JEFF METKE
Founder & President
For Jeff Metke, woodworking and remodeling homes is more than just an occupation. It’s a way of life. Ever since his grandmother handed him a hammer at the tender age of three, carpentry became Metke’s passion. “In high school, I invested in tools while everyone else was out buying cars,” he remembers. “I put myself through college building furniture and cabinets.” After graduating from Washington State University with a degree in Construction Management, he launched Metke Remodeling. Since then, the company has grown from a small outfit that concentrated on doors and interior finish carpentry into a full-service Design Build firm with 15 skilled employees. “I honestly love to dream up something and then create it,” he says. “My staff and I are truly passionate about our work. When a client walks in to see the finished job and their jaw drops to the floor, that’s what we live for.”
TERESA METKE
Vice President of Design & Marketing
Teresa has been in the design industry for over 20 years; however, she also has a background in business. Teresa graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business. After spending several years in the restaurant management field working for a successful commercial chain, she decided to combine her management experience with her creative talents. Teresa went back to school to study interior design at Marylhurst University. From there she designed and managed the opening of several restaurants.
During this time Metke Remodeling & Woodworking was beginning to grow rapidly. Teresa made the decision to leave the commercial design field to help her husband Jeff further develop the Metke brand. Together they created and implemented processes, hired more designers, project managers, and opened a design showroom.
Combining Jeff’s construction expertise with Teresa’s design skills allows Metke Remodeling & Luxury Homes to provide something unique to their clients. “It is our goal to make a process that is difficult in nature, as easy as possible for the clients.” Becoming a Design Build firm allows Metke Remodeling to give our clients a better experience by eliminating costly delays and miscommunication. Teresa’s favorite part of the process is the continual search for beautiful and unique ways to create amazing spaces for our clients.
Projects Teresa Has Worked On:
Lakeside Luxury
Blue Heron Kitchen
Old Spaghetti Factory
NICK COLACO
Production Manager
Nick began working for Metke Remodeling in 2017 as a Project manager. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 2011 with a BS in Business, Nick obtained a management position for a large construction supply warehouse where he worked for 7 years. Nick has always had an interest in the construction industry. Growing up he was constantly working on little projects around the house, and his favorite class in high school was shop!
Nick’s favorite part about being in a project management role is being able to see the project progress and transform into something beautiful. He enjoys managing teams because he loves helping people succeed and watching them grow. He also enjoys overseeing the details of the project to ensure the success of both the project and the team. Nick has recently transitioned into a production management role which excites him because he loves looking at all the parts and pieces of a project and studying how they will fit seamlessly together. He is very organized and has been very successful at implementing processes and procedures to enhance our overall production operations.
Projects Nick Has Worked On:
Conteporary Farmhouse Kitchen
Gorgeous Gray Bathroom
GILLIAN WEST
Accounting Manager
Gillian left Washington in order to join Metke as Accounting Manager in 2020 and has a BS in Accounting and an MBA from Western Governors University. She developed a passion for construction accounting while working for a property development company in Buckley, WA, but left to pursue education goals when the market took a downturn. While studying she worked in a number of industries, but always felt drawn back to construction.
Being able to work with a team full of craftsmen and artists is a dream come true for Gillian, and hopes that their creativity will rub off on her. In turn, she plans to use her technical skills to develop systems that enable them to be focused on designing and building dreams instead of paperwork.
Gillian strongly believes in the power of providing excellent service to both customers and co-workers, and she is passionate about streamlining processes and lifelong learning. She is thrilled to be joining the Metke team and exploring Oregon.
COOPER COLACO
Company Mascot
- 2016 to Present – Director of Moral : paw-sitively affecting his peers and clients
- 25 years Management/ Interior Design
- Bachelor of Fun – University of Goldens
JOHN PATRICK
Senior Carpenter & Technical Support
JP (John Patrick) got started in the construction industry when he was 12 years old. His love for carpentry and woodworking started when he took his first shop class in middle school. With a teacher for a mother and an attorney for a father, JP had to obtain his skills through hands-on experiences. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Construction Management, JP worked as a carpenter for several years until he relocated to the Portland area in 1998. JP began working at Metke Remodeling in 2000 as a carpenter and quickly transitioned into a Project Management role. As the company expanded and transformed over the years, JP transitioned into the Production Management role to train and oversee all production and provide construction expertise to the Metke Design Team.
Today JP is back in a carpenter roll as that is his true passion. His favorite part of a remodel project is, “Seeing something finished. I love the tangible aspects of the project. You don’t get to see that as much when you are in a management position”. His greatest strength is “I am flexible. Being able to be flexible in a production role is very important as you never know when you will get thrown a curveball and have to adjust and keep moving forward”.
