Dependable Roofing has two owners who will also be the managers and primary employees of the firm. James Kelly and Carmine Russo They will be performing all a big chunk of the work on their jobs along with production staff that will be assisting them. All jobs will require either James or Carmine to be present at the site. While there is no plan to hire and administrative staff at the moment, if the firm were to expand and need one, the owners will look into hiring someone in the future.

James Murphy:

James Murphy is 41 years old and began working in the roofing business at the age of 18. James worked for a general contractor for 5 years and right from the very beginningwas able to work on roofs given his comfort level with heights. At the age of 23 James switched jobs and began working for Countywide Roofing, one of the largest roofing contractors in Kent county. Finally at the age of 30, James decided to go out on his own and for the past 11 years he has been working as an independent roofing contractor while continuing to work as a sub-contractor for larger players in the county. James has developed a specialty or being able to make new roofs look like old. He has been able to use this craft to restore and renovate the roofs of some of the more prominent churches in Kent county.

Carmine Russo:

Carmine Russo is 45 years old and began his career at 19 working for his father's roofing company. Carmine's father Salvatore was a very well established general contractor and Carmine was able to learn a tremendous amount about the trade from his father. Carmine's interest in roofing proved to be an excellent source of revenues for the family run business right from the early years. Over the years, Carmine has also developed an expertise on working with metal and slate roofing.

James and Carmine also worked together for Johnson Roofing, one of Kent county's largest roofing company, as sub-contractors. It was here when they worked on a couple of large new residential and commercial contracts, that James and Carmine got to know each other. They have know each other for many years and have a very similar approach to customer service and commitment to excellence.

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