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Cornerstone of excellence
Meet the Kruse Senior Management Team (left to right, Karen Lown, Gary Navo, Steve Bergendahl, Janell Yates, David Kruse, Andy Kruse)
Executive Management

David Kruse
President. LEED AP. Graduated UC Berkeley 1973. Apprenticed UA Local 444. Past President, Mechanical Contractors Association of America. Board of Directors, Plumbing Contractors of America. Member, IAMPO and ASPE. Oversees company-wide operations. License holder for C-36,16,4. With L.J. Kruse Company since 1973.
Andy Kruse
Executive Vice President. LEED AP. Graduated UC Berkeley 1978. Board of Directors, Northern California Mechanical Contractors Association. Member of Board of Trustees, Mechanical Contracting Education and Research Foundation (MCERF). Oversees company-wide operations including estimating, project management, accounting. Safety Committee Chair. Manages plumbing design/build division. Negotiates and procures major contract work. With Kruse since 1984.
Janell Yates
Vice President. BA, 1996, San Francisco State University. Oversees Service Divisions operations including accounting, dispatch and customer service. 11 years experience in office administration. Responsible for Marketing. With Kruse since 2001.
Gary Navo
Chief Estimator/Designer. LEED AP. Third generation plumber. BS, 1977, University of San Francisco. 2 years postgraduate education, University of California Berkeley. Served apprenticeship, UA local 444. Field Foreman 1984-1990. Member, American Society of Plumbing Engineers. Certified in Plumbing Design (CIPE) 1999. Member UA Local 342. With Kruse since 1979.
Karen Lown
Chief Financial Officer. Over 30 years experience in construction accounting. Oversees all financial management, IT system, and supervision of office personnel and procedures. Safety Committee member. With Kruse since 1992.
Steve Bergendahl
Service Manager. Over 30 years experience in plumbing and heating service and repair. Trained in hydronic and steam boilers, and controls and electrical. Member UA Local 342. Safety Committee member. Green Chamber of Commerce, Founding Member, Board of Directors. With Kruse since 1981.
We build relationships
Meet the Kruse Project Management Team (left to right, Shawn Knutson, Dan Furrer, Phil Rettig, Rob Harper, Randy Schacht, Patrick Richter, Greg Stewart)
Project Management

Rob Harper
Estimator/Senior Project Manager. 30 years experience in plumbing industry. 15 years as field foreman. 15 years as estimator, project manager and owner of plumbing business. Member UA Local 159. Safety Committee member. With Kruse since 1997.
Phil Rettig
Project Manager. Over 20 years experience in plumbing industry, 12 years as field foreman. Member UA Local 342. Safety Committee member. With Kruse since 1988.
Dan Delariva
Project Manager. 25 years experience in plumbing industry. 22 years as field foreman. Member and instructor UA Local 342. Safety Committee member. With Kruse since 1994.
Dan Furrer
Field Superintendent. 24 years experience in plumbing industry, 21 years
as field foreman. Member and Instructor, UA Local 342. Company Safety Officer.
With Kruse since 1984.
Randy Schacht
CAD/Detailer Dept. Manager. 25 years experience in plumbing industry. Member UA Local 342. With Kruse since 1998.
Patrick Richter
Field Supervisor/Estimator. Over 30 years experience in plumbing and heating service and repair. Responsible for field service plumbers and department estimating. Certified Backflow Assembly tester. Member UA Local 342. With Kruse since 1999.
Greg Stewart
Field Supervisor/Estimator. Over 25 years experience in plumbing and heating service. Responsible for field service plumbers and department estimating. Member UA Local 342.With Kruse since 1999.
Shawn Knutson
HVAC Project Manager/Estimator. 14 years experience in HVAC industry. Member UA Local 104. With Kruse since 2001.
We make it happen
Members of the Kruse Administrative and Warehouse Team
Administrative & Warehouse Team

Angelica Ballesteros
Office Manager/Contracting Division.
Rita McKnight
Accounts Payable Supervisor.
Amy Bridges
Project Coordinator/Safety Coordinator.
Margie McLean
Accounts Receivable Manager.
Anna McArthur
Service Department Coordinator.
Melinda Sanchez
Service Department Coordinator/Dispatcher.
Danielle Kent
Service Department Coordinator/Dispatcher.
Michael Thompson
Warehouse Supervisor.
Jeff Pettit
Warehouse Foreman.
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