Advantage Painting Solutions, Inc. has assembled an extraordinary team of highly dedicated individuals who bring to the table a broad range of experience and expertise in their field. These veterans possess the insight and business acumen to create a dynamic, strategic and operational organization.
Bob Fahrenkamp – Sr. Project Manager/Estimator
Bob has over 40 years of painting experience. He began his career as an apprentice and for the next 29 years worked his way into supervisors position. He went from there to begin a paint division for one of Southern California’s larger drywall companies out of San Dimas and ran that from 2005 through 2009. He went from there to another large SoCal drywall & paint company as an Estimator / Project Manager in the property management department.
Rick Huezo- Vice President of Operations
Rick oversees the supervision and day to day operations on all projects. Rick started in the painting industry in 1987 as an apprentice and moved up through the ranks as a journeyman painter. Rick was an Operations Manager for the last 18 years at one of the largest painting contractors in Southern California and was responsible for the supervision and quality control of 12 superintendents and 500 painters prior to joining the team at Advantage Painting Solutions.
Shevon Gerard-Gonzales – Administrator
Not one to shy away from hard work or a challenge; Ms. Gonzales, over the course of 16 years, has worked her way from the receptionist of a fast-growing paving corporation to its RMO and everything in between. She currently possesses a Class A –General Contractor’s license and is remarkably proficient in construction accounting and administration.
Steve Wiens- Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Steve has been working in the multi-family apartment, commercial and HOA property management industry here in Southern California for the past 22 years. He began his career in the painting industry as a Property Services Representative for one of the world’s largest paint manufacturers. His main role as a Property Services Rep was assisting property management companies with every aspect of their painting projects. Those responsibilities included providing written paint specifications, conducting contractor job walks, providing written warranties, onsite job inspections and color imaging. Steve won the 2012 CAA-AAGIE Industry Partner Vendor of the Year, and was the chairman of the CAA-South Coast and CAA-AAGIE golf tournaments for many years.
Jenn Wenning- Estimator/Marketing Representative
Jenn comes to us with over 15 years experience as a painting estimator. Although she specializes in new single family and multi-family residential housing, she is also proficient in bidding property management repaints and commercial work. When Jenn isn’t busy estimating, she’s out representing Advantage Painting Solutions at the many trade shows, industry events and mixers as the companies Marketing Representative. She looks forward to meeting you face to face and finding out how we can meet your painting needs.