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SERVPRO of Hayward Employee Photos
Taj Pelkowski
Taj has been with SERVPRO for 4 ½ years. He is one of our Leading crew chiefs and is a Leader of our crews. He is ECTP (Employee Crew Training Program) in Fire Damage and Water Damage. He is also IICRC Certified in WRT Water Restoration Technician. Outside of work he enjoys taking care of his son and spending time with his family and friends. Taj’s hobbies include music and traveling. He is also an avid reptile owner and enthusiast.
Please say Hi to Taj when you see him out in the field!
James Kannegiesser
James has been working at SERVPRO for 5 ½ years and has worked at both of our franchisees. He plays a huge part in leading our crews as one of our Crew Chiefs. James has completed the SERVPRO Employee Crew Training Program for Fire Damage and Water Damage. along with IICRC certifications in WRT Water Restoration Technician, IICRC Carpet Cleaning Technician and AMRT Applied Mold Remediation Technician. In the past year, he has traveled to help with STORM Team in Flooding Events and Hurricane Events. On the side he enjoys working with Carlson Construction. When James is not working, he enjoys going to as well as taking part in stock car races and derbies. He also enjoys hunting, fishing, spending time with friends, and golfing. His girlfriend and 4.5-month-old baby girl, Oakley, are especially important to him and he enjoys spending time with his little family. He also takes pride in being a volunteer firefighter on the Town of Hayward Fire Department.
Say Hi to James if you see him on the job!
Cody Gullickson
Cody is one of our Production Technicians here at SERVPRO and he has just met his one-year mark of being a part of our crew. In Cody’s first year he traveled to help with STORM Team in Flooding Events and Hurricane Events. He is ECTP Fire and Water Certified and has completed the SERVPRO Employee Training Courses. Outside of work he enjoys going hunting and fishing anytime he can. Cody enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Chanel and son Steph.
Cody is a great asset to us here at SERVPRO! Say Hi to him if you see him out in the field!
Mike Perona
Mike is a Production Technician and has just met his one-year mark with us. He has completed the SERVPRO Employee Training Courses and is ECTP Fire and Water Certified. Mike is such a friendly and caring guy who is a proud volunteer once a week at our local food shelf. He has been helping there since they first opened! This year he received the 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award.
If you see Mike out in the field, feel free to say Hello!
Val Shirriff
Val is a new member to our team at SERVPRO. She just started middle of October as our new Office Manager. We are happy to have her here! When she isn’t at work, she enjoys spending quality time with friends and family. Val also enjoys cooking, live music, and disc golfing!
If you see Val, say Hello!
Chelsea Merten
Chelsea just started at SERVPRO middle of October as our new Marketing Manager. We are happy to have her as part of our team. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends outside of work. Chelsea loves spending time with her 4.5-month-old daughter, Oakley, and her boyfriend. She also likes hunting fishing, traveling and is an animal lover – turtles are her favorite!
If you see Chelsea, say Hi!
Matthew Shumate
Matt is one of our Crew Chiefs on our crew at SERVPRO and has been with us for 1 ½ years. His certifications include ECTP Fire and Water Certified and he has completed the SERVPRO Employee Training Courses. He is IICRC certified as a WRT Water Restoration Technician. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his kids and girlfriend. He has a daughter and son and a baby boy on the way. Matt also enjoys going out to the range and shooting guns, cooking, nature walks. Matt loves his crew at SERVPRO!
If you see Matthew say Hello!
Curt Mortenson
Curt is a Production Technician at SERVPRO. He has worked with us for 1 ½ years and is ECTP Fire and Water Certified and has completed the other SERVPRO Employee Training Courses. Curt is married and has 3 grandchildren he enjoys spending time with. He also likes to hunt, fish, and carve walking sticks. He has over 20 years of experience in carpentry and 5 years of grooming ATV trails for Trails North.
Say hello if you see Curt out in the field!
