Bakersfield

Kenny Despot

District Manager

Kenny was born and raised in Bakersfield, Ca. He married his high school sweetheart in the fall of 2015. He began working in the supply industry in 2011, with Bakersfield Pipe and Supply, specializing in oil and gas pipe, valves and fittings. In his spare time, he enjoys offshore fishing with family and friends. Kenny accepted an inside sales position at R&B in September of 2016 and is excited to continue to service Bakersfield and the surrounding area.

Taylor Franco

Office Manager

tfranco@rbcompany.com 661.834.1162

Taylor was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA she graduated from North High School, where she met her husband. They have one daughter and she spends most of her time with her family and enjoying the outdoors. Taylor spent nearly a decade as a cosmetologist. Wanting a change of pace, she worked as a customer service manager for a wholesale distributor where she spent a few years learning all she could about day to day operations and customer service. Taylor joined the R&B team in early 2018.

Joshua Carr

Warehouse Manager

jcarr@rbcompany.com 661.809.1077

Josh was born and raised in Bakersfield with a 5 year stint in Vegas. He has 7 kids and a beautiful granddaughter along side my girlfriend. He has worked in the PVF industry since 2006 on the oil side for Bakersfield Pipe and MRC Global.He is very excited about joining R&B in Feb of 2019, and optimistic about his future with the company.

Dave Lackey

Sales

dlackey@rbcompany.com 661.303.7107

Dave was born and raised in Bakersfield Ca. He enjoys golfing, camping and spending time with family and friends. He began his career in the waterworks industry with Ferguson Enterprise in 2005. Throughout his career he has had multiple roles from warehousing to management and outside sales. In June of 2019 he accepted an outside sales role with the R&B team in Bakersfield.

Jenny Ming

Inside Sales

jming@rbcompany.com 661.834.1162

Jenny was born in Santa Paula CA, and raised in Oak View CA. She has been around waterworks her whole life, her mom worked for Westburne and Famillian, she would always be running around the warehouse with her Mom. Jenny has been in the industry since 2001, she started out at Groeniger & Company in Santa Paula, right out of High School as a receptionist then moved her way up to Office Manager/Purchasing Agent. When the crash hit in 2008 she tried different lines of business, but nothing was the same as being in the waterworks industry. She found herself relocating to Bakersfield, CA where she started working at HD Supply as Inside sales and moved up to Operations Manager. Jenny joined the R&B family in September of 2017.

Michael Swafford

Inside Sales

mswafford@rbcompany.com 661.805.7720

Michael was born and raised in Kern County. He enjoys hiking, going on adventures and being out with nature. He started off with doing AutoCAD in 2003, drawing land development plans. In 2008 Michael was hired on with Lortz Manufacturing to do takeoffs and estimates for oilfield pipelines and pressure vessels. He has had a few jobs through the years drawing plans, doing takeoffs and estimating. In 2018 Michael joined the R&B team doing estimating and sales. He is happy to be a part of the R&B team and looks forward to settling down and growing here.

Howard Gonzales

Fusion Tech

hgonzales@rbcompany.com 661.699.0975

Howard was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He later moved to Bakersfield where he currently resides with his wife of 13 years and their 3 children. Howard began working in the HDPE industry in 2002 and as a certified steel welder. He previously worked for KWH pipe, P&F Distributors, & Maskell Pipe & Supply. He joined the R&B Company family in July of 2016.

Tim Rosenfeld

Fusion Tech

trosenfeld@rbcompany.com 661.805.0017

Tim was born and raised in Fresno, CA. He currently resides in Prather, CA with his wife and two boys. Tim began working in the HDPE industry in 1996. With an extensive background as a Fusion Technician, he has previously worked for National Waterworks, ISCO, Hughes Supply, H.D Supply, P&F Distributors and Maskell Pipe & Supply. He joined the R&B team in 2017.

Chico

Ryan Evans

District Manager

revans@rbcompany.com 530.899.1729

Ryan was born and raised in the Chico area. He first started working in the yard of a construction supply company called Pacific Supply in 1995. Later, he moved on to Camellia Valley Supply which was purchased by Ferguson Enterprises in 2005. In 2007, he went to work for Pace Supply Corp until recently when he joined R&B Co in 2009.

James Dunn

Sales

jdunn@rbcompany.com 530.720.2349

Jim was born in Los Gatos and moved to the Oroville area in 1976. He first started working in water works with Camellia Valley Supply in 1993 which was purchased by Ferguson Enterprises in 2005. In 2007, he went to work for Pace Supply Corp until 2012 when he went to work for Groeniger & Co. He has since went to work with R&B Co. in 2015.

Fresno

Kevin Chambers Jr.

District Manager

kjchambers@rbcompany.com 559.834.1040

Kevin was born and raised in Fresno, CA. He and his wife have been married since 2009 and have one son. Kevin started in the industry with Bill Nelson Construction in 2007 as a pipe layer and worked his way into the office becoming the Senior Estimator and Project Supervisor in 2008. He joined R & B Company in August of 2014 in an Inside Sales and Estimator position at the Fresno Branch. He transferred to the Bakersfield branch and accepted the District Manager position when it opened in March 2015.

Brady Guzman

Office Manager

bguzman@rbcompany.com 559.753.3416

Brady was born and raised in Hanford, California. He began his career in waterworks as a warehouse worker/driver for R&B Company in Fresno in February of 2015 and is now part of the Inside Sales Team.

Brad Opitz

Warehouse Manager

bopitz@rbcompany.com 559.573.5694

Brad was born and raised in Arkansas then later moved to Tennessee . He and his wife have two kids. He started his waterworks career in Oakland Park, Florida for National waterworks in 1999. Starting as a warehouse worker, later becoming the warehouse manager. He then transferred to Santa Clara, California in 2003 as a CSR. Working for several years for HD Supply he then moved back to Tennessee in 2011 to become a Police Officer for the City. After a short time as an Officer, decided to move back to Fresno and get back into the waterworks industry in April 2012 joining R & B. Brad has over 10 years experience in the waterworks industry.

