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Joe Schneider
Owner/Creative Director

Joseph Schneider, president and co-owner, founded J.A.S. Design-Build in September of 1992 with his wife Kimberly Clements. Joe’s connection to the design-build world began as a teenager cleaning jobsites in New Jersey. That experience on the crew instilled in him a life-long love of building and those early lessons in framing, construction & craftsmanship have informed his studies in architecture and design. Achieving a quality design-build process while maintaining constant consideration of client needs is Joe’s primary focus. This means honest presentation of budget and schedule while creating projects which are both functional & beautiful. Integrity of the design & the design build process are of the utmost importance to Joe and his colleagues at J.A.S.
“J.A.S.-ers” and clients alike will tell you, Joe has an uncanny ability to get things done. He has developed a hands-on approach which informs an intimate and unique model of design-build. The J.A.S. Design-Build approach moves a project from an idea to a beautifully finished product with attention to detail, budget and schedule maintained all along the way. Joe’s commitment to community, craft, texture and honesty are constants in his work while cultivating an aesthetic which continues to make a positive contribution to Seattle’s residential landscape.
This husband and wife collaboration continues to inspire their talented team of “J.A.S.-ers.” The gallery of long time employees demonstrates the couple’s aptitude for successfully incorporating personal values into their business and work. The creative and personal well-being of the J.A.S. team is paramount for Joe. Over the years, he has worked to provide paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and full health benefits. As a strong leader of the J.A.S. team of talented designers, architects, carpenters, cabinet makers & project managers, Joe gives clients an unprecedented creative and innovative design-build experience.
Education:
School of architecture & design, North Carolina State, BEDA
Copenhagen, Denmark, DIS
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite hand tool: hammer
Last meal: a dozen oysters on the half shell (4 Jones family flats, 4 Jones family Pacifics and 4 selected by the chef as long as they are north of Deception Pass), 6 fried smelt that Harper caught, summer pickles , and a Big Gin martini (olives).
Nicknames: Joey, Schneids
Kim Clements
Owner / Creative Director

Kimberly Clements, creative director and co-owner, founded J.A.S. Design-Build in September of 1992 with her husband Joseph Schneider. Kim’s connection to the design-build world started in architecture and design school. In her role at J.A.S., Kim is able to continue developing a passion for homes and how we live in them while exploring just how beauty and creativity can live alongside reality and functionality.
Kim brings a unique blend of style and livability to the spaces she creates, looking for patterns that reflect the essence of a client’s life & interests. This intuitive ability is visible in her balanced and innovative design approach & completed projects. Her collaborative leadership and support throughout the design-build process ensures the forward momentum of the team & their project. Her mission as creative director is to guide the J.A.S. Design-Build community to excel beyond the ordinary and push the design-build model to a truly unique place.
Joe & Kim with their design sensibilities and experience set the tone for work at J.A.S. Design-Build by drawing on an admiration for tradition & craft but also a delight in innovation. It is her commitment to creating comfort within a space which helps define an important aesthetic value at J.A.S. Design-Build. Her understanding of the hopes, needs and intricacies of daily life allows her to guide the design team in their ability to exceed their client’s expectations. The result, that ‘just-right’ feeling, can be felt in the homes of countless J.A.S. Design-Build clients.
As a designer who embraces a builders sensibility, Kim’s tenacity and ‘say it like it is’ nature offers a contagious enthusiasm for finding the possibilities inherent in each project. This is a unique aspect of design-build as practiced at J.A.S. She values a warm expressive home, a meal made from scratch, laughter, a great story, and uses the tools of design-build to celebrate just such things in her work.
Education:
School of architecture & design, North Carolina State, BEDA
Architecture & design studies, University of Washington
Hometown: Leesburg, FL
Favorite hand tool: Danish Farsroueur (dough whisk)
Last meal: Cassoulet w/ rabbit sausage, oysters & champagne
Nicknames: Bird Dog, Bones, Mom
Greg Porter
Business Manager

Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite hand tool:
10 key calculator
Last meal:
Hamburger Helper – Beef Stroganoff version
Kat Maruoka
Business Developer

Favorite hand tool:
Broom
Last meal:
Hmm…not sure. I just hope I never have to answer that one.
Nicknames:
Kat
Steve Van Lente
General Manager

Hometown:
Wilsonville, OR
Favorite hand tool:
Rali planer
Last meal:
I would demand three meals. Traditional eggs Benedict with fresh fruit and steamed broccoli. For lunch a NYC deli corn beef sandwich with a delicious dill pickle. For dinner I will be having a whole steamed artichoke, a rare filet minion with a huckleberry demi-glace and asparagus. Sometime during the day I will also be snacking on deviled eggs and bacon wrapped jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese. Fresh blackberry pie for desert please. If you make me pick one meal, it will include all of the above. Drink menu?
Nickname:
Nothing exciting here. “Stevers” when I was young and now it’s “Stevie”. Or “Stevie pants”.
Nicole Abercrombie
Clerk of Works

Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Favorite hand tool:
Spoke shave
Most used? Utility knife.
Last meal:
One waffle (ha!) between fried catfish, collard greens and bacon, mashed potatoes and corn bread with a cheap yellow beer finished with a warm peach cobbler OR Roasted Quail on a bed of french lentils and sauteed kale with a glass of wine finished with an Italian Amaro.
Nicknames:
The Goose – childhood nickname
Cameron Daubenspeck
Administrative Assistant

Hometown:
Sherman, TX
Favorite hand tool:
The Handbook of Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Last meal:
Chicken & Waffles
Nicknames:
Cocomo Andrews or Coco
Annabel Dessert
Design Division Head

Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Favorite hand tool: lacrosse stick
Last meal: dad’s slow-cooked bbq ribs, mom’s deviled egg potato salad and chocolate cake with vanilla butter-cream frosting
Nicknames: my sister calls me Magee, and sometimes the Schneider boys call me Lebanna
Max Holden
Service Apprentice

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite hand tool:
Utility knife
Last meal:
Skyline Chilli – full menu
Nicknames:
Max (actively seeking new nicknames)
Alec Hurt
Specialty - Service

Hometown:
Bainbridge Island, WA
Favorite hand tool:
My hands
Last meal:
Tuna noodle casserole
Deb Kapteyn
Interior Design Purchaser

Hometown:
Grand Rapids, MI
Favorite hand tool:
My perfectly seasoned 8″ cast iron skillet
Last meal:
My favorite meal is breakfast, so I would have to say my french toast with a side of crispy bacon, some fresh mango, and a perfect cup of coffee
Nicknames:
In chronological order, little Debbie, Mario, Paco, Deborina, or just D. Lucky for me, most of them didn’t stick
Andrew Krehbiel
Specialty - Service

Hometown:
Spokane,WA
Favorite Hand Tool:
The ax, it does it all
Last Meal:
I think I need a couple more decades to figure that one out. But it would include all the food groups and beverage groups.
Nickname:
Drew “it’s on my stocking”
Fiona Lennard
Sales & Marketing Manager

Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Favorite hand tool:
Stapler
Last meal:
Sushi, sushi, and more sushi
Nicknames:
Fi
Chris Manfredo
Specialty - Painter

Hometown:
Boise, ID
Favorite hand tool:
Heat gun
Last meal:
Lasagna my grandfather used to make
Johann Miner
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Milford, CT
Favorite Hand Tool:
My grandfather’s plumb bob
Last Meal:
Gordito’s grand asada burrito, fajita style
Caroline Monaghan
Interior Design Assistant

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
X-Acto knife
Last meal:
Homemade whole wheat bread made by my bestie. Toasted over a stove with olive oil, lathered in walnut butter, banana and cinnamon.
Nicknames:
Carol, Monaghan, carolcarolj, Cmonaghan, Oline, CJ
Sabrina Porter
Administrative Assistant

