Phil Diederich, Executive Vice President

Phil has been with Waukegan Roofing for over 15 years and holds numerous certifications, such as GAF C.A.R.E. certifications, Air Vent ventilation expertise, and many others.

He is a former member of the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) Board of Directors and was the Co-Chair of the CRCA Emerging Leaders Committee.  Phil is also a graduate of the NRCA Future Executive Institute.

Dominic Marino, Sales & Project Management  

Dominic’s roof industry career has spanned 39 years, including management roles in contracting, manufacturing, and distribution.

At Waukegan Roofing, he is charged with developing customer relationships, estimating, sales, and project management. Given the breadth of his experience, Dominic is well-suited to operate successfully in all areas and disciplines of our industry.

Josh King, Project Manager 

Josh was “born to roof”. He can walk on almost any roof, no matter how high or how steep, and he excels at understanding what it is he is looking at and how to fix it right the first time. Josh has worked in the field as an Installer, a Service and Repairman and also as an Estimator. He has worked his way through the Roofing Apprenticeship Program to Journeyman Roofer.

Josh holds numerous certifications, such as Air Vent ventilation expert and GAF C.A.R.E. certifications to name a few. He is also OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour certified, certified in asbestos handling and scaffold training and is Red Cross First Aid trained, as well as several other “hands-on” training courses from the industry’s leading Manufacturers.

Robert "Bob" Jeffries, Superintendent 

Bob is a 5th generation roofer, having grown up in and around the roofing industry through his family’s commercial roofing company, Clayton Roofing (est. 1897). Following in his family’s tradition, he started as an Apprentice with the Roofers’ Waterproofers’ Union Local 11, eventually moving up through the trade to owning and operating Clayton Roofing. With the merger of Clayton Roofing and Waukegan Roofing, Bob brings a wealth of practical roofing and management experience to the firm.

Bob is OSHA 10 and 30-hour trained, CERTA Torch Certified and also has been trained in asbestos handling, scaffolding, Red Cross – First Aid, and has attended several roofing manufacturers’ “hands-on” roofing system training seminars. His vast industry experience and knowledge has helped our field production crews better manage the various situations that they encounter on the roof on a daily basis and perfectly promotes our company slogan of “Installing Roofs You Can Rely On”.

Brian Franke, Service Project Manager

Brian has 10 years experience scheduling, coordinating, estimating, and selling service, maintenance, and repair programs.

Garen Rodriguez, Quality Control / Safety Manager

Garen spent 11 years at Underwriters Laboratories as a Fire Lab Lead Technician for residential sprinklers and roofing. In his role, he was tasked with ensuring that all products tested through his area met the high standards required to carry the “UL” logo. After that, he spent 6 years as a Field inspector for Carlisle Syntec helping roofers to install great roofs and assisting Carlisle in providing quality warranty inspections for quality roofs. He is a Veteran of the US Air Force Fire Department.