Dan Acosta

Sales

dacosta@rbcompany.com 559.647.5816

Born and raised in the Central Valley, class of 81’ Manteca High School, attended San Joaquin Delta and Fresno City College. Moved to Fresno in the fall of 82’ started in Waterworks with Pipeline Products, Inc. and has worked for Parkson Pipe, Famillian Waterworks, US Filter, National Waterworks, & HD Supply. Dan worked as the Neptune Meters Product Specialist for HD Supply and Measurement Control Systems for the last 10 years. He joined R&B Company in November of 2012.

Hunter Cabral

Sales

hcabral@rbcompany.com 559.365.1140

Hunter was born and raised in Hanford, California. He began working at R&B in the warehouse as a summer job in 2014, while still in high school. He instantly had a passion for the waterworks industry. Hunter set a state record in varsity football for most Sacs in a single game in 2015, and graduated from Sierra Pacific High School in 2016. Hunter immediately went to work full time as an inside sales person after graduation, and dedicated himself to learning and growing with R&B. Along with working at R&B, Hunter is working toward completing his bachelors degree, he enjoys hunting and fishing. He was promoted to outside sales in March of 2017.

Marc Magill

Sales-Plant Group

mmagill@rbcompany.com 559.676.6594

Marc was born in Fowler, CA and grew up in Salinas. He has two children and currently lives in Fresno, CA. Marc began working for PE O’Hair in 1972 and later moved into outside sales. In 1985 he began working for Groeniger & Company, by 1988 he was transferred to Fresno to take on the Branch Manager position. Marc joined R & B Company in August 2010.

Allyn Shadowens

Inside Sales

ashodowens@rbcompany.com 559.978.8256

Allyn was born and raised in Fresno. He moved to Wonder Valley in 2006 with his wife and 14 year old son. Starting at Valley Pipe and Supply years ago, then moving on to National waterworks in 2004; who was later bought out by HD Supply waterworks. He started in the warehouse and worked his way up to outside sales. Allyn has 12 years of experience in the waterworks industry.

Mandy Magill

Inside Sales

mamagill@rbcompany.com 559.834.1040

Mandy was born in San Francisco and moved to Clovis when she was 15 months old. Mandy started working when she was 15 for her dad at Groeniger and Company Plant Division and was there for 7 years before they closed. After that she went into aviation as a Customer Service Rep for Signature Flight Support handling services for privately owned aircraft, crew members and passengers, then moved into the private charter of aviation for a few years. Mandy loves spending her days off camping, fishing, hanging out with friends and family or curling up on the couch with a book. When she heard there was an opening at R&B, she was excited to join and get back into the water works industry.

Hayward

Rick Groeniger

District Manager

rgroeniger@rbcompany.com 408.906.9307

Rick is thrilled to be a part of R&B Company! He is a Bay Area native, born and raised in Fremont, California. Rick’s experience in the industry spans 35+ years, learning from his grandfather and father through the family waterworks business, Groeniger & Company, founded in 1949. It was here that Rick gained his strong knowledge of product, sales, and established his value of customer/vendor relationships. After selling their business in 2011 to Ferguson Enterprises, Rick continued his work as Branch Manager for their Hayward location, until joining R&B in January 2018. Rick currently resides in Livermore with his family. He and his wife, Alecia, married in 1993 and have two children, Garren and Grace. Rick has a long standing passion for automobiles, especially those that are vintage. During his spare time, he can often be found working under the hood of an old car, although he prefers to be racing one! He also enjoys watching sports, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

Shannon Wilhite

Office Manager

swilhite@rbcompany.com 510.244.5858

Shannon was born and raised most of her life in Castro Valley. When she wasn’t living in the East Bay, she was spending the last few years finishing up school and working at a family resort in South Lake Tahoe. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Shannon joined the R&B team in February 2019. She is thrilled to be a part of the R&B family and excited to start her career with R&B Company.

Bob Alvarez

Warehouse Manager

ralvarez@rbcompany.com 510.566.4414

Bob has been working in water works for 29 years with Groeniger & Company/Ferguson. He started out in the warehouse there and worked his way up to inside sales, then warehouse manager and then to manager of counter and operations. Bob has been married to his high school sweetheart for 33 years, they have four kids and six awesome grandchildren. He enjoys family BBQ’s, camping and East Bay teams (Raiders, Warriors, and the Athletics). Bob joined R&B company as the Hayward warehouse manager in August 2018.

Scott Silverthorn

Sales

ssilverthorn@rbcompany.com 510.571.1053

Scott was born in San Francisco, CA. He was raised in the East Bay and went to high school in Hayward, CA. He started working in the waterworks industry with Groeniger & Company in 1981. His career started as a driver/warehouseman, and then he moved into inside sales, and shortly thereafter was promoted to outside sales. He has worked with various contractors and municipalities over the last 30+ years. Scott joined Hayward R&B sales team in June 2018. He currently lives in Livermore and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

Jesse Guadamuz

Inside Sales

jguadamuz@rbcompany.com 510.571.1939

Jesse was born in San Francisco and now lives in Union City, Ca. He worked in the Precast Industry for about 16 years at Christy Concrete as a purchaser, then moved to sales of utility vaults, and then 3 years sales with Jensen Precast. He worked for HD Supply Water Works for about 1 year. Jesse has been married for 26 years with 3 kids, two daughters and one son, and one grandson. He is a faithful San Francisco 49er fan.

Jim "Jimmy" Sockol

Inside Sales

jsockol@rbcompany.com 925.775.5867

Jim was born and raised in Oakland CA, but after he got married he moved to Canada to be closer to his wife’s family. Jim started his career in water works in 1997 doing underground installation work. He moved back to California where he worked for RW French, but in 1999 he began working as an estimator for Groeniger & Company. After a year he was promoted to outside sales. Jim joined the Oakley R&B sales team in November of 2017. Jim and his wife have two boys.

Mary Medeiros

Inside Sales

mmedeiros@rbcompany.com 510.571.1402

Mary was born in Castro Valley and has lived in the Bay Area her whole life. She graduated from Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, where she currently lives. Mary started in waterworks in 1990 with Groeniger & Company, her mother was the credit manger and her brother was in fire protection sales. She started as the branch secretary and worked her way up to inside sales for municipalities. Mary joined R&B Company in June 2018 at the new Hayward branch. She has 2 daughters and 4 grandkids (2 boys and 2 girls).

