Tim
Bjerke (email)
Tim has worked at SMI since 1987 specializing in
geotextiles, trench drain products and in-floor heating products. He also provides support
for all concrete products. Tim is our Fargo store manager.
George
Blank (email)
Since 1976, George has had primary responsibility for
tools and equipment as well as city desk sales
for all products.
Carl
Blank (email)
Carl joined our city desk sales staff in 2004. He specializes in
stone and general product sales.
Patty
Christenson (email) Patty
began at SMI in 1982 and handles accounts receivable,
customer service and does the billing
for SMI. She also does mail and helps
out with the phones.
Darin Liebelt (email)
Darin joined SMI in 2007. He manages our Fergus Falls
office. He specializes in septic systems.
Neil
(Ponch) Davis (email) Ponch joined SMI in 1994 as our
electrical powered service
technician.
Marc Fetsch(email) Marc started at SMI in Grand Forks in 2009. He
has many years of experience in construction sales.
Rick
Hertel (email) Rick
joined SMI in 2004 bringing with him thorough experience in
construction as well as construction supply. He is our
Grand Forks manager.
Wyatt
Heyerman (email)
Wyatt began working at SMI in 1996 bringing with him several
years of experience in the construction supply industry. Wyatt provides primary support for our chemical lines.
Randy
Jacobson (email)
Randy began here in 2006 and has primary responsibility for all
accounting activities. He also orders many of our
commodity items.
Terry
Kobilansky (email)
Terry joined us in 1994 with 15 years of experience in the
construction field. He handles many phone calls as well as city desk
sales each day. Safety products are Terry's
specialty.
Laurie
Kramer (email)
Laurie
joined SMI in 2008 bringing with her extensive experience
in construction supplies and rentals. Laurie is our outside sales
person
in the northeastern SD and northwestern MN.
Russell
Larson (email)
Russell joined SMI in 2004 and works in our Fargo office.
He handles orders at our city desk and helps with
our concrete forms.
Jeff
Liebelt (email)
Jeff joined SMI in 1988 as our gas-powered service repair
technician.
Bob
Liebelt (email) Bob,
our warehouse manager, coordinates incoming and
outgoing shipments. He started here in 1961.
Bill
Meyer
(email)
Bill joined us in 1970 and provides product support for
concrete forming and has vast knowledge of all product
lines. He calls on customers and supports inside
sales.
John Olson (email)
John joined SMI in 2010 as our estimator and provides
product support for many of our specialty lines.
Mike
Opatril (email)
Mike began at SMI in 1989 and provides primary support for our
masonry and stone supply lines.
He also helps with estimating and inside sales.
Josh
Podliska (email)
Josh joined SMI's sales team in 1998. He details concrete
forming projects and assists forming and general
product sales.
Phil Schettler
(email) Phil joined SMI in Fargo in
2006. Later transferring to an inside sales position in
Grand Forks.