John started in the carpenter apprentice program in 1969 in San Francisco working as a commercial union carpenter and superintendent for nine years. He was the owner of Merkel Construction in Lake Tahoe, Nevada building custom homes and remodeling for eight years. He cofounded JM Construction with brother Jim Merkel in 1992 specializing in remodeling and custom homes. John was with JM construction for 25 years as President and Vice President but retired in 2018 and now works on a part time basis only.
Jim Merkel originally started JM Construction/JM Kitchen And Bath with his brother John Merkel in 1992. As of 2018, Jim is now the sole owner. Jim works as an estimator for the company as well.
Jimmy Merkel serves as our project manager and handles the estimating.
Christine Carlson is our kitchen and bath designer. She has over 20 years of experience in interior and kitchen and bath design as well as sales experience in the remodeling industry. Christine is also a licensed real estate professional.
Michele Merkel is our office manager and also works as one of our kitchen and bath design specialists.
Brad Kopsie is experienced in all aspects of residential and commercial construction, serving as our production manager for one of his nearly four decades in the field. He’s responsible for scheduling your job and securing the permits as well as drawing up architectural plans. He also orders and organizes material delivery.