Scott Smith

Inside Sales

ssmith@rbcompany.com 510.427.0708

Born and raised in Southern California, Scott first started in the Water Works business back in the summer of 1973 with Groeniger and Company in Oakland, Ca. He continued working the next several summers after Groeniger moved to Hayward in 1975. After attending Utah State University he returned to the Bay area and started his career on a full time basis with Groeniger in 1985. He held many roles with the company starting as many in the industry do in the warehouse and eventual settled into sales. Over the years he held warehouse, sales and branch manager titles. Groeniger and Company was acquired by Ferguson Water Works in 2011 and Scott continued to work for Ferguson in their Hayward branch until joining the R&B team in August of 2018. Scott and his wife of 5 years, Kathleen, call Castro Valley home. They’re parents to 4 boys and a girl, and grandparents to 2 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. They enjoy trips to the wine country, socializing with friends and spoiling the grandkids. Asked how he felt after only seven days on the job he responded, “It feels like home”.

Manteca

Roger Hamilton

District Manager

rhamilton@rbcompany.com 866.820.7473

Roger was born and raised in San Jose. He now resides in Ripon with his wife and two children. Roger started in the waterworks industry with Kenko Utility Supply in 1991 as a truck driver and warehouse clerk. In 1995, he moved to their Tracy branch fulfilling duties in purchasing and sales, as well as the Warehouse Supervisor. He was promoted to the Tracy Branch Manager in 2000. Roger joined R&B in March of 2006 as the District Manager.

Tiffany Mayhue

Office Manager

tmayhue@rbcompany.com 209.321.2498

Tiffany, born in Walnut Creek, was raised in the Tracy/Manteca area where she resides today. Straight out of High School, Tiffany worked several places before finding herself in the waterworks industry. In the 1990's, she worked off and on at Kenko Utility Supply. She joined R&B in April 2006 when the Manteca Branch opened.

Romiro Cardenas

Warehouse Manager

rcardenas@rbcompany.com 650.222.6096

Ramiro was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. in 1989. He lived in the bay area where he attended high school. He joined R&B in August 2003 at the Redwood City branch as a warehouse employee. Today, he is the warehouse manager for the Manteca Branch. Ramiro has 10 years of experience in the Waterworks industry.

Bart Truman

Sales

btruman@rbcompany.com 209.321.2566

Bart was born in Burlingame, CA and grew up in San Jose. In 1984, he graduated from Liberty University in Virginia, and then drove to Alaska. He lived in Anchorage for 3 years, working a variety of interesting occupations, including two years as an improvisational comedian. From 1995 to 2003, Bart was a full-time substitute teacher at a public high school in Orange County, teaching all subjects, before taking a sales position with Kenko Utility Supply. He has been with R&B since April 2006 as an inside and outside sales associate. Bart lives in Modesto with his wife, step-son and two daughters.

David Foster

Sales

dfoster@rbcompany.com 209.305.5172

Dave was born and raised in Fremont CA. He started his waterworks career in 2004 with Groeniger & Company and then Ferguson Waterworks. Dave started in the warehouse and worked his way up from there to hold several different positions including Inside Sales, Outside Sales, Estimating, Estimating Manager and Project Management. He currently lives in Manteca with his wife Leilani and four kids JT, Lucas, Isabella and Lorenzo. Dave joined R&B in February 2018.

Matthew Ortiz

Inside Sales

mortiz@rbcompany.com 209.597.7837

Matthew Ortiz was born and raised in Stockton/Manteca Area. He now resides in Manteca with his wife and two children. Matthew started out working with Contech Engineered Solutions in 2005 as a forklift operator, then truck driver and was promoted to Yard Manager. In 2012 he went to work for Cal-Sierra Pipe as an Inside Sales Associate. Matthew joined R&B Company as a Sales Associate in 2015.

Paul Nehring

Inside Sales

pnehring@rbcompany.com 209.456.9212

Paul was born and raised in central Iowa. He moved to California in 1984. He started working with Kenko in 1985. In 2009 he went to work with Corix. Paul joined R&B in February of 2016.

Oakley

Joe Aliotti

District Manager

jaliotti@rbcompany.com 925.999.5017

Joe was born In Boise, Idaho but was raised in the Bay Area. He is a graduate of California State University, Fresno. He and his wife continue to live in the Bay Area today with their 2 children. He joined R&B in June of 2014.

Shannon Galarza

Office Manager

sgalarza@rbcompany.com 925.679.8005

Shannon was born and raised in the Bay Area where she continues to live and work today. Previously she worked for the Reclamation District for 5 years. She has four daughters and one granddaughter. She has been with R&B since December 2014.

Jeff Franks

Sales

jfranks@rbcompany.com 925.250.6615

Jeff was born in California, raised in Oregon, and attended college in Texas. He now resides in Brentwood with his wife and son. He worked for 14 years in underground construction as a foreman, project manager, and chief estimator. He has been serving as a board member of the Contra Costa Builders Exchange since 2005. Jeff joined R&B in March of 2007.

John Gonzalez

Sales

jgonzalez@rbcompany.com 925.626.7422

John was Born in Campbell, CA. and went to Westmont High School. He has 4 kids, Brennik, Kayleena, Kailah, and Breyson, with his wife Anastasia. John is a Raider fan and always will be, even in Las Vegas. He started his waterworks career at Groeniger & Co out of Roseville, CA. Where he spent 10 years. He started off in the yard pushing a broom to eventually making management and pushing record numbers with my team under my care. John then worked at T-Christy for 3 years as an Operations Manager. John then went back into water product distribution with Corix Water Products for 3 years in Sales, Worked as an Outside Salesman for Core and Main for 1 year, and worked as an AVK Territory Manager for all of California for 2 years. He joined R&B Company in 2020.

Misty Walters

Inside Sales

mwalters@rbcompany.com 925.382.5086

Misty was born and raised in the Bay Area where she continues to live and work today. She started in the waterworks industry at Kenko Utility Supply in 2003. She joined R&B Company in May 2005.

