The Lakeside Team

The Lakeside Team

The Best People Deliver the Best Quality St. Louis Siding & Replacement Windows

The Lakeside Renovation & Design team consists of professionals who have the combination of skills, training and experience to deliver superior customer service and a top quality job in installing replacement windows, building a new deck or siding St. Louis homes.

Trained & Certified Craftsmen

Our work is installed by a trained and certified team of craftsmen who are extremely experienced in many aspects of remodeling and construction.

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Design Team
Office Staff
On-Site Crew
Owners

Dan Merrifield

Owner
Matt Merrifield

Owner
Matthew Jennings

VP of Operations
Candice Davis

Director of Marketing
Vishal Dosanjh

VP of Sales & Design
Julie Wilburn

Production Administrator
Joey Schellhase

Office Administrator
Morgan Landers

Administrative Assistant
Kelci Krueger

Director of Design
Kelly Tempelmeier

Interior Designer
Rachel Wichern

Interior Designer
Dave Williams

CAD / Architectural Design
Dan Kary

Architectural Design
Charles Nigh

Architect
Andy Young

Design Specialist
Billy Ovchinikov

Design Specialist
Brent Riggins

Our Tribute to Brent
Gary Seabaugh

Design Specialist
Tim Paglusch

Design Specialist
Brian Slaten

Design Specialist
Elijah McCormick

Interior Design Specialist
Garrett Carlson

Interior Design Specialist
Mark Dupre

Salesman
Sam Fears

Design-Build Project Coordinator
Brandon Reed

Project Manager (JH Siding)
Jeremy Monroe

Design – Build Project Manager
Chris Yates

Design - Build Project Manager
Jon Naum

Design / Build Project Manager
Guy Albrecht Sr.

Crew Leader, Design / Build
Gerald Declue

Design-Build Crew Leader
Kennedy Lowe

Siding Crew Leader
Wil Baker

Siding Crew Leader
Jerry Rieken

Our Tribute to Jerry
John Femmer

Lead Painter
Nate Johnson

Logistics / Carpentry

Not Named but Extremely Valued:

Crew Leaders, Crew Members, Carpenters, Painters & Masons

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

The Lakeside Crew

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Dan Merrifield

Owner

Dan M.

Owner, Sales Director since 1999. Dan is responsible for the sales staff.

Matt Merrifield

Owner

Matt M.

As founder and CEO, Matt is responsible for “just about everything” at Lakeside Renovation & Design, including production, HR, staff, projects, etc. Matt founded the company after having served in the Unites States Marine Corp.

Matthew Jennings

VP of Operations

Matt

[email protected]

Length at Lakeside:
2 years 7 months

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love the people! I am surrounded by the best team of people I have ever experienced in the workspace.

Tell me about your Family.
I have an amazing wife Lisa, we have been married for almost 7 years. Together we have 3 children. Lydia who is 5, Adeline who is 3, and Elijah who is a little over a year and a half. They have profoundly changed our lives in the most amazing and exhausting ways!

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
I go back to the amazing people. I have been pushed to learn and grow as a person so much over the last couple of years. I have seen grace and care at this company that I would never expect to see in a workplace. As well, I am challenged everyday by the talented smart people that I work alongside.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to cook. On the grill or in the kitchen testing my ability to cook amazing food at an elevated level.

What is your greatest hope?
My hope is that my impact on this world is marked not by what I did for myself but what I did for my savior!

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
I want to continue to build a healthy culture in a very broken construction industry. This culture will impact lives, helping people find health, purpose, and a craft to be proud of. All of this is to then impact our customers; a healthy caring workforce creates a renovation experience that is well communicated and executed to perfection.

Candice Davis

Director of Marketing

Candice

[email protected]

Vishal Dosanjh

VP of Sales & Design

Vishal

[email protected]

Julie Wilburn

Production Administrator

Julia

Length at Lakeside:
16 yrs 1 month

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
Never a dull moment, fast paced and the people are fun.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
Always learning new things and keeping me on my toes.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Camping

What is your greatest hope?
That the Covid-19 nightmare pandemic will soon be over!!

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
Respect & integrity

Joey Schellhase

Office Administrator

Joey S.

Length at Lakeside:
1 ½ Months

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
The office culture and environment.

Tell me about your Family.
I am the oldest of 4, born and raised in St. Louis.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
I have learned and am learning new information about the home renovation industry.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Cook, Fish, Golf, Hike, Read

What is your greatest hope?
To have a large family

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
To help grow and maintain the highest standard of excellence at Lakeside.

Morgan Landers

Administrative Assistant

Morgan Landers

Kelci Krueger

Director of Design

Kelci Krueger

[email protected]

Kelly Tempelmeier

Interior Designer

Kelly Tempelmeier

[email protected]

636-978-5000 (office)

Rachel Wichern

Interior Designer

Rachel W.

