Our Professionals

We are proud of our team! Each member is committed to providing the individual service that our projects deserve. Please click below to learn more about our professionals and get their contact information.

Gregory R. Kanaar

Greg started working summers at East Muskegon in 1967. He holds an Associates Degree in Business and completed a four-year sheet metal apprenticeship. Greg also attended Michigan State University's Industrial Ventilation Conference.

Eileen Kanaar

Eileen oversees the general office and all day-to-day operations. She possesses unique problem-solving abilities and her commitment to financial solvency makes her the anchor that every business needs.

Andrew G. Kanaar

Andy is located at our Walker, MI location and serves as both Operations Manager and Sheet Metal Project Manager for Certified Sheet Metal. His areas of expertise are any specialty sheet metal projects, platforms, conveyors, food grade sanitary welding and clean up, dust collection, siding...

Benjamin P. Kanaar

Ben is a Project Manager in our Roofing Department. He also serves as our Safety Manager. Ben targets large-scale commercial and industrial shingle work, EPDM, TPO, modified and built-up roof system projects.

Lucrezia R. Esteban

Lucrezia is our Accounting Manager. She supervises all accounting functions and is responsible for the general ledger, preparation of internal financial statements and also oversees information technology systems.

Julie A. Lyvere, CPC

Julie is a Project Manager in our Roofing Department. She has been a project manager for over 10 years and has background in commercial, industrial, municipal and educational projects. Her areas of expertise are all aspects of new and existing roof construction including EPDM, TPO, BUR, APP, SBS...

Matthew D. Brink

Matt is a Project Manager in our Roofing Department. He also oversees purchases of roofing inventory and tools. Matt's areas of expertise include roof maintenance and leak repair as well as re-roof projects like complete or partial tear-offs, overlay of existing roof systems and retrofit of...

Douglas A. Davis

Doug is a Project Manager in our Roofing Department. He has thirty-five plus years in the single-ply roofing field working for award-winning companies, including his own family's roofing business that was sold due to an illness.

Brian G. Hesse

Brian is our senior Sheet Metal Project Manager in Engineering Sales at our Muskegon, MI location. He offers over 20 years of sheet metal project management experience and views every bump in the road as an 'opportunity'. These opportunites consistenly showcase Brian's leadership and...

Gary A. Kanaar

Gary is located at our Muskegon, MI office and serves as both an HVAC Project Manager and is the Head of our Service Department. He provides 30-plus years work experience in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. Gary's areas of expertise include HVAC, ductwork, service, dust and fume...

Matthew N. Bradley

Matt is a Sheet Metal Project Manager at our Muskegon, MI location. He has 10 years of working field and shop experience in the sheet metal trade and completed a four-year sheet metal apprenticeship.

Christopher P. Young

Chris is a Sheet Metal Project Manager at our Muskegon, MI location. He has worked in the sheet metal trade since 2000. Chris' area of expertise is HVAC and he also has training in industrial ventilation.

Thomas C. Sorensen

Tom is the Shop Foreman for our Muskegon, MI location. He started in the sheet metal field in 1978 and has been with East Muskegon Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. since 1996. Tom coordinates all shop fabrication for each project manager and jumps in to daily work. His areas of expertise are...

Joseph K. Kastl

Joe is located at our Walker, Michigan location and serves as General Manager for Certified Sheet Metal.

Derick R. Stinson

Derick is the Shop Foreman and Job Coordinator for our Grand Rapids branch located in Walker, MI. He provides the liaison between sales and production and tackles every detail in between. Derick excels in CAD/CAM interface.

Kevin W. Dilts

Kevin is a Sheet Metal Project Manager at our Walker, MI location.

Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Training

Our apprenticeship-training program creates and fosters a learning environment in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), architectural and industrial sheet metal industry.

Roofing Apprenticeship Training

Apprentices receive education in a program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor in all areas of the roofing industry and hands-on instruction is a major part of the training. Safety is integrated throughout the program and is primary at all times.

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