Redwood City

Jake Perez

District Manager

jperez@rbcompany.com 408.516.6643

Jake was born and raised on his family farm in Willows, CA. He now resides in Willow Glen. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2005. He joined Ferguson Enterprises after graduating and worked for them for 3 1/2 years. With Ferguson, he started as a Management Trainee and worked his way up to Outside Sales. He also helped start the San Jose Branch of Ferguson waterworks. He joined R&B in March of 2009.

Jon Drake

Branch Operations Manager

jdrake@rbcompany.com 650.465.8386

Jon was born & raised in San Jose, CA. He worked for Kenko Company for 3 years. Jon joined R & B Company in July 2010.

Vanessa DiRicco

Office Manager

vdiricco@rbcompany.com 650.670.2504

Vanessa was born in Santa Rosa, but raised in Millbrae. She went to Mills High School where she played soccer and softball. Vanessa has been in the Bio Tech industry for over 7 years. She joined R&B Company in August 2012.

Ignacion Leon Jr.

Warehouse Manager

ileon@rbcompany.com 650.704.7766

Nacho was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to the Bay Area in 1999. He started working for Infinity as a manager from 2006-2011. In September 2011 he started working for R&B in as a Class A driver and is now the warehouse manager for the Redwood City branch. He currently lives in Newark with his wife and 3 daughters.

Alan Nelson

Sales

anelson@rbcompany.com 650.333.5995

Alan was born and raised in San Francisco. He started at Dalziel Plumbing Supply in 1980. He joined R&B in 1994 where he has worked in jobs from delivery driver to inside sales.

Boris Mira

Sales

bchet@rbcompany.com 408.479.0753

Boris was born in the USSR on 4th of July, the year US decided to boycott the Soviet Summer Olympics, so naturally he found his way to San Francisco, CA when he was 12 years old. He grew up in Burlingame and later relocated to San Jose, where he studied Business Management at San Jose State University. While living in San Jose Boris kept himself busy remodeling and appraising residential real estate. In 2014 Boris decided to try something new and joined the R&B team in Redwood City, where he resides now. In his personal time Boris enjoys traveling, home remodeling and beer league ice hockey.

Rory Gamblin

Sales

rgamblin@rbcompany.com 650.222.6384

Rory was born in Los Angeles and moved to Northern California in 1977. He presently resides in Sunnyvale. He started in the waterworks industry in 1984 at Groeniger & Company's Hayward location. He moved into sales after a short period of time. In 1992, he changed to Kenko Utility Supply in San Jose as an outside sales associate. From there, he went to work for The Frank A. Olsen Company, a manufacturer's engineered valve representative, in Livermore as an outside sales associate. He joined R&B in 2003.

Bobby Gilmer

Inside Sales

bgilmer@rbcompany.com 650.222.6041

Bobby was born in Watsonville Ca. but was raised in Stanislaus Count where he graduated from Hilmar High School. He joined R&B company in 2002 where he worked various jobs from counter sales to inside sales.

Gabriel Chavez

Inside Sales

gchavez@rbcompany.com 408.314.7099

Gabe was born and raised in San Jose. He went to college at the University of Oregon, where he graduated with a degree in business and economics. Gabe moved back to San Jose and joined R&B in November of 2016.

Les Sharp

Inside Sales

lsharp@rbcompany.com 650.278.5369

Les was raised in Baldwin Park, CA and then moved to Bullhead City, AZ which is where he got his start in the waterworks industry as a truck driver for US Filter Distribution Group/National Waterworks in 1998. Since then, he worked his way up to becoming an Operations Manager for them and HD Supply Waterworks. He has four boys and currently resides with his wife in the South Bay Area since 2013. He joined R&B in April of 2014.

Miguel Barriga

Inside Sales

mbarriga@rbcompany.com 650.537.2866

Miguel was born and raised in Mexico. He lives in Ceres with his wife and two children. He moved to the U.S. in 1993 and started working for an airline catering business based at the San Francisco airport. He joined R&B in 1999 in the warehouse and has worked his way to inside sales.

Ruben Oseguera

Inside Sales

roseguera@rbcompany.com 510.506.0087

Ruben was born in San Francisco CA, but raised in Mexico. In 2003, he moved back to California and attended Fremont High School in Oakland CA. He worked in the food industry for 6 years. In 2013 he started working for a contractor in the plumbing industry. In 2014 he joined R&B Company working in the warehouse, working his way up to the counter, then receiving and now as inside sales. He continues to work hard and progress for the company.

Tony Nagata

Inside Sales

anagata@rbcompany.com 650.387.6786

Tony was born in San Leandro, CA and raised in Sunol, CA. He is married with two daughters. Tony went to college at Cal State Hayward and graduated with a Business degree. He worked for Groeniger & Company/Ferguson Waterworks for 11 years. Tony started at R&B Company in January 2018.

Sacramento

Bob Bartsad

District Manager

bbarstad@rbcompany.com 916.375.1361

Bob Barstad was born and raised in the bay area. He currently resides in Dixon, CA. with his wife Kim and two children Taylor and Zack. Shortly after High School Bob started in the Waterworks industry with Groeniger & Co. he spent 24 years with Groeniger. Bob joined R&B in April of 2012. Bob has 25 years of experience in the Waterworks industry.

Joe Casella

Warehouse Manager

jcasella@rbcompany.com

Joe Casella is a Truckee native. He has been in waterworks for six years. Joe joined the Sacramento team three years ago. As a warehouse manager, he looks forward to expanding his knowledge and experience with R&B.

Adam Miller

Sales

amiller@rbcompany.com 831.737.9458

Adam Miller was born and raised in the Monterey Bay area. He raced motorcycles throughout his childhood, and turned his passion into a professional career from 2003 to 2009. He transitioned from motocross into music and through many twists and turns in the job world found himself in sales. Adam has been working at R&B since February 2015.