Hometown:
Decatur, AL
Favorite hand tool:
Quickbooks
Last meal:
Some good Southern cookin’ like chicken and dumplings, cornbread, pinto beans, and banana pudding. With sweet tea of course.
Nicknames:
Bree was my T-Ball name. You can call me SAB now.
Samantha Redsell
Service & Office Manager

Hometown:
Kendal, England
Favorite hand tool:
Sledgehammer
Last meal:
A lovely bottle of wine with some cheese and crackers
Nickname:
Ducks
Stacy Sikora
Accountant

Hometown:
Iowa City, IA
Favorite hand tool:
Pencil
Last meal:
Pork Chops
Kelsey Smith
Special Projects Lead Designer

Hometown:
Longview, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Impact driver
Last meal:
Roasted veggies and elk steak, preferably made by my mom.
Nicknames:
Crashley Catelyn (accident prone), Smelsey, Smelso. Family and some friends still call me Kelsey Cate.
Lennard Szyperski
Superintendent Assistant

Hometown:
Brisbane, Australia
Favorite hand tool:
chisel
Last meal:
steak & mashed potatoes
Nicknames:
Lenn, Lenny, Glennard
Kyle Uttecht
Specialty - Service

Hometown:
Duval, WA
Favorite hand tool:
cordless multi-tool
Last meal:
pancakes (extra syrup), sausage, potatoes, 4 eggs with cheese, and a bloody-mary
Rock
Mike Abrahamson
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Fargo, ND
Favorite hand tool:
6″ combination square
Last meal:
Salmon (salt + pepper + lemon), green kale (crushed red pepper) and some asparagus or brussels sprouts in olive oil
Nickname:
Childhood: Abe; Adulthood: Michael-A or mka
Alex Ainley
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Kellogg, ID
Favorite hand tool:
My trusty cats paw because it’s helped me out of many a jams
Last meal:
Tacos with a smorgasbord of toppings and a tall cool Dos Equis to polish it off with
Gina Astesana
Interior Designer

Hometown:
Grass Valley, CA
Favorite hand tool:
An old hammer that I “borrowed” from my brother
Last meal:
A cheese plate with fresh made bread, steamed artichokes and watermelon
Nicknames:
Beans, short for Gina Beana
Victor Bereziychuk
Specialty Finish Carpenter

Hometown:
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Favorite hand tool:
Block plane
Last meal:
Filet mignon with black truffles, linguine, and a bottle of wine found in a shipwreck.
Nicknames:
Victorious
Riva Black
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Albuquerque, NM
Favorite hand tool:
Dyson vacuum
Last meal:
Something smothered in green chili and a giant margarita of course
Nickname:
Reeves
Larry Boucher
Superintendent

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Pry bar
Last meal:
I don’t know if I would be hungry for my last meal, but if I had to eat, corn on the cob.
Nicknames:
Larry is my nickname.
Taylor Bovino
Project Manager

Hometown:
Boise, ID
Favorite hand tool:
My chisels (when they are sharp)
Last meal:
Steamed artichokes and fresh Dungeness crab
Nicknames:
As a kid, I was TayTay and my Dad called me squirrel. Work nicknames at the age I am now it is either Taylos or Bovino.
Adam Coleman
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Laurel, MD
Favorite hand tool:
Combination square
Last meal:
Surf and turf. A nice thick rib-eye with a lobster tail, homemade macaroni and cheese and sautéed spinach. For desert I would choose a hot chocolate chip cookie.
Nickname:
I spent 10 years in the mountains of Colorado where I was given the nickname Ads. My Australian friend named me that because it seems that the Aussies abbreviate everything and two syllables are one too many.
Grace Crofoot
Project Designer

