Employees

Laura SELLARS, LAURA
STAINING and FINISHING SPECIALIST

Laura has been with us since 2007, she took a chance and came to work here not too sure of her skills. She soon learned how to do staining and lacquering, she pays attention to details and takes great pride in her work. She produces a beautifully finished product. Laura also does our shipping and receiving, she is a tremendous asset to our company.


Randy MARCHANT, RANDY
2nd YEAR APPRENTICE CABINET MAKER
Randy works well independantly, he is thoughtful, has a good sence of humor and helps others when needed. Randy gets along well with his co-workers during work and after hours. He has been working with us for 3 years.
Brian BIRD, BRIAN
APPRENTICE CABINET MAKER
Joe1 Desrochers, Joe
President/Owner
December 1, 1984

Joe has been a Journeyman Carpenter since 1986 and a Journeyman Cabinetmaker since 1993. He believes in quality craftsmanship at competitive prices. He understands the entire business and does whatever is necessary to ensure customers get what they were expecting, when they were expecting it, and at the price they were expecting.


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Joe S Sinclair, Joe
Journeyman Carpenter, General Manager
December 1, 1992
Joe Sinclair is a journeyman carpenter. He will build your kitchen cabinets and countertops from start to finish. Joe is excellent at keeping to the schedule. People are continually amazed at his ability to do incredibly good work in a short amount of time. When Joe first came to work at Joes, it was just Joe and Joe
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Pike, James (Jim) Pike, James (Jim)
Shop Foreman
December 1, 1994
Jim is a great guy who knows how to balance an extremely demanding career with a very active personal life. We like Jim because everything he does, he does well. Jim builds several unique features such as angled and round cabinets. Jim also supervises most apprentices. He is also a valued member of our safety committee.
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Janet West, Janet
Sales
December 1, 1999
Janet is person who makes things happen. She's always a pleasure to be around. She does our accounting work and is also a number 1 salesperson. She can handle any of your inquiries. The best thing about Janet is that she is fun. She has a great sence of humour. I could go on and on about all the awesome stuff that Janet does and how she contributes signifigantly to the success of so many jobs, but I would just like to say that she's a great person.

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Descheneaux, J.J. Descheneaux, J.J.
Countertop Specialist
December 1, 1995
J.J. is a very good craftsman. He has been with us for over five years. He pays particular attention to the details. He is very careful and always does his best. J.J. always brings his smile to work and contributes significantly to the great teamwork atmosphere that we have in the shop.
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Christine P Patten, Christine
Finishing Specialist
December 1, 2000
Christine comes to us from Newfoundland where she was self employed making various crafts. She has lots of woodworking experience and has always loved working with her hands. No one has a better work ethic than Christine. She is our specialist for finishing all our wood products. We are very fortunate to have her on our staff.
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Mike Way, Mike
2nd year Apprentice Cabinet Maker
Mike is one of the top builders with our company, he is a great cabinetmaker and pays peticular attention to detail. Mike likes a challenge in his work and enjoys working on special projects and custom cabinetry. Mike has been with us 4 years. 
Andrew Alfred Alfred, Andrew
4th YEAR APPRENTICE CABINETMAKER

Andrew is a true McMurrite, born and raised. Andrew is an ernest employee always interested in his projects and willing to come to work every day. A very pleasant and well mannered young man.

 


Cynthia1 Martin, Cynthia
Sales
April 6, 2005
Cynthia is part of our dynamic sales staff. She is an experienced Interior Designer, and is always happy to assist you to choose the right color and style of materials to insure that your design dreams come true.
Rita BOURQUE, RITA
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT/SALES

Rita is a definite asset to Joe’s Custom Woodwork, she is hard working, helpful and a real pleasure to work with. Rita has learnt her job from the ground up, she does the daily bookkeeping for our company and helps with sales when needed. Rita is always willing and ready to help with any questions and/or concerns from our staff and customers. Rita always has a smile to give away, she is also our events planner ie: golf, tubing, BBQ’s and our Christmas party.  


Nathan Wells, Nathan
Installer / Countertop builder
Nathan is a good guy to have around, whenever you need something done he is always ready and willing to help no matter what the job requires. He started working for us in 2007 and has been a valuable asset to our company. Nathan started out building countertops and helping the other builders in the shop and now has begun working on installations. Nathan also does the vechicle maintence for our company.
Neil Pomeroy, Neil
Cabinet Maker
Neil is a motivated young man, he is friendly and very courteous. He is very talented in making his wood projects and he shows pride in his workmanship. We are very happy to have Neil as part of our team.
Brandie Salken, Brandie
4th YEAR APPRENTICE CABINETMAKER
Brandie is our newest employee and comes to us from Edmonton. She has lots of experience staining and lacquering, Brandie has a good work ethic and is safety concious. She loves to read, from knowledge to cook books to fantasy fiction. We are very happy to have her working for us.