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Phil

Gina

Noah

Ben

Naomi

Nate

Robb

Josh

Justin

Ken

 


 

Phillip

Phillip

Phillip is a big picture visionary with a passion for life itself and a desire for excellence. Phil is an entrepreneur at heart and loves to mentor individuals aspiring to find new levels of growth and opportunity. He is an avid reader, problem solver, and master of accepting challenges!

Current role: Founding president

Started the company in a neighbor's barn: 1975

Skills: Woodworking, leading people, strategic thinking.

Fun facts: Phillip plays guitar, journals, and writes a blog about his spiritual journey. In less than 2 years Phil has lost 95 pounds, 18 inches in his waist, 3 shirt sizes, one shoe size, and 3 ring sizes. 

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 Phil

 


 

Gina 

Gina

Gina loves life and people. Always looking for ways to serve. Not afraid to turn a cluttered mess into something neat and organized.

Started the company with Phillip: 1975

Current role: Office manager.

Skills: Managing details.

Fun facts: Gina is Mom to nine happy, healthy, successful children and has been married to Phillip for 35 years. She loves her fellow employees as much as her own family. She and Phillip also have four precious grandsons. 

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 Gina

 


 

Noah

Noah

Noah is loyal and dedicated. One of the most honest men you’ll ever meet. Very thorough and detailed in everything he does.

Started with company: 1982 (Age 5)

Current role: Oversees internal operations: Technology, Estimating, Engineering.

Skills: Woodworking, technology, numbers.

Fun facts: Noah just began a new adventure in life as a husband to his beautiful new wife Judith! 

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Noah 

 


 

Ben

Ben

Ben is high energy! Practically unstoppable. Great relationship builder. We call him the smiling face of Cohen. Never a dull moment with Ben around. When you’re feeling down, Ben will reach way down into your heart and put a smile on your face.

Started with company: 1994 (Age 6)

Current role: Sales and Vendor Relations

Skills: Woodworking, inventory management, sales and marketing.

Fun facts: Never stops moving. Paces when on the phone. Can grill chicken like nobody else. Loves horses. 

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Ben 

 


 

Naomi

Naomi

Naomi does extremely detailed and accurate work. Hard working and dedicated. Willing to work long hours until the project is done.

Started with company: 2007

Current role: Drafting in CAD and CabinetVision. Writing machine codes. Preparing work orders, material orders, and shipping tickets.

Skills: AutoCad, Microsoft Excel, CabinetVision.

Fun facts: When Naomi was in school she built two remote controlled model cars, one battery powered, the other nitro powered. For two years in a row her projects won first place in international student engineering competition. Also, Naomi loves her red Mini Cooper. See what Naomi likes doing for adventure. 

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Naomi 

 


 

Nate

Nate

Nate is a powerful money manager. Loves detail. Able to manage multiple projects.

Started with company: 1995 (Age 6)

Current role: Senior project manager.

Skills: Project management, woodworking, Microsoft Excel, AutoCad.

Fun facts: When Nate was in school, he submitted woodworking projects for student competition. Three years in a row his projects went all the way to winning first place on the international level. Contrary to popular rumors, Nate doesn’t work all the time. Here he is snoozing while on a Caribbean cruise. 

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Nate 

 


 

Robb

Robb

Robb is a caring leader and manager who has won the respect of employees and owners. Not afraid to face the hard decisions that sometimes comes with leading people.

Started with company: 2005

Current role: Plant manager

Skills: Woodworking, leading and managing people.

Fun facts: Robb loves his wife and two children more than life itself.

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 Robb

 


 

Josh

Josh

Give Josh a seemingly impossible technical problem and he’ll solve it before you have a chance to worry about it. For example, a major part broke on our CNC. The manufacturer wanted to fly someone in. Said they could have us fixed in a week. Josh brainstormed with his team and had us up and running the next morning.

Started with company: 2007

Current role: Shop foreman

Skills: Woodworking, hi-tech machinery.

Fun facts: Josh is a fitness fanatic. 

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Josh 

 


 

Justin

(nickname Palmer)

Justin

Palmer has a knack for creating. Without exception, he is capable of building anything out of any material. With this ability, he is integral in the development of our processes and training of employees. His steadfast dedication, responsibility and natural ability returns superlative results with every project.

Started with company: 2009

Current role: Production Manager/Craftsman

Skills: Woodworking, process development and training, solid surface manufacturing

Fun facts: On weekends, Justin races his 1979 Ford Bronco custom mud truck. 

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Justin

 


 

Ken

Ken has strong and consistent follow-through. Dependable and able to fill many different roles throughout company. Loyal and has a rare sense of honest hard work ethic.
Started with company: 2009
Current role: Purchasing and Shipping Manager
Skills: Purchasing Management, Woodworking

Fun facts: Ken and his wife have been to over 109 National Parks and Monuments to sightsee and hike in the past 9 years. They have driven over 60,000 miles doing it.

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