Staff

Meet Our Expert Team

At Great Lakes Roofing & Construction, we understand that the quality of our team is just as crucial as the quality of the materials we use. That's why we employ the best professionals in the industry. Meet some of our expert Chicago roofing contractors.

Our management team consists of six dedicated individuals with extensive experience in the commercial roofing industry. Russell Petersen, Jesse Spain, Mark Newcomb, Mike Newcomb, and Lory Miller have all been with Great Lakes Roofing for over 12 years. Each member brings a unique outlook and skill set to the company, ensuring that we deliver top-notch roofing solutions for our clients.

Contractor: Great Lakes Roofing. Contact: Jesse Spain jspain@greatlakesroof.com

Founder

Russ Petersen

Russ Petersen has been in the Chicago commercial roofing industry working with building managers and owners for 25 years. Russell Petersen attended BSU and Purdue University where he received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and A.S. in Architectural Technology. He started his career with Orbital Engineer as Project Manager, and later worked for American Thoraclean and Daly Industry Coating as Production Sales Manager.

President

Jesse Spain

Jesse Spain has been with Great Lakes Roofing for over 16 years.  He has worked in all areas of commercial roofing including; laborer, estimator, project management, sales, and marketing.  Jesse has specified and negotiated over 30 million dollars in roofing projects.  Jesse holds a BA degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, In.  and is currently enrolled in the National Roofing Contractors Association’s (NRCA’s) Future Executive Institute (FEI) Program.  The Future Executive Institute, through Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management,  is a three-year program designed to develop the management and leadership skills of future and current roofing company leaders.

VP Operations

Jake Rivera

Controller

Lory Miller

Lory attended Robert Morris College and received her Associates Degree in business, specializing in accounting. Lory comes to Great Lakes Roofing from Primary, The One for Solutions where she served in the capacity of Office Manager. She was also a consultant to Primary’s clients. Lory’s expertise includes bookkeeping, human resources, and payroll processing.

Human Resource Specialist

Luke Miller

Sales / Project Manager

Ross Petersen

Sales / Project Manager

Dave Kowalski

Commercial Roofing Administrator

Alison Hagen

Production Coordinator

Jose Lopez

Service Foreman

Michael Newcomb

Mike was a Project Foreman for Daly Industrial Coatings before taking a position as warehouse and yard supervisor for Illiana Transit Warehouse. Mike has over 25 years experience in building maintenance and commercial roof repair and installation Chicago.

Service Foreman

Steven Fitzgerald

Production Foreman

Dan Schultz

Production Foreman

Miguel Uribe