



Highland Roofing Company is celebrating the skills of their staff after four of their employees were named Master Technicians.
Alex Mendez, Luis Martinez, Jeff Grebos and John Persons received their new title after being initiated into the newly formed Master Technicians Program created to reward top skill level technicians with additional performance-based compensation for outstanding service, quality control, and work to train new technicians.
John Persons and Luis Martinez each have over 25 years of commercial roofing experience and Jeff Grebos and Alex Mendez each have over 15 years of experience in commercial roofing.
“Alex, Luis, Jeff and John are experts at their craft and have demonstrated strong leadership that enables us to provide the highest level of service to our clients,” said DJ Dean, Service Manager at Highland Roofing Company in a press release. “We could not be more excited to launch a program that rewards them well for their efforts.”
Highland Roofing Company plans to expand the Master Technician to additional technicians as they each progress in their career paths and take on future leadership roles.
“Highland’s success is driven by our people, and it is important for us to ensure our compensation programs reflect Highland’s culture and values,” said Jeanette Omdalen, President and Owner of Highland Roofing Company in a press release.
Highland Roofing Company is a woman-owned, HUB-certified commercial roofing contractor with offices in Fayetteville, Wilmington and Raleigh, NC.
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