Curtis Nelson

Sales

cnelson@rbcompany.com 916.790.4645

Curtis began his career in the waterworks industry with Groeniger & Company in 1998 at the Sacramento, CA location. In 2006 he went to work for a General Engineering Contractor in Folsom, CA as a Mechanical Estimator. In 2010 he transitioned back to the distribution side going to work for HD Supply Waterworks/Core & Main in Sacramento, CA where he was an Estimator, Branch Operations Manager and Outside Sales Rep for the West Region Treatment Plant Group. Curtis joined R&B Company in May 2018.

Daniel Franey

Sales

dfraney@rbcompany.com 650.464.1506

Daniel Was born and raised in Merced, CA. He now resides in Sacramento & has a 4 year old daughter. Graduated from CSU Sacramento in 2011, and started at R&B as a warehouse associate in 2012. He is currently working as an inside salesman at our Sacramento branch.

Ed Bearby

Sales

ebearby@rbcompany.com 916.467.5254

Ed was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Fremont, Ca. He has three children, Justin (22), Jared (18), and Jenna (16) and he resides with my girlfriend Cheri Azevedo. He began his career in the waterworks industry with Groeniger & Company in 1984, working in the warehouse and moving his way to outside sales. He spent 21 years with Groeniger before moving to Arizona in 2005 to work for Dana Kepner W.W. Company. He was very happy to make his way back to Northern Ca. to join R&B Company in July 2015.

Tom McCloskey

Sales

tmccloskey@rbcompany.com 916.969.8679

Tom was born and raised in Carmichael, CA. He spent 4 years in the Navy as a Hull Technician and Fireman. He started in the distribution business in 1980 in Sacramento. He then spent 5 years with Grinnell Company in Sacramento, 6 years with Kipco and 18 years with Groeniger/Ferguson. He joined R&B in 2014.

Garrett Haflich

Inside Sales

ghaflich@rbcompany.com 916-412-1389

Garrett was raised most of his life in Roseville, CA. He attended CSU Chico from 2012-2016 where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management. Since graduation he has worked in sales with a commercial insurance company and has now been with R&B since July 2018. He is currently working as an inside salesmen at the Sacramento branch.

Jon Denham

Inside Sales

jdenham@rbcompany.com 916-224-6302

Jon was born and raised in Redwood city, Ca and moved to Stockton, Ca when he was in the seventh grade. After high school Jon worked at a shoe store until he started working at the Ferguson distribution center in 2008. Jon moved to Sacramento in 2010 and married his wife in 2011 where he currently resides and now has two kids. That same year, he started his waterworks career with Ferguson as a counter salesman. He worked for Pace Supply as a warehouseman, and went back to Ferguson as inside sales and then managed the Roseville Branch until 2014, most recently Jon worked at Corix as inside sales. Jon joined R&B Company in July of 2016.

Juan Valdez

Inside Sales

jvaldez@rbcompany.com 650.333.5783

Juan has been working in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. He originally worked in the Aviation Catering Industry for over 15 years. He worked for Sky Chefs at the San Francisco Airport for 12 years where he was a Packing and Meal Coordinator. He has been working for R&B Company for 10 years and he loves to cook.

Sandi Watts

Inside Sales

swatts@rbcompany.com 530.491.8092

Sandi was raised in Clovis, CA where she graduated from Clovis West and then attended Fresno City College. She moved to Plumas Lake in 2008 with her husband to be closer to his very large and fun-loving family. She has 22 years’ experience working in Sales and Management for the Automotive, Residential and Commercial Glass Industry. In 2016 she made a change and started working in Sales at US Pipe Fabrication. Sandi joined R&B Company in March 2018.

Salinas

Max Yates

District Manager

myates@rbcompany.com 831.663.3741

Max is the district manager of R&B's Salinas branch.

Bob Bartholomew

Sales

bbartholomew@rbcompany.com 831.998.3959

Bob was born and raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains and grew up riding and racing dirt bikes as a kid. Out of High School he Worked in the trades for 10 years doing tile, marble and granite work while still pursuing his passion for racing. In his early 30’s he got an opportunity to go down to BAJA to Race the BAJA 1000 series professionally and continued to do so for the next 4-5 years before starting his employment at R&B Co. in August 2015.

Kristi Gribbin

Inside Sales

kgribbin@rbcompany.com 831.710.7923

Kristi was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She attended San Francisco State University, then finished her Bachelor's Degree at San Jose University in 2011. After graduating, she began working for Wells Fargo as a personal banker and then became a service manager. She joined R&B in January 2014 and is currently working Accounts Receivable.

Patrick McLaughlin

Inside Sales

pmclaughlin@@rbcompany.com 831.663.3741

Patrick was born in Morgan Hill, CA and currently lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains. His passions include audio engineering, cooking, landscaping and hiking with his dog to name a few. He joined R&B Company in 2018.

San Jose

Raul Soria

District Manager

rsoria@rbcompany.com 408.556.4446

Raul was born in Texas but was raised in San Jose. He still lives in San Jose and has a son & two daughters. He worked for Pulnix America, an electronics manufacturer, and moved in to the waterworks industry with Drainage Protection Systems in Milpitas. He joined R&B in August 2004.

Oscar Hernandez

Branch Operations Manager

ohernandez@rbcompany.com 408.781.1639

Oscar was born in Arlington, Virginia. At the age of 2, he moved to Santa Clara, CA. He graduated from Santa Clara High in 1994. He started working in the restaurant industry in 1990. After 23 years, he decided to switch career and joined R&B Company in 2013 as a warehouse associate. Shortly after, he became the warehouse manager for San Jose Branch. Oscar lives in San Jose with his family. He enjoys sports, especially the Oakland Raiders & Oakland Athletics.

Issiac Flores

Warehouse Manager

iflores@rbcompany.com 408.891.2974

Issiac Flores grew up in San Jose. He attended Silver Creek high school and he has three beautiful children, Issiac loves to spend time with family and friends. He loves the waterworks industry and plans to keep pushing forward with his career within the R&B family.

Kacy Ngo

Office Manager

cngo@rbcompany.com 866.808.7473

Kacy was born in Thailand but grew up in San Jose, CA. She graduated from Evergreen Valley College in 2009. She worked in the Staffing Industry for 5 years. She joined R&B in April 2018.