Hometown: Stanwood, WA
Favorite hand tool: #11 x-acto knife or impact driver
Last meal: scallops wrapped in prosciutto with crusty bread and sauteed brussel sprouts, blackberry pie for dessert
Nicknames: Gracie, Gracie-Lou, Gracie-pie….
Steve de Koch
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Favorite hand tool:
Japanese wood block plane
Last meal:
Malena’s Carnitas tacos
Nickname:
Beav
Frank Fabens
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
Favorite hand tool:
6 inch combination square
Last meal:
Feta brined chicken roasted on the BBQ with saffron risotto and cooked greens on the side. Strawberry rhubarb pie to top it off.
Bela Fabian
Journeyman

Hometown:
Budapest, Hungary
Favorite hand tool:
Japanese pull saw
Last meal:
Filet mignon with asparagus and mashed potatoes.
Jason Fry
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Woodinville, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Veritas block plane
Last meal:
Steak and potatoes from the Metropolitan Grill
Nicknames:
Fry
Brian Gadzuk
Site Superintendent

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Feintool
Last meal:
Steak and lobster
Nicknames:
B
Maxim Hessels
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Favorite hand tool:
Metric tape measure
Last meal:
Indonesian rice table
Ariel Kemp
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Fairlawn, NJ
Favorite hand tool:
Japanese thumb plane
Last meal:
toast with avocado
Nickname:
r.e.YELL
Kyle Knudson
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Favorite hand tool:
Cross Cut Saw
Last meal:
Homemade ramen
Nickname:
Newt or K-nude
Leah Kochaver
Interior Designer

Hometown:
Cambridge, WI
Favorite hand tool:
Copic pens and vine charcoal
Last meal:
Penn Cove mussels in a white wine sauce with plenty of crusty bread on the side
Celeste McDonald
Apprentice Carpenter

Hometown:
Port Townsend, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Circular saw
Last meal:
Eggs Bennedict
Mark Medford
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Puyallup is my hometown. Fair place to be raised.
Favorite hand tool:
Makita impact driver
Last meal:
Any breakfast at Voula’s Offshore Cafe.
Nicknames:
Taylor Bovino calls me Markford, I guess it has stuck.
Zach Moblo
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Grand Rapids, MI
Favorite hand tool:
Block plane
Last meal:
Tacos!
Nicknames:
Most of my friends just call me by my last name, Moblo.
Ron Moretz
Journeyman

Hometown:
College Station, TX
Favorite hand tool:
Stiletto titanium hammer
Last meal:
A wood fired Neapolitan pizza with fresh basil, fresh buffalo mozzarella and roasted garlic. I’ll wash it down with a bottle of natural wine, Pinot Noir.
Mike Pedersen
Specialty Finish Carpenter

Hometown:
Eugene, OR
Favorite hand tool:
Lee Nielsen #62 low angle jack plane
Last meal:
Sashimi – hamachi
Carl Petterson
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Hudson, OH
Favorite hand tool:
Pencil
Last meal:
Never ending pasta bowl from Olive Garden….that oughta buy me some time.
Nickname:
Carl seems unique enough that I haven’t really had any nicknames
Kelly Phillips
Project Manager

Hometown:
Great Falls, MT
Favorite hand tool:
Dogyu bar
Last meal:
Appetizers
Nicknames:
This one kid called me Kel-babe. This was circa 8 years old; trying to sound cool. Other than that I never had a nickname before JAS (if you discount all the variations of words rhyming with Kelly) – started as ‘The Kid’, then ‘Chief’ apparently a reference to the quiet one on Cuckoo’s Nest.
Ephraim Richardson
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Bonney Lake, WA
Favorite hand tool:
pull saw
Last meal:
A big bowl of ceviche, spit-roasted pork with chimichurri, and a Mexican Coke
Nicknames:
E, Eph, epher, e-frame, frame, Efrain (Eh-fry-een)
Ryan Schikowski
Journeyman