Projects JP Has Worked On:
Radiant Mountain View
KEVIN LAMB
Master Carpenter
Kevin has been working for Metke Remodeling since 1995! He started as a finish carpenter and later due to his tremendous attention to detail and his obsession with perfection, shifted into a master stair carpenter position. AKA the Stair Master. Kevin didn’t enter into the carpentry industry due to a burning desire to work with his hands. What he wanted was a steady income to take care of himself and a future family, and to buy what he always wanted. A motorcycle! Young Kevin hitchhiked into the construction industry under the wing of a local builder where he perfected his trade and quickly learned his greatest skills were his precision and patience. Kevin got the nickname Stair Master because of his forethought and sequence planning. “Building stairs is like eating an elephant. It seems like a huge impossible task, but if you take one “bite” at a time, soon you will have completed the whole thing”. His favorite project he has worked on was the Metke front entry Pivot door.
Projects Kevin Has Worked On:
Modern White Kitchen
Modern Lakeside
Clean Contemporary Whole House/Additions
JIM SIEROSLAWSKI
Master Carpenter
Jim has been working for Metke since 2010. Before that he worked for a luxury home builder in Arizona where he fell in love with finish carpentry. Jim grew up around the construction industry because his father was in the trade. Like many young boys he spent a lot of time tinkering around with little projects, and building/repairing things around the house. After dabbling in the grocery industry for a few years, Jim jumped right back to his roots where he knew he could make a great living doing what he loves. His favorite part about working in this industry is stepping back and looking at the beautiful work he has done. His favorite things to work on are custom woodworking projects involving doors, cabinets, ceiling work, cased openings, etc.
Projects Jim Has Worked On:
Modern White Kitchen
COLE RAMEY
Finish Carpenter
Cole began working in construction at a very young age. His father owned a commercial & high-end residential construction company in the greater Spokane and Coeur d’Alene area and every summer since the age of 12 he would be working alongside his Dad or on one of his job sites. He always remembers feeling great pride when he drove by the many buildings his father had built.
Cole attended George Fox University where he was a dual athlete playing Basketball and Golf and earned degrees in Finance & Accounting. After working in the Finance industry for almost 5 years he made the choice to come back into the construction world and joined Metke in 2020. He chose to join Metke because of the same great qualities and craftsmanship that Metke Remodeling shared with his father’s company. Cole has great pride in his work and enjoys seeing a project’s progression through its many stages from beginning to end.
Outside of work he is a huge Blazer Fan, loves his wife & dog, and loves to be active in the outdoors as much as possible.
CRYSTAL ELDER
Senior Design Coordinator
Crystal started at Metke in 2008 as a Project Coordinator. She graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Interior Design in 2002. From there she went on to work alongside a local designer doing residential interiors. Crystal has always been fascinated with homes. Not only does she love the pretty stuff, but she also loves to play around with the layout and space planning. When Crystal was a little girl, she loved to see the new homes being built around her neighborhood and longed to go inside to see them as they were being framed. “To me, it is like a game of Tetris. You have to figure out how you can make each space fit perfectly into your overall footprint”.
Her favorite part of the design build process is being able to be involved from conception all the way to completion. “Being involved with the project all the way through construction allows me as a designer to have a better understanding of construction and how the project is built, which has made me a better and more thoughtful designer”. Crystal was the very first Design Coordinator at Metke, and now she is the Senior Design Coordinator overseeing two other designers. “I am so pleased that Metke has grown to the point of needing more than one designer on our team. I am very proud of how far we have come, and look forward to seeing where we will go from here”!
Projects Crystal Has Worked On:
Clean Contemporary Whole House/Additions
McVey Kitchen
Modern White Kitchen
Unique Modern Bathroom
KAREN SEDWICK
Sales Designer
Karen joined the Metke Remodeling Design team in January of 2020. She brought with her 16 years of design build experience that she acquired by working with another local design build firm. She first became interested in the design industry when she bought her first house. She found herself daydreaming about all the updates and changes she wanted to make, which sparked the desire for a career change. It was shortly after she graduated from the University of Portland with a Finance degree that she decided to go back to school at Portland Community College to pursue Interior Design. From there she worked alongside local interior designers until she branched out into the design build sector. “I wanted to get a better understanding of how the homes were built, and increase my knowledge of rough-ins and framing”.
Her favorite part of the design process is being able to provide knowledge and expertise to the clients. “I love hearing “I can’t believe how great the project turned out” from the clients, “did you expect it was going to turn out this great?” and the answer is always yes! It brings a sense of satisfaction to hear the clients recognize they couldn’t have done it alone. I enjoy bringing value and great ideas to the table”. Karen enjoys working on projects of all different design styles. She says “Good design surpasses any one style, however, I would love the opportunity to do some more contemporary projects!”