Al Mendoza

Sales

amendoza@rbcompany.com 650.222.7110

Al was born in Mountain View California and raised in Santa Clara. He started Selling Industrial/Process Piping Products with Ryan Herco as inside sales in San Jose for 7 Years. Al found an opportunity with Kenko Utility in sales at the Tracy branch and followed Kenko Utility, to Pittsburg CA where he spent 3 years. After that he accepted a new Challenge as a salesperson with Corix Water Products in 2008 at the Stockton location but eventually transferred to Corix San Jose. Al joined R&B Company in 2014.

Chuck Hill

Sales

chill@rbcompany.com 408.642.9846

Chuck was born and raised in the Biggs/Gridley area of Northern California. After traveling, living and working various jobs throughout the U.S., Chuck moved to Chico graduating with a degree in Business Marketing in 2005. Chuck began his career at Ferguson waterworks. He worked at Ferguson in Sacramento until he transferred to San Jose when the opportunity was offered in 2007. He joined R&B in March of 2010.

Joe Franey

Sales

jfraney@rbcompany.com 408.595.3546

Joe was born and raised in Merced, CA. He now resides in San Jose with his wife and two children. He graduated from CSU Stanislaus in 2005. He began his career in wholesale distribution with Ferguson in Stockton upon graduation where he worked in Sales with residential and commercial plumbing. He joined R&B in November 2006 at the San Jose branch.

Mike Gonzales

Sales

mikegonzales@rbcompany.com 408.914.8706

Mike was born and raised in San Jose, he graduated from San Jose State. He has 3 kids and one grandson. Mike began his career in waterworks in 1980 working for Hydro Tech Pipeline. Mike joined Kenko when they first opened, but in 1986 he began working for Groeniger for the next 25 years. In January of 2018, Mike joined the sales team at R&B company.

David Hernandez

Inside Sales

dhernandez@rbcompany.com 408.687.3298

David was born and raised in Santa Clara. He started in the waterworks industry with Edward S. Walsh Company in 1998 as a part time warehouse associate. He joined R&B in May 2003 when the San Jose branch opened.

Donald tucker

Inside Sales

dtucker@rbcompany.com 408.612.1638

Don was born and raised in the San Jose/Gilroy area. After graduating high school in 1998, Don got his start in construction. In 1999 Don started his career in the wholesale supply business at Kenko Utility Supply Co. Wholesale had become a passion for Don ever since and has remained in the waterworks/plumbing wholesale markets to this day joining the team at R&B in June 2019.

Jeff White

Inside Sales

jwhite@rbcompany.com 650.222.5065

Jeff was born and raised in Newark, CA. He joined R&B in April 1999 as a warehouse clerk and worked his way up to Warehouse Manager at the Redwood City Branch. He moved to the San Jose Branch when it opened in May 2003.

Jonathan Cruz

Inside Sales

jcruz@rbcompany.com 650.730.0621

Jonathan was born in Santa Clara, where he resides with his wife and 2 kids. He joined the R&b family in 2012 starting his position in the warehouse learning the product where he worked his way up to inside sales in 2017.

Ken Silva

Inside Sales

ksilva@rbcompany.com 408.529.8709

Ken Silva was born and raised in Los Gatos California attended university of Arizona and has been working for R&B since 2013.

Rick Rodriguez

Inside Sales

rrodriguez@rbcompany.com 408.687.3256

Rick was born & raised in Fremont Ca. He currently resides in San Jose with his wife and two sons. He has been in the industry for 7 years. He has previously worked for Harrington Industrial Plastics, Kenko Utility Supply and Corix Water Products. He joined the R&B family in July of 2018.

San Jose Fusion

Richard Eoff

District Manager

reoff@rbcompany.com 661.244.7520

Richard was born and raised in the Central Valley of California. He and his wife were married in 1994 and reside in Bakersfield, Ca with their daughter. Richard began working in sales/construction in 1996. For the last 13 years, he has specialized in HDPE Pipe, fittings and fusion. He has previously worked for P&F Distributors and Maskell Pipe & Supply serving the oil, water, sewer and agriculture markets. He joined R&B Company in June of 2016.

Daniel Inouye

Branch Operations Manager

dinouye@rbcompany.com 408.891.3781

Daniel Inouye was born and raised in Campbell, Ca. He attended Lindenwood University on a hockey scholarship and graduated in 2014. He lived in Italy for a year in 2015. Daniel began working at R&B Company in January of 2016.

Glen Gates

Construction Manager

ggates@rbcompany.com 408.499.3874

Glen was born and raised in Lafayette CA and still resides there today with his two kids. He went to DVC college for two years studied money marketing and played baseball. In 1993 Glen then started his career in HDPE with RJ Gordon and worked there for 5 years fusing HDPE pipe and numerous other underground jobs. In 1999 Glen started at P&F distributors as a fusion technician and worked there 14 years gaining the title of Senior Fusion Technician. Glen has been certified in all types of fusion from 63” butt fusion to large diameter electro fusion.

Kelly Eoff

Sales/Fusion Coordinator

keoff@rbcompany.com 661.699.7192

Kelly was born in Berkeley, and grew up in Bakersfield where she still resides with her husband of 23 years. Together they have one daughter who lives in Southern California. After college, Kelly worked for Longs Drug Store as a department manager. Once married her and her husband opened a successful business and worked together until selling it in 2002. She then enjoyed being a stay at home mom until rejoining the workforce with Maskell Pipe & Supply as sales/office manager. Kelly joined the R&B team in August 2017.

Tony Ventura

Warehouse Manager/Master Mechanic

tventura@rbcompany.com 650.468.7468

Tony was born and raised in San Jose where he still lives with his wife and two children. At Kenko Utility Supply in the year 2000, Tony worked as a delivery driver and then he was promoted to Warehouse Manager. Tony joined R&B in August 2009.

Kevin Butler

Sales

kbutler@rbcompany.com 209.272.0836

Kevin was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. He has two wonderful children he also raised in Bakersfield. Kevin started his career at Oildale Water Company in 1989. After a successful and educational few years, he started his own excavating business, specifically designing and constructing swimming pools and spa’s for twenty years. Kevin brought his knowledge and experience in underground construction to R&B Company in January of 2019.

