Our People

The following are Black Roofing's leaders — individuals who have been with our company for many years and who are responsible for the satisfaction of our customers.

 

Tim Black, President, founded Black Roofing in June of 1975; the company was later incorporated in September of that year. Tim’s 42 years of experience in the roofing industry, is reflected in his day-to-day involvement of the company, including marketing, estimating, interaction with the project managers, scheduling, and problem solving. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Roofing Contractors Association and a past-president of the Colorado Roofing Association. A “hometown Boulder boy”, Tim is active in the community as well.

Dan Zahtila, Vice President, began his roofing career in 1978 as a foreman on a built-up roofing crew. That experience helped develop his skills as a project manager. In 2001 Dan became the Vice President of Black Roofing, Inc., and a partner with Tim Black in 2003. He oversees the daily operation of the company, and provides management support to the various company department heads. Dan is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Roofing Association.

 

FLAT ROOFING

Ricki Chesney-Giddens joined Black Roofing in 2003 as a project/estimating coordinator for the commercial roofing department. She has nearly 37 years of construction experience, including 18 years in the roofing industry. She provides support for the project management staff through bid and submittal preparation, LEEDS documentation, contract administration, and accounting.

Projects of Note: Coors Field, Colorado’s Ocean Journey, The Denver Pavilions, St. Andrew’s at Heather Gardens, CU Leeds School of Business Expansion, ATLAS Building, Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Classic Residence by Hyatt.

Brandon DeLozier began his roofing career with Black Roofing over 13 years ago. Brandon was originally hired as a truck driver, but it soon became apparent that he had loftier ambitions. After extensive training in nearly every department, Brandon joined the project management staff in 2002. His customers include general contractors, property owners and managers, public and private entities, and homeowners. He can estimate and manage nearly every type of roofing project, including new construction, re-roofs, and service repairs for both sloped and low-sloped roofing applications.

Projects of Note: University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Expansion and the new ATLAS Building, Aspen Lodge Recreation Center, Comcast Communications, ARC Fairlake, Global Health Care Exchange, Louisville Library, First Presbyterian Church Tower, International Jet Aviation Services, Patterson Elementary School, and the Residence at the Flatirons.

Gerry Schmidt joined Black Roofing as a project manager in 2003. His roofing career spans over 35 years in the Denver Metro market. His attention to detail and his knowledge of the roofing industry and building codes assures our customers they are in good hands. Whether it is new construction, re-roofs, commercial, residential, service, sloped or low-sloped roofing, Gerry has the experience to estimate the project accurately and manage the job professionally. Gerry received his BA degree from Thomas Moore College.

Projects of Note: New Erie High School, Hughes Stadium at CSU, Tebo Family Medical Pavilion, One Boulder Plaza, 1155 Canyon, Classic Residence by Hyatt, and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

John Zahtila is a Colorado native who joined Black Roofing as an estimator/project manager in 2007. John has been in the commercial roofing industry since 1980. His practical experience in commercial and residential roofing has helped him to broaden his knowledge to estimate and manage all types of roofing projects, including built-up, modified, single-ply, shingles, and liquid-applied coating systems. John is able to provide our customers with practical, innovative, and cost-effective solutions to meet the diversified roofing needs of our clients.

Projects of Note: Nestle Purina, Denver County Jail Tower, and Jefferson County Fair Grounds.

Jack Garrett is the superintendent for the commercial department. He began his career in roofing as a laborer in 1978. Jack’s practical roof experience and knowledge has helped him develop into an effective and seasoned supervisor of all our low-sloped roofing crews for built-up, modified, and single-ply roofing systems. He supervises material handling, production, and manpower, and maintains and coordinates the start and completion of the roofing projects on multiple job sites.

 

SERVICE

Eric Netzorg joined the Black Roofing team in 2009. He has twenty two years of experience in the sales and service industry. He has spent the last seven years in roofing and has strong customer relations experience. Eric supervises the service department and provides roof repair estimates, roof inspections, and maintenance evaluations to our service clientele. Eric blends old fashioned values with the fast paced service industry.

Alan Nedelea is now a Project Manager in our Service Department working directly with Eric Netzorg. Alan began his career with Black Roofing in 1991, he had previously worked in our Service Department moving to the Flat Department as a Superintendent. He vast knowledge of roofing makes him a valuable asset to Black Roofing.