Dave Williams

CAD / Architectural Design

Dave

Length at Lakeside:
2 years 6 months

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
Besides my job. I really like the people here, they keep the days exciting.

Tell me about your Family.
Our family enjoys the outdoors, boating & just about all water sports. We are a football family. We enjoy spending time with friends and family.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
Not sure what type of value I get from my career other than my, “honey-do list” is never-ending.

What is your greatest hope?
Being able to help the company grow with respect to production and revenue.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
I want to continue to help with the growth of our design-build team. Keeping the companies goals and direction moving towards continued success.

Dan Kary

Architectural Design

Dan Kary

Charles Nigh

Architect

Charles

Length at Lakeside:
4 months

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love being an architect, helping people to stay where they are and make the home of their dreams.

Tell me about your Family.
My wife Janice and I have been married for 38 years, raising three boys to manhood in the same Kirkwood home. Matt and Mary have an 8 year old boy, a 6 year old girl, and a baby due in January. Carl and Tammy have a boy, 16 month old Liam, and my son Andrew is a certified arborist / tree climber, and we all live and work in St. Louis.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
Value of continually gaining knowledge of the approval process, building codes and construction methods.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Working outside, creating a well groomed lawn and garden, BBQing on the patio, exploring historic places and buildings, and chasing the awesome sunset.

What is your greatest hope?
Good health to be able to support my family’s lives, and to do the things I like to do in my spare time.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
Produce drawings which are excellently received by the client, approved by the municipalities, and built by Lakeside.

Andy Young

Design Specialist

Andy

[email protected]

Length at Lakeside:
15 years

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I really appreciate the opportunity to get to know all the great homeowners I’ve had the privilege of working with over the years and helping them make their home remodeling dreams a reality. It’s been an honor to work on such a great team here at Lakeside for the past 15 years.

Tell me about your Family.
I have been blessed to be married for 25 years to my wonderful wife. We have three awesome children.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
It’s been a tremendous privilege and pleasure to have worked with so many great individuals here at Lakeside over the years. I have learned so much from them as well as all the great customers I’ve had the opportunity to interact with and do business with.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spend time with family. Go on hikes and play sand volleyball.

Billy Ovchinikov

Design Specialist

Billy

[email protected]

Length at Lakeside:
17 years – since Sept. 2003

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
Freedom to manage my own schedule and do my work.

Tell me about your Family.
Married and have 2 awesome kids

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
I get to meet new and interesting people every day.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Cook, spend time with family and watch football

What is your greatest hope?
Just keep doing what I am doing as long as possible

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
I think that I have already accomplished a great deal since starting here in production and getting to where I am at now while being happy. I have an exciting job with lots of freedom and I earn a very good income. What more could anyone want?

Brent Riggins

Our Tribute to Brent

Brent
As some of you already know, Brent Riggins passed away a few days ago after a lengthy stay in the ICU. Brent was not only a wonderful person but a caring and dedicated coworker and employee. Anyone who had the chance to work alongside Brent was blessed in some way. He is already greatly missed.

Our hearts go out to Brent’s wife (Jamie) and his three children. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they walk through this difficult life change. We are currently looking into ways we can support Brent’s family now and in the future.

Gary Seabaugh

Design Specialist

Gary

[email protected]

Length at Lakeside:
Been installing siding for Lakeside since the year 2000. Been in sales since 2017

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
Helping homeowners transform their homes into works of art

Tell me about your Family.
Married, 4 kids, 1 grandchild

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
Having been in the installation side of things, I have hands-on experience, knowledge of what can or can not be done, and have been involved in hundreds of different home design experiences. The satisfaction of being able to help people conquer their dreams is very rewarding.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Family is number one.

What is your greatest hope?
To be the best Father, Grandfather, Husband, and Friend, that I can be.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
To gain a great customer base, be the one people want to go to, and to have all the knowledge to do so.

Tim Paglusch

Design Specialist

Tim

[email protected]

Length at Lakeside:
10 years this October

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love helping clients transform their homes.

Tell me about your Family.
I have been happily married for 6 years and we have an incredible son that just turned 5.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
I have met some incredible people at LS that will be friends for life.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Take long walks on the beach! lol Seriously, I love spending time with my family, golfing, and playing poker.

What is your greatest hope?
To continuously have a prosperous career at LS

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
Make as many happy customers as possible.

Brian Slaten

Design Specialist

Brian Slaten

[email protected]

Elijah McCormick

Interior Design Specialist

Elijah M.

Length at Lakeside:
1 month +

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love working with an excellent company that provides top notch products and services and I love working with good people who conduct business with integrity. Working in an atmosphere where people care more about others and the quality of our work than about money is a breath of fresh air.