Alyx Duran

Inside Sales

aduran@rbcompany.com 408.556.4472

Alyxandria was born and raised in San Jose, CA, where she currently resides with her family. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 2012. Alyx joined R&B Company in September 2015.

Rudy Martinez

Inside Sales

rmartinez@rbcompany.com 408.318.7052

Rudy was born and raised in Santa Clara. He graduated High School in 2009. In 2015 Rudy began working at R&B in the warehouse. He worked his way up and in 2017 he became a salesman at the San Jose Branch.

Hector Salas

Fusion Tech

hsalas@rbcompany.com 650.670.2203

Hector was born in Mexico and raised in the Bay Area since he was 3. He recently got married and is expecting his first baby boy. Before R&B he did powder coating at an electrical switchboard company. He joined R&B company in December 2015.

Manuel Garcia

Fusion Tech

mgarcia@rbcompany.com 209.272.0526

Manuel Garcia was born in San Francisco and grew up in Fresno. He attended UCLA and then became a Firefighter for Fresno County. In 1989, he started working for Maskell Robbins as a part time fusion technician as he was still a firefighter. He moved to a full time fusion technician position and was then given the opportunity to help open the Forrer Supply branch in Stockton. In 2013, he opened the Maskell Pipe location in Tracy. He joined R&B in 2014.

San Jose Corporate

Reed Mack

CEO

rmack@rbcompany.com 408.556.4442

Reed was raised in Tallahassee, Florida before attending College at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina on a Football Scholarship. Reed now lives in the San Jose area with his wife Lynn and their three children. In 1994 Reed bought R&B Company from Davis Water becoming its President. He has overseen the growth of the Company from one small location to ten distribution facilities in Northern California

Kurt Vincelette

President

kvincelette@rbcompany.com 408.556.4455

Kurt was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. He attended the University of Virginia. Go Hoos! He now lives in San Jose with his wife & two children. He joined Ferguson Enterprises a month after college graduation and worked for them for 12 years. Kurt joined R&B in March 2006. He has been in various roles at R&B prior to becoming President: Operations Manager, Sales, District Manager and COO.

Tom Gribbin

Senior Vice President

tgribbin@rbcompany.com 408.556.4443

Tom was born and raised in San Jose Ca. He began his career in the waterworks industry with Edward S. Walsh Company in 1981. In 1987, he moved to McGuire & Juvet Inc. working in sales until the acquisition of the company by U.S. Filter In 1998. From 1998-2003 Tom was the Branch Manager for U.S. Filter Distribution Group/National waterworks. Tom joined R&B in May 2003 as the General Manager for the company, and Branch Manager of the San Jose location. Tom has served as the Vice President of R&B Co. since 2005.

Peggy Stockwell

Chief Financial Office

pstockwell@rbcompany.com 408.556.4444

Peggy was born in Norristown, PA and has lived in five other states: California, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, and Washington. She currently resides in San Jose with her two children. After graduating from San Jose State University, she began her accounting career with Arthur Anderson. She then moved to Ireland, San Filippo & Co. where she became a California Certified Public Accountant and had R&B as a client. She started her own accounting/consulting firm in 1995 and kept R&B as a client until she joined R&B as the CFO in November 2002.

Kevin Chambers

Vice President

kchambers@rbcompany.com 408.556.4440

Kevin was born and raised in the Fresno area. He and his wife have five children, three sons and two daughters. Kevin began his career in the waterworks industry with his father’s construction company, Haskell Construction, in 1983. In 1990, he moved to Hydro Conduit and got started in his sales career. He later went to work for National waterworks in 2003 as Outside Sales Representative. In 2010, Kevin accepted a position with Mueller Company as Territory Sales Representative for Central and part of Northern California. He joined R&B Company in February of 2012.

Chris Jacobsen

Vice President Sales

cjacobsen@rbcompany.com 408.556.4456

Chris was born in San Francisco and raised in Lafayette. He is a graduate of California State University, Chico with a degree in Business Management. He and his wife Jo have 2 children and currently reside in Vacaville. Chris started in the waterworks industry in 1981 as a sales trainee for United States Pipe and Foundry Co. and quickly worked his way up to District Sales Manager of Northern California. In 1989, he went to work for Camellia Valley Supply in Sacramento before returning to United States Pipe & Foundry Co. in 1992 as District Sales Manager. In 2000, Chris accepted a position with Mueller Company as Territory Manager for Northern California and Northern Nevada. He joined R&B Company in 2010.

Richie Aliotti

Sales Manager

raliotti@rbcompany.com 866.632.7473

Richie was born and raised in the bay area where he continues to live and work today. He started in the waterworks industry with P.E. O’Hair in 1989 which later became Westburne. He then moved to Kenko Utility Supply in 2002. He joined R&B in May of 2005.

Carolyn Barela

Director of Human Resources

cbarela@rbcompany.com 408.556.4441

Carolyn was born and raised in San Jose. After graduating from high school she began her Accounting experience working as a Bookkeeper. She worked with Kenko Utility Supply Inc. for 14 years, starting as a Bookkeeper and later promoted to Controller. She currently resides in Gilroy with her husband and their three children.

Wendy Bottomley

Controller

wbottomley@rbcompany.com 408.556.4464

Wendy is a San Jose native - raised in Los Gatos; currently living in San Jose. She started her accounting career in electrical construction, but living in Silicon Valley she moved to the Hi Tech industry. She worked for Infronetics Research for 18 years. She joined R&B Company in January 2018. Wendy enjoys hiking, yoga and spending time with family and friends.

Bryan Fitzwater

Director of IT

bfitzwater@rbcompany.com 408.556.4479

Bryan is a native Californian, born in Inglewood. He spent four years in the US Navy working in avionics, specializing in Electronics Counter Measures (ECM). While in the Navy he attended ship board UCSD courses in Business Law. After the Navy, he worked at Amdahl as an electronics technician, then manager. He left Amdahl in 1985 and founded Enable Networks that designed, implemented and maintained computer networks. Bryan takes pride in having computerized Silicon Valley Bank and consulted for other Bay Area companies including Intel, Sony, Xerox and others. R&B has been one of Bryan’s favorite clients for 20+ years. Due to the growth of R&B, it made sense for Bryan to come on board full time in 2016. Bryan can’t make up his mind about what his favorite hobby is: woodworking, piloting planes, riding motorcycles, driving hot rods or photography.

