Meet Our Team
Hemlock is owner operated, and every painter on our crews is a full-time Hemlock employee, never a subcontracted painter. These are the people who run your job, from the first phone call to the final inspection.
Owner and Production Manager
Elliot started Hemlock in 2003 and still runs production. He schedules the crew, keeps you posted and checks the finished work before the job is signed off. He's a Red Seal certified painter trained by a Spanish master painter. He holds every job to the standard he was taught: prep it properly, paint it properly, and stand behind it.
Client Coordinator
Mona is the first person you'll talk to at Hemlock. She handles estimate requests, books Paul's visit and gets your file started, so the details are in order before he arrives.
Estimator
Paul is the one who comes to your home. He arrives on time, walks through the project with you and asks questions to make sure the quote covers what you want done. For most jobs, he gives you a written quote on the spot and helps you choose colours while he's there. If you have questions about the quote afterwards, he's the person to call.
Each job gets one crew leader who's on site every day, runs the crew, checks the work and keeps you in the loop. Four crews, four leaders.
Crew Leader
Zohab is our most senior crew leader and specializes in interior projects. He grew up in a family of painters and learned the trade working for his father, which shows in his eye for detail. He's the leader we trust with the most complex jobs, and clients consistently mention how easy he is to work with.
Crew Leader
Mike leads many of our larger exterior projects in the summer and interior repaints through the winter. Clients notice how closely he pays attention to what their job needs. His crew notices a leader who sets the pace and keeps the site organized from the first day to the last.
Crew Leader
Arturo specializes in fine-detail interior work, the jobs where every edge and finish gets looked at up close. He's on site fifteen minutes early, every day, with the job organized before the crew arrives. He doesn't consider a project finished until the client is completely happy with it.
Crew Leader
Steve brings twenty years in the trade to our large, complex exteriors and custom interior repaints. He's the leader for the jobs with the most moving parts: tall houses, tight timelines and detail that has to hold up to a close look. Clients remember the laugh. The crew remembers the pace.
Painting is only half the job. The other half is being someone a family is comfortable having in the house for a week.