Tell me about your Family.
I am married to my wife, Shelby, of just over a year and a half. I am the oldest of 4 kids, two boys and two girls. One of my sisters lives in St. Louis, my other sister lives in Chattanooga, TN and my brother lives in Pinedale, WY. My parents live in Southern Illinois where I grew up. Shelby has one older brother; he and his wife live down the road from us with their two young children. Shelby’s parents live outside of Hannibal. From where we live we’re able to see each side of our family frequently which is a huge blessing.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
To this point my career has challenged me to persevere in pushing through stressful seasons and made me tougher. It’s helped reinforce a love of learning. It has given me an outlet to exercise creativity and combines a number of past work experiences and areas of interest in a way that gives me a lot of enjoyment in the work I do.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
My wife and I enjoy riding bikes together, hiking and generally most things outdoors. We love eating good food and trying new restaurants. On week nights we like to watch home improvement shows like Fixer Upper or Hometown and we usually have a sitcom we’re working through. My very favorite thing to do is snow skiing, but I also enjoy white water kayaking and rock climbing. I’ve recently started bow-hunting and made my first bow kill earlier this fall.

What is your greatest hope?
My greatest hope is to steward well the blessings and resources God has given me, whether relationships, time or material things. I hope to live with an attitude of gratefulness and in a way that displays God as most valuable to me.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
I want to continue learning about my field and the construction trades and become a true professional in my role. I want to deliver excellent service to my customers and add value to the company through the customers I bring on board.

Garrett Carlson

Interior Design Specialist

Garrett C.

Length at Lakeside:
<less than 1 year

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love the Lakeside team. The people I work with already feel like more than co-workers. There is true care and servant leadership within the organization.

Tell me about your Family.
I have been married to my lovely wife, Ally, for almost 8 years, we have an amazing little girl who is a little over 1 year old, and two crazy dogs that we have had almost the entire time we have been married.

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
I value relationships very much. This career allows me to form relationships with clients, and then care for them through the process of improving their home. Whether we are pursuing functionality, aesthetics, or both, I enjoy helping my clients bring their specific dream to life.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
My wife and I invest a lot of our energy in being contributing members and leaders in our church. In addition to that, I enjoy basketball & football (MIZ), and spending time with friends and family.

What is your greatest hope?
My greatest hope is to live and work in a way that honors God.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
At the end of the day, I want my clients and coworkers to know that I give my all. I feel if I do that, the end results and personal goals I set out for myself will be accomplished.

Mark Dupre

Salesman

Mark Dupre

Sam Fears

Design-Build Project Coordinator

Sam Fears

Brandon Reed

Project Manager (JH Siding)

Brandon

Length at Lakeside:
<Since April 2012

What do you love about working with Lakeside?
I love the opportunity to support people in bettering their craft, as well as their lives.

Tell me about your Family.
Have a 14 year old girl cheerleader, and dancer. An 11 year old boy, basketball player. Then a 3 year old boy monster lol. All held together by faith and my amazing wife. A Dental Assistant @ Osage Dental for the same amount of time. Best friends since 12/15/1999!

In addition to being paid, how else has your career created value in your life?
My career has paid value in my life by supporting my lovely family with a childhood hobby. I’ve always loved to build things. This company has allowed me to build a foundation for my family by doing what I love. By doing that I haven’t WORKED a day in my life. Just enjoyed every minute of the ride. Ups and downs!

What do you like to do in your spare time?
My spare time is filled with dance recitals, basketball practices & tournaments. Honey-Do & In-Laws lists! Squeezing in all the time it takes to be a Realtor!

What is your greatest hope?
My greatest hope is to always grow and learn.

What do you want to accomplish while working here?
I hope to accomplish blending my two hobbies of construction and real estate together. Allowing us to create a market to find and create, dream homes in dream locations for our clients!

Jeremy Monroe

Design – Build Project Manager

Jeremy

Chris Yates

Design - Build Project Manager

Chris Yates

Jon Naum

Design / Build Project Manager

Jon Naum

Guy Albrecht Sr.

Crew Leader, Design / Build

Guy Albrecht Sr.

Gerald Declue

Design-Build Crew Leader

Gerald

Kennedy Lowe

Siding Crew Leader

Kennedy

Wil Baker

Siding Crew Leader

Wil

Jerry Rieken

Our Tribute to Jerry

Jerry Rieken

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jerry Reiken. He has been with Lakeside for the last seven years. I can’t even tell you what Jerry has meant to the company. He was dedicated and always looking to learn and improve but more importantly, he was always building relationships. Constantly mentoring his crew and always teaching, caring, and developing his young guys.

Jerry has been battling cancer for the last year. He gave a good fight with his intent was to get back to work as soon as possible.

Jerry will be missed, and we ask that you send prayers to his family.

John Femmer

Lead Painter

John

Nate Johnson

Logistics / Carpentry

Nate Johnson