Projects Karen Has Worked On:
Gorgeous Gray Bathroom
JENNY TAMBE
Design Coordinator
Jenny graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Interior Design. After that, she worked for two years as a Real Estate Broker, until joining the Metke Design Team in 2016. Jenny grew up in a very creative household. She enjoyed refurbishing furniture, painting, and helping out with remodel projects around the house. Jenny was first introduced to the design industry in High School when her teacher noticed her unique skill set. When she discovered OSU’s design program, it was a match made in heaven.
While Jenny cannot pinpoint one favorite design style, she likes to incorporate natural elements into her designs, wood, natural stone, etc. She also enjoys the challenge of being able to make any space beautiful no matter what style. “One of my favorite aspects of remodeling is having the opportunity to work with many different design styles. When you are only remodeling a few spaces in the home you have to ensure the newly designed spaces complement the existing spaces as well.” Her favorite remodel projects are whole-house remodels. “I love being able to provide the client with their dream house, and to see a complete transformation of every space!”.
Projects Jenny Has Worked On:
Conteporary Farmhouse Kitchen
Lakeside Living
Lakeside Charmer Kitchen
CLAIRE BENNETT
Junior Design Coordinator
Claire started working for Metke Remodeling in 2019 shortly after graduating from Oregon State University with a BS in Interior Design. Claire has always loved interior design and was constantly rearranging and redecorating her childhood home. Her interest in the design field continued to grow through high school and when she learned of OSU’s Interiors program she knew she was meant to be an Interior Designer. In addition to her design background, Claire also has several years of experience working in the retail environment which has equipped her with a very high level of patience and customer service skills. Claire’s favorite part of the design process is the “Idealization phase. I love sourcing materials, space planning, and drafting”! Her favorite design styles are “Modern, Scandinavian, contemporary, and mid-century modern”.
Projects Claire Has Worked On:
3D Renderings
DAVID HANLEY
Project Manager
Dave like so many in this industry got started at a very young age. He loved building things with his hands and helping out his grandfather doing surveying work. After graduating from the University of Oregon with a BS in Sociology, Dave quickly learned his passion was leading him in a different direction. Dave started off framing houses for a local builder and developed his keen eye for remodeling. He was even able to open up his own General Contracting company. Dave closed up shop after 8 successful years so he could spend more time with his family, which led him to seek work with a reputable remodeling company. He worked for a small local company as a foreman until joining the Metke production team in 2019. Dave’s favorite part about the construction industry is building great relationships with trade partners and clients. His favorite type of projects are remodels that involve additions, “there are fewer surprises with new construction. If I can build it new, then I know it is done right!”.
CHRIS WALL
Project Manager
Chris started as a Project Manager for Metke in 2017, after running a successful framing business with his brother for many years. Chris entered the construction industry because he wasn’t satisfied working in an office environment. “I need to be outside, I feel trapped when I’m behind a desk”. Chris’s father was an engineer, so he was taught the elements of building at a young age. Chris built his own three-story treehouse when he was 8 years old! “The neighbor kid liked my treehouse so much, his mother hired a contractor to build him one just like it!” Chris’s favorite projects are whole-house remodels. He loves to see the complete transformation.
Projects Chris Has Worked On:
Lakeside Living
Modern White Kitchen
Unique Modern Bathroom
RYAN MURPHY
Project Manager
Ryan started in the construction industry when he was 19. He started off in masonry, but quickly realized it was not his calling, made the transition to carpentry, and never looked back. He worked his way up to project manager for a home remodeler in Santa Cruz, CA before moving up to Portland and joining the Metke team.
Ryan initially started in the construction industry because he liked working with his hands and building things, as well as demolishing things! He moved into project management by the time he was 23, and really enjoys getting to manage all aspects of a project, as well as still getting to do some of the carpentry work. His favorite part of the process is the punch list phase, dialing in all the small details to make the job perfect.
DIANE MCDUFFEE
Office Manager
Diane began working at Metke Remodeling in 2011 in an administrative support role. Before that, she owned and operated her own consignment store in Sherwood where she expanded her knowledge of business and customer service. Diane is now the office manager and carries with her 30 years of administrative and customer services. Diane was drawn to Metke Remodeling because of her passion for the construction and design industry. Although she did not carry out her degree in interior design, the design industry will always remain a passion in her heart. Diane loves building relationships with clients and subcontractors and enjoys providing the best support and customer service she can. She also loves being part of a team!