Motto: “Don’t be afraid to fail, it’s the first step towards learning something new and getting better at it.”

Shannon has been in the building industry since 2001 where she worked for wood stair parts and truss manufacturers. She joined AS&D because of the family culture and thinks AS&D has the best customers in the world.

Fun Facts: Shannon is a news junkie who loves staying up to date on current events. If you’re ever curious to know what’s happening around the world, Shannon is your gal. Her favorite sports team is Arsenal FC.

Motto: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

Dante manages and facilitates material from design to installation for projects in the AS&D Commercial division. He enjoys coming to work every day because the work environment is fun and everyone is hungry to learn and eager to teach.

Motto: “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” - Confucius

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.

Fun Fact: Jackie grew up in a household with 7 women.

Mike worked as a senior estimator in the construction materials supply industry. With extensive experience in building products, Mike has become a great addition to the commercial department.

Fun Fact: If it has to do with swimming, Mike is probably involved. He swims daily for exercise and is a triathlete swim coach. He is a pool and open water swim official for USA Swimming, Washington State High Schools, the NCAA, and Masters Swimming.

Motto: “Don’t make waves.”

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.

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.

“Actions speak louder than words.”

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.

Motto: “Grind hard daily.”