Hometown:
Chagrin Falls, OH
Hand tool:
A sharp pencil
Last meal:
Beef tips, noodles and gravy
Karoly Scrinzi
Journeyman

Hometown:
Debrecen, Hungry
Favorite hand tool:
I don’t have a favorite hand tool. I love all my tools. Anyway how would my hammer feel if find out my grinder is my favorite.
Last meal:
Hungarian Goulash
Nickname:
Karesz
Dan Sundberg
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Longview, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Patented combination finger gauge
Last meal:
Pizza and cheeseburgers
Nickname:
Sunny
Rory Tripp
Journeyman

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Hand planer
Last meal:
Salmon
Kaitlin Tripp-Addison
Project Designer

Hometown:
Golden, CO
Favorite hand tool:
Staple gun and sledge hammer
Last meal:
Super cheesy, home baked mac n’ cheese
Nicknames:
Kaity-d; Kait T-A
Katie Walker
Project Manager

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
I love my tape measure, my pencil, utility knife, and my Japanese pull saw, but I am really in love with my Stiletto hammer that my husband recently gave to me as a gift.
Last meal:
Something Mexican, like carne asada, but anything Mexican will do.
Nicknames:
When Kate was young: Curly Girl, but nothing currently
Patricia Wilhelm
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
all over
Favorite hand tool:
cast iron skillet
Last meal:
Mom’s kimchim, Korean soup and dumplings
Nickname:
Rumble – as known by her fellow Rat City Girls roller-derby team
Paper
Markus Arrington
Journeyman

Hometown:
Des Moines, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Hammer
Last meal:
Bacon, eggs, toast and pancakes
Gilberto Banda-Rojas
Specialty Finish Carpenter

Hometown:
Guanajuanto, Mexico
Favorite hand tool:
Drill
Last meal:
Carne asada
Nicknames:
Beto
Sara Bone
Interior Designer

Hometown:
Miami, FL
Favorite hand tool:
Hammer
Last meal:
Shrimp and grits
James Cheshire
Jobsite Superintendent

Hometown:
Brisbane, Australia
Favorite hand tool:
Hammer
Last Meal:
Gyros
Rob Crehan
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
South Boston
Favorite hand tool:
Coping saw
Last meal:
Hanger steak and Jameson
Nickname:
Bobby
Josh Crossman
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Spring Lake Heights, NJ
Favorite hand tool:
THE SABER SAW
Last meal:
An artichoke
Nicknames:
My middle name is Bix and my nickname has been, on occasion, “Bix-Bone”.
Michael Freeman
Senior Project Designer

Hometown:
North of Seattle along the Salish Sea
Favorite hand tool:
As long as it’s sharp and in good working order, I celebrate all hand tools.
Last meal:
Is there a time limit? Also depends on what exactly is happening after this meal…
Nicknames:
Muffy, Twinkie, Fremen, Freemey, Scott – take your pick.
Kevin Hansen
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Ballard, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Angle Grider
Last Meal:
I would request to have another meal after my last meal
Dennis Hopkins
Project Manager

Hometown:
Lakewood, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Fingers and opposable thumbs
Last meal:
I already have had it and it was delicious!
Nicknames:
What was my childhood nickname. And now it is Now.
Brian Howard
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Olympia, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Hand plane
Last meal:
Sushi
Nickname:
BHow
Chuk James
Apprentice Carpenter

Hometown:
Asheville, NC
Favorite hand tool:
Sledge hammer
Eric Kohler
Superintendent

Hometown:
Charlotte, MI
Favorite hand tool:
Flat bar, this is the most versatile and widely used tool in my bag.
Last meal:
Tacos of some sort
Nicknames:
Mr. Kohler, Kohlerbear, E$
Peter Kucinski
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Vestal, NY
Favorite hand tool:
Cat’s Claw or Soldering Iron
Last meal:
Zasmażana Kapusta, Keilbasa, and Pierogi. Maybe also Kotlety, rye bread, and a butter lamb – but that all seems like a lot to eat
Nickname:
A lot of people here call me “Hey Peter”
David Lipe
Project Designer

