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Our Team
Like all service companies, our people are our most important asset. Besides being highly trained with years of experience, they are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
Here's a little bit more about them - not just their qualifications - but who they really are, and why you'll be as fond of them as we are!
Mike Ruehrdanz
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Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University
First full time Technician at Lindemann Chimney; employed in 1989
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep since 1992
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Graduate of Ahrens Masonry School
- Annually attends National Chimney sweep training facility in Indianapolis, IN
- Annually attends several training courses and/or seminars
- Cleaned or Inspected over 20,000 chimneys across the Chicagoland area
- Relined over 2000 furnace and fireplace flues
- Certified Dryer Vent Technician
Personal:
Sunday School Teacher, Little League Coach and Father of three boys. Enjoys pick-up basketball. Former Sunday School Superintendent, Jerusalem Lutheran Church/ Prince of Peace Church.
Jim Janek
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Former warehouse manager for distribution of chimney products.
First graduating class of the Chimney Safety Institute of America's Technology Center
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Certified Dryer Vent Exhaust Technician
- Extensive product knowledge and background
- Committee head of Technology and Innovation
- Annually attends National Chimney sweep training facility in Indianapolis, IN
- Annually attends several training courses and/or seminars
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
Personal:
Enjoys hiking, camping, outdoor sports and cooking.
Steven Pavlin
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Over ten years experience in home service and repair.
Graduated from the Chimney Safety Institute of Americas Technology Center
Extensively cross trained on house construction and design
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Annually attends National Chimney sweep training facility in Indianapolis, IN
- Annually attends several training courses and/or seminars
- Chimney Liner Expert
- Received top rate of customer response acknowledgement honors
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
Personal:
Enjoys performing magic tricks, woodworking, and spending time with his son.
Mike Bednarek
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Safety Manager and Chimney Technician
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Graduate University of Minnesota with a degree in Construction Management
- Annually attends National Chimney sweep training facility in Indianapolis, IN
- Annually attends several training courses and/or seminars
- 25 years of experience construction operations and customer service
Personal:
Mike is a Youth Coach and Booster Club Member for his local High School. He loves basketball, fishing and spending time with his wife, 3 children, 2 cats and the dog.
Erik Nunez
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Erik is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachlors degree in Social Science and Geography.
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Chimney Liner Expert
- HeatShield Liner Expert
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Graduate of the Chimney Safety Institute of America
- Annually attends the National Chimney Sweep training facility in Indianapolis, IN for continuing education
Personal:
Erik enjoys participating in demolition derbies all across the Midwest. Catch him at your local county fair. When not "turning wrenches" he loves being outdoors and spends as much time as he can snowboarding and fishing.
Scott Davis
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Scott has become an expert at all chimney lining systems and has extensive knowledge of all of our chimney products and services.
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Graduate of the Chimney Sweep Institute of America
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Expert Chimney Liner Installer
- Extensive background in home repair
Personal:
When Scott is not in the field cleaning and repairing chimney's he is spending time with his wife and two beautiful daughters. He enjoys his two dogs and Leroy the cat who lets them all live in his house. Watching the Bears and of course the Cubs are favorite pastimes as well as a round of golf.
Ryan Derler
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Proudly served in the US Army in the 1990’s
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Chimney Liner Installation Expert
- Annually attends National Chimney Sweep Training facility in Indianapolis IN
- OSHA Certified
Personal:
When Ryan does not have his nose up a chimney he is an avid outdoorsman. He loves hiking and kayaking. Being a Wisconsin resident it stands to reason he is a Green Bay Packers fan and his favorite baseball team is the NY Yankees. Ryan is also a volunteer wrestling coach at Wilmot H.S.
Robby Walentowski
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Robby is the original Lindemann Swiss Army Knife and he’s the only employee to have served in every role imaginable in the company.
- Certified CSIA Sweep since 2008
- Dryer Vent Technician
- Air Duct Cleaning Crew Chief
- Lead Liner Installer
- Heat Shield Installer
- Office Administration Ninja
Personal:
When he’s not helping out around the office he’s spending time with his wife and two boys. Robby loves to cook and enjoys a good game of chess.
Grant Roanhaus
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Grant is passionate about all things that have wheels and propel themselves with fossil fuel.
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Graduate of the Chimney Sweep Institute of America
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Expert Chimney Liner Installer
- Extensive background in construction
Personal:
When not on your roof or pushing down a gas pedal Grant loves spending time with his brothers and sister.
An avid outdoorsman he loves ice racing ATV’s, camping and fishing. Grant has a Doberman named Shelby, a snapping turtle, Scooter and the cat is named Jax.
Jacques Leccia
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- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
- Annually attends National Chimney Sweep Training facility in Indianapolis IN
- Expert Liner Installer
Personal:
Jacques immigrated to the US from Corsica and has become one of our most valued technicians.
He is very environmentally conscious and loves nature. In his spare time Jacques loves Aikido, playing the Didjeridoo and spending time with his wife and little boy.
Beata Sojka
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Customer Service & Scheduling
- Graduate of Technical School of Arts in Warsaw Poland
- Attended Wright College in Chicago for study of the English Language
- Background in customer service and office administration
Personal:
Beata immigrated to the US in 1991 and since then has become an American citizen. She is the proud mom of three boys and loves gardening. One of Beata's passions is traveling with her husband and family, discovering the beautiful USA.
Jeanne Smith
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Executive Assistant to Rob Lindemann
Office Manager
Educated at the University of Illinois
Former Customer Service Administrator for General Electric
Licensed Real Estate Broker for the State of Illinois and former sales Manager at Century 21.
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep
- Experienced in home inspection and marketability of property
- Background in Scheduling Efficiencies and Office Management
- Specializes in customer relation
- Graduate of the Chimney Safety Institute of America’s Technology Center
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild
Personal:
Enjoys Travel, Music, Reading and spoiling her little siamese cat Abby.
Donna Gruzalski
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Masonry Coordinator
- Many years of administrative experience as a fleet supervisor for Kraft Foodservice.
- Former Preschool Teacher
- Mother of two teenage sons and two very spoiled German Shorthaired Pointers
Personal:
Donna enjoys spending time with her family, wine tasting, and going for rides on the back of her husband’s Harley.
Michael Boudart
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General Manager
- 20 years of management experience.
- Strong background in advertising, marketing and entertainment, bringing Lindemann a creative mix of skills.
- Directs all facets of our Home Services Division including our Gutter Cleaning Services.
- Nationally Certified Chimney Sweep.
- Graduate of the Chimney Safety Institute of America’s Technology Center
- Member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild.
Personal:
When he’s not in the office or out in the field he can usually be found enjoying time with his wife Jennifer and his two girls, Zoe and Piper. Michael loves guitars and coffee and is the undisputed ping pong champion throughout the Lindemann divisions.
Rob Lindemann
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President
Graduate of University of Iowa –Physics and Marketing.
Former president of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
- Started Cleaning Chimneys with Lindemann Chimney in 1989.
- Extensive field and classroom training.
- Lectures nationally on the topic of gas flue relining.
Personal:
Enjoys woodworking, fine wines, jogging and spending time with family. Father of three.
Our technicians and service team are the finest this industry has to offer. Our company team both field and office are dedicated to the kind of customer service you deserve. We have a repair team ready for any fireplace or chimney issue that comes up. Our goal is to have you as a lifetime customer.
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