Bruce Diederich, President
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 847-344-0828

Bruce has been in the roofing industry for the majority of his life. He began working as a laborer for his father’s roofing company, learning the shingling trade in two years. In 1971, he made the move to retail building material sales as a salesperson, and was promoted to Branch Manager in two years, a position he held until 1975, when he made the move to selling building materials to builders and general contractors. He eventually moved to Fort Meyers, Florida in 1980 selling various types of lumber, millwork and hardware to professional builders and general contractors. In 1984, Bruce returned to the Chicago area and purchased Standard Material Company, a distributor of commercial and residential roofing materials. SMC closed in 1989 due to the economic conditions at the time, and Bruce went to work in material sales with several material distributors in the greater Chicago area. Then, in 1998, Bruce purchased WRC, a well-established Commercial, Residential and Industrial roofing contractor in business since 1914, and has been operating and growing the business steadily since then. During his 38 years of continuous service in the roofing and building materials sales and management industries, he has completed numerous training courses and certifications.

Dominic Marino, Vice President
Office: 847-623-1623
Cell: 630-699-5959

Dominic began his career in roofing in southern Florida in 1981. Working as an apprentice for Local 67, he began waterproofing and caulking and graduated to asphalt and single ply systems. Several years later, he returned to his native Chicago and later joined an opportunity to learn estimating, sales and project management skills. He worked for several of the most prominent firms in Chicago until late 1997, when he joined GAF Materials Corporation and was able to learn the manufacturing and distribution side of the industry. After seven years, Dominic was drawn back to contracting and began with Waukegan Roofing in 2005. He was promoted to Vice President in 2007 and continues to apply the full breadth of his experience and industry knowledge in the pursuit of building Waukegan Roofing into an industry leader.

Tim Brooker, Commercial Project Manager
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 224-489-7522

Tim began his career in the roofing industry in 1983, concentrating mainly on the residential market in southern California. In 1991, he relocated to the Chicagoland area and began working in sales, estimating and project management for the commercial, industrial and institutional marketplace. He has over 26 years experience dealing with all major types of roofing systems, both for low-slope and steep-slope applications. He has been with the company since 2007.

Bill Lahey, Commercial Superintendant
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 847-344-0827

Bill began his roofing career in 1975 as an apprentice with Brown and Kerr Roofing. After working his way through the apprenticeship program, he worked his way from journeyman to foreman, a position he held for over 10 years. Eventually, he was promoted to superintendent. He worked in this capacity for four years before finally joining Waukegan Roofing in 1999 as superintendant, the position he continues in today. Bill has completed extensive training during his 34 years of continuous service in the roofing industry. Some of the courses completed include, the OSHA 10 and 30 hour training program, Asbestos training, Scaffold training, the Army Corp of Engineers Construction Quality Management Course, Firestone installation training, Carlisle installation training, Johns Manville installation training, GAF/ELK installation training and the Lake County Contractors Associated General Contractors Supervisor Training Program.

Rob Hodgson, Service Sales / Business Development
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 847-445-2255

Rob started working as a Residential Shingler in 1978. After a period of time in that position, he moved to Sales, selling directly to owners, schools, hospitals and municipalities. He eventually started selling maintenance agreements, repairs and re-roof projects for commercial applications, and joined Waukegan Roofing in 2009 in this same capacity. He has an Associates Degree and has attended several sales courses, including Guerrilla Sales Training and Xerox Sales Training.

Larry Koenigseder, Service Department Manager
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 224-489-7524

Larry started his roofing career as an apprentice back in 1980. After finishing out the term of his apprenticeship, he moved up to the position of Journeyman, which he was employed in for a few months and then promoted to Foreman. He served in this position for 6 years. In 1989, he began working as a Serviceman, servicing and maintaining over 300 customers. After 10 years, Larry began managing the service department. In 2007, he met Bruce and made the decision to join Waukegan Roofing, heading up the Service and Maintenance Department for all of our customers.

Clayton Fritch, Residential Project Manager, HCRI
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 847-344-7257

Clayton first joined the union in 1984 and completed a four year apprenticeship. He was Apprentice of the Year, and was promoted to Foreman in 1990. In 2000, Clayton began working for Waukegan Roofing. He started as a serviceman, and within one year was asked to begin working in Residential Sales and Project Management. His responsibilities include measuring, scheduling crews, ordering materials and dumpsters and overall project management for residential jobs that he estimates. He has a number of industry awards and recognitions, among which are being a Haag Engineering Certified Roof Inspector, an Air Vent ventilation expert, as well as being Tile Roofing Institute Certified, a GAF/ELK C.A.R.E. attendee in both shingle and commercial roofing systems and a member of the Professional Roofing Advisory Council for CertainTeed in 2006. He is also certified in the Chicagoland Roofers Apprenticeship Training Program’s Asbestos Roofing Class.

Josh King, Sales / Residential Project Manager
Office: 630-588-1625
Cell: 630-618-1606

Josh has been roofing for the past 10 years, 8 of them with Waukegan Roofing as a serviceman. He has been certified in asbestos, slate and tile, is GAF certified, Air vent certified and every year completes the OSHA 30 hour Safety refreshment class. He is also certified in CPR and has been GAF/ELK Master Elite Certified.

Phil Diederich, Residential Production Manager, HCRI
Office: 847-623-1625
Cell: 630-689-6959

Phil has been with Waukegan Roofing for over eight years and hold numerous certifications, such as Haag Engineering Certified Roof Inspector, GAF/ELK C.A.R.E. attendee, Air Vent ventilation expert and many others. He is also enrolled at the NRCA’s Future Executives Institute and will be completing that program by the year 2012, which will mark the 4th successful graduating class from this newer NRCA program. He is tasked with overseeing all of the residential and steep slope business.

Tiffany Happ, Office Manager
Office: 847-623-1625

Tiffany has over eight years in the construction industry. She began by assisting the controller at a sewer and water subcontractor, then went on to work at the family business, Happ Builders, Inc., assisting in the accounting department and office management. In 2007, she joined “the firm” and handles the office billing, receiving and collections on all of our projects. While being detail oriented to ensure a smooth process with every account, a couple of her main focuses are maintaining strong customer relations with every customer and collections.

April Sampsel, Accounts Payable
Office: 847-623-1625

Originally from Stevens Point, WI, April has been bookkeeping collectively for about seven years. She took a short hiatus from bookkeeping to own her own restaurant for five years before returning to her roots. She has been with Waukegan Roofing since 2007, and handles all of the Accounts Payable responsibilities as well as general office support.

Lindsey Donley, Marketing Manager
Office: 630-865-3545

Lindsey began working for Waukegan Roofing in 2006, and has been handling all of the marketing and advertising for the company since. She is tasked with making the phone ring. Any ad you see or commercial you hear is likely created by her. She also is in charge of keeping in touch with past customers, following-up with lost sales and overall figuring out how to better serve the company’s customers in the most efficient and effective way.