Hometown:
Albion, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Brass stair gauges, by General Tool Company
Last meal:
An entire pork shoulder
Nickname:
As a kid, I was generally known as “Jessie’s brother” (I have a twin sister)
Jason Paeper
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Bonney Lake, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Speed Square
Last meal:
A medium-well T-bone, coconut shrimp and a loaded baked potato
Nickname:
Just Jay for short.
Alex Richardson
Superintendent

Hometown:
Mercer Island, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Cordless drill
Last meal:
Flank steak with fresh corn on the cob, baked potato, and blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream.
Charlie Rush
Specialty Finish Carpenter

Hometown:
The world is my hometown
Favorite hand tool:
Rali block plane
Last meal:
Cacio e pepe with a glass of white wine.
Nicknames:
My family hates nicknames and I hate people who use nicknames.
Ashley Salo
Interior Designer

Hometown:
Lake Stevens, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Electric hedge trimmer
Last meal:
Sushi smorgasboard
Nicknames:
Salad, Ensalada, Chicken Salad, Chica Salad, Sally Tomato, Tomato, Sally or any combination of all that.
Jared Santiago
Journeyman

Hometown:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Favorite hand tool:
I’d have to say my hammer
Last meal:
My mother’s homemade chili along side some bread
Nicknames:
My friends call me Jay or Santiago.
Danielle Schmidtbauer
Supporting Designer

Hometown:
Owensville, Ohio
Favorite hand tool:
L-type lug wrench, and strap wrench
Last meal:
When they are in season, a variety of just-picked tomatoes. Other times of the year, bhindi masala (4/6 spicy) from Adeep India
Nickname:
The second most likely thing I’ll respond to is Elle.
Tom Simpson
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
2 inch slick
Last meal:
My wife’s famous homemade fish tacos
Nicknames:
My mother called me, “Bonehead”
Gabrielle Tousignant
Apprentice Carpenter

Hometown:
Bellingham, WA
Favorite hand tool:
The catspaw
Last meal:
A large meat/veggie combo platter from any of my favorite tried and true Ethiopian restaurants
Nickname:
Gabs, never Gabi, if you’ve gotta cut it down to something
David Trump
Director of Project Management

Hometown:
Port Jefferson, NY
Favorite hand tool:
My buddy, Jason Craig
Last meal:
Something involving cured meat, kimchi, and bourbon
Nicknames:
Tate calls me “Old Hickory”
Reid Watson
Lead Carpenter

Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Multimaster
Last Meal:
Ranchers’ meat pie via a dutch oven on an open fire
Colin Westbrook
Project Manager

Hometown:
LaConner, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Paper stone sanding blocks
Last meal:
Dungeness crab
Nate Williams
Project Manager

Hometown:
Salmon, ID
Favorite hand tool:
A dull chisel
Last meal:
A chalupa
Dynamite
Josh Brown
Cabinet Maker

Hometown:
Snoqualmie, WA
Favorite hand tool:
My Lie Nielsen No. 60 1/2 Block Plane
Last meal:
A rack of lamb, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus spears, and a dark Belgium brew
Nickname:
Brownie
Mickey DuBois
Cabinet Shop Superintendent

Hometown:
Des Moines, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Hand plane
Last meal:
BBQ brisket and cowboy beans
Nicknames:
Spud was my nickname as a kid.
Rebecca Hoffman
Cabinet Maker

Hometown:
Twin Cities, MN
Favorite hand tool:
Combination square
Last meal:
My friend’s homemade Persian food
Nickname:
Becca
Marlee Hopkins
Cabinet Maker

Hometown:
Lakewood, WA
Favorite hand tool:
Shovel
Last meal:
A handful of aggressively brined nicoise olives
Nicknames:
Mars, Mar, Marl and Hopkins