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Fayetteville resident joins Highland Roofing Company team

By Staff Report, posted 4 years ago

JONATHAN CONNOR has been named Highland Roofing Company’s Raleigh Construction Manager. 

Prior to this new role, Connor served as the project manager for Highland Construction Company. Before that, he was the project manager for Home Remedies Construction. Both roles were in Fayetteville. In the new role, Connor will manage Highland’s in-house production team and subcontractors to ensure the successful completion of new construction and re-roofing projects in the Triangle region, the press release said.

“Jonathan comes to us with strong commercial roofing construction accomplishments in the Triangle area,” said Jeanette Omdalen, President and Owner of Highland Roofing Company. “He will be a great addition to our Raleigh team and will enhance our commitment to providing our customers with exceptional service and quality construction.” 

“I am pleased to join the Highland team and provide our clients with an exceptional construction experience,” said Connor. “I look forward to enhancing Highland’s efforts in the Triangle region.” 

The new owners of Highland Roofing Company, Omdalen and Jamie Schmidt, recently announced that they plan to grow the Raleigh office as well as the areas they offer services in. While the company already has several past clients in Fayetteville, they hope to expand to offer their services in even more of GFBJ’s coverage area.

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