Projects of Note: Nestle Purina, Erie High School, Hughes Stadium at CSU, Tebo Family Medical Pavilion, One Boulder Plaza, 1155 Canyon, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Folsom Field Expansion at CU.

Lacey Trokey started at Black Roofing in 2007 as our receptionist. She has now been promoted to the service coordinator for our service department. Lacey handles all the warranty service calls and prepares invoices for our customers. She works closely with the service department manager to provide top-notch customer service to our clients.

 

SHEET METAL ROOFING

Jason Ayres joined Black Roofing in 2005. During his 16 years in the roofing industry, Jason has spent time as a regional operations manager, project manager/estimator, superintendent, lead foreman, and an apprentice/journeyman sheet metal installer. Currently, Jason is a project manager for our sheet metal department. He has knowledge of metal roof and wall products and installation requirements for each system, and he has experience in design development for new architectural systems.

Projects of Note: Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Andrew’s at Heather Gardens, Focus on the Family, DIA, Close Combat at Fort Carson, Westgate at Peterson AFB, and the Larimer County Courthouse.

Scot Hanson is our sheet metal foreman, with over 17 years of experience in the industry. Scot is an AEP certified installer, and is experienced in all aspects of wall and roof panel installation.

Projects of Note: Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Andrew’s at Heather Gardens, Jet Urban, and Xilinx

George Perreault started working for Black Roofing in 2001 as the sheet metal shop foreman, and moved into project management in 2005 as a sheet metal project manager. With over 15 years of experience in sheet metal fabrication and layout, George can provide estimates and project management on new construction projects, re-roofs, and repairs for most types of metal roof panel systems.

Projects of Note: Coors Field, Park Meadows Mall, Taxi, X-Jet, and Spradley-Barr Ford.

 

SHINGLE ROOFING

Jerry Donnelly has been with Black Roofing is 1996 and has been recently promoted to Shingle Superintendent. Jerry has been with our Service department as part of our team responsible for chasing leaks and making repairs. He is responsible for scheduling, hiring and inspecting the jobsite for quality. Jerry’s knowledge and experience make him a valuable part of our staff and quality workmanship we provide to our customers.

Jamaca Hubbard coordinates all residential and commercial steep roofing projects. After receiving her degree in Facility Management from East Carolina University, she moved to Boulder and worked for a facility management company. She joined Black Roofing as project coordinator for the steep roof department in 2007, and provides assistance with scheduling, bid preparation, contract administration, and customer service.

Projects of Note: Old Main at CU, Anchor Center for the Blind, Skyline Acres Swim and Tennis Club, Peaks Care Center, Children’s Hospital, The Legacy Apartments, and Caribou Apartments.

Richard Schafer is our newest staff member, joining Black Roofing in 2008 as a project manager for the steep roofing department. Richard has 22 years of experience in roofing, which includes working as a roofer to help pay his way through college. He has the skills and knowledge to estimate and manage all shingle and tile roof applications for new construction, re-roofs, and repairs.

Projects of Note: Broadmoor Hotel, CU Science, CU Math, Tivoli Tower, and Beaver Creek Lodge.

 

WATERPROOFING

Karl Grotluschen is project manager for our waterproofing department. He joined the Black Roofing staff in 2007. After graduating from Colorado State University with a degree in Construction Management, Karl went to work for a large roofing company in California for 5 years. Karl has the skills and technology to estimate and manage all types of fluid-applied waterproofing applications, both for commercial and residential use.

Projects of Note: Aspen Gondola and 1095 Canyon

 

ACCOUNTING

Jill Armitstead has been with Black Roofing as Controller since April 1999. She has 28 years experience in the Construction industry, 10 specific to roofing. Her responsibilities include company financials, benefit administration, banking, insurance and account receivables. She also provides management support for the President and Vice President.

Dawn Cayo began her career with Black Roofing in 2001 as a Service Coordinator. She worked closely with the Service Manager to provide top-notch customer services to our clients. Most recently she has moved in the Accounting Department as our Accounting Coordinator handling payroll and Accounts Payable working directly with our Controller.