Obie Gomez

Operations Manager

ogomez@rbcompany.com 408.454.4165

Obie grew up in North County San Diego where he played baseball all through Junior College. Obie also attended Sacramento State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business Administration. Obie started his waterworks career in January 2007 with Ferguson waterworks where he worked in the Sacramento, Stockton, and San Jose branches; He joined R&B Company in June of 2010.

Dave Drake

Purchasing & Inventory Control Manager

ddrake@rbcompany.com 408.556.4482

Dave was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He packed up and moved to San Jose, California in 1985. He started in the wholesale industry as a warehouse man working his way up to Branch Management for Kenko Utility Supply. He joined R&B San Jose Branch in May of 2009. He lives in San Jose with his wife and three children.

Esly Vasquez

Accounts Receivable

evasquez@rbcompany.com 408.556.4476

Esly was born and educated in Honduras. She moved to the US in 1983 to join her husband in San Jose where they raised their three children. She has a Degree in Accounting and Business Administration from UNAH. After coming to the US, she began working as a Bookkeeper and consulting for small businesses. She worked the last 15 years in AR and AP in the Ice Industry. She has over 30 years of accounting and administrative experience. Esly joined the R&B Company in December 2015.

Jessica Mendoza

Accounts Receivable

jmendoza@rbcompany.com 408.556.4452

Jessica was born and raised in Tulare CA, she moved to Santa Clara in 2003. She has four kid’s two girls and two boys. She started with R&B Company in 2015.

Laura Carveiro

Accounts Receivable

lcarveiro@rbcompany.com 408.556.4462

Laura was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She currently resides in Hollister, CA with her husband and three boys. She has 8+ years of accounting and administrative experience, she began her career in the construction industry in 2015.

Liliana Luis

Accounts Receivable

lluis@rbcompany.com 408.642.2344

Liliana was born in Tlaclula, which is located in Oaxaca, Mexico. When she was 2 years old, she moved to San Jose, CA. with her parents and has lived there ever since. She worked for Bank of America for 15 years in many different positions: Teller, Teller Operations Specialist, Relationship Banker and Relationship Manager. In 2018 she joined R&B as part of our Accounts Receivable team.

Linda Ruiz

Accounts Receivable

lruiz@rbcompany.com 408.556.4461

Linda lives and works within five miles of where she was born in San Jose. She and her husband have two children, a son and a daughter. She worked in the airline catering business for 17 years before changing to the electronics industry. Linda joined R&B in 2003.

Monica Gonzales

Accounts Receivable

mgonzales@rbcompany.com 408.556.4463

Monica was born and raised in San Jose & lives there with her husband and three sons. She has over 25 years of accounting and administrative experience. She worked for a Cisco Reseller for 10 years prior to coming to R&B. She joined R&B in 2014 and is currently working in Accounts Receivable.

Verenis Figueroa

Accounts Receivable

vfigueroa@rbcompany.com 408.556.4486

Verenis was born in Mountain View and raised in San Jose. She moved to back to San Jose in 2010 and started her career in the construction industry. She has worked with a local pluming company for 5 years. Verenis joined R&B in May 2010.

Alin Villanueva

Accounts Payable

avillanueva@rbcompany.com 408.556.4451

Alin was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 1990, she moved to Santa Clara where she was raised and currently resides. She joined R&B in April 2010 at the San Jose branch.

Blair Minor

Accounts Payable

bminor@rbcompany.com 408.556.4454

Blair was born and raised in the Bay Area. She attended college at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Seville in Spain. Blair has degrees in both Spanish Literature and Political Science. After college, she moved back to the bay area and currently reside in Los Gatos with her two daughters.

Chirayu (Mickey) Patel

Accounts Payable

cpatel@rbcompany.com 408.556.4448

Chirayu was born in India. He moved to the US in 2011 and has settled in the bay area with his wife. He has a Masters Degree in Accounting from Central Queensland University, Sydney, Australia. Chirayu joined R&B Company in 2013.

Mae Famatid

Accounts Payable

mfamatid@rbcompany.com 408.556.4484

Mae was born in Santa Clara but was raised in Milpitas. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2017 with her bachelor’s degree in Business Management Economics with an emphasis in Accounting. She joined R&B in May 2018.

Shelley Anderson

Accounts Payable

sanderson@rbcompany.com 408.556.4464

Shelley was born in Santa Clara, but grew up in the small town of Wheatland, CA. She began working in the beauty industry in 2007 as an esthetician/makeup artist. She still enjoys being a makeup artist on the weekends providing glamour, face painting and special effects looks. She joined U.S Pipe Fabrications in 2012 were she worked in customer service and inside sales for the past 6 years. She moved back to San Jose and joined the R&B family in March of 2018.

Trina Scott

Accounts Payable

tscott@rbcompany.com 408.556.4449

Trina was born and raised in Grass Valley. She graduated from San Jose State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences along with an AA and an AS from West Valley College. She tenured as a lifeguard and swim instructor at a local tennis club in Saratoga for four years. She joined R&B in September 2006.

Lisa LaMaack

Administrative Assistant

llamaack@rbcompany.com 408.556.4440

Lisa was born in Palm Springs & raised in Saratoga area where she graduated from Westmont High School. She and her husband of over 24 years have 2 children a son & daughter. She joined R&B Company in August 2012.

Meilissa Mendoza

Office Manager

mmendoza@rbcompany.com 408.396.1699

Melissa was born and raised in San Jose, CA where she currently resides with her two sons. She worked as a Retail Store Manager for 8 years and was a receptionist at DryBar for 2. Leaving the retail/hair world behind, she joined R&B in October 2018.

Ryan Dauernheim

IT Technician

rdaurnheim@rbcompany.com 408.556.4483

Ryan was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He attended college at Lindenwood University where he played hockey and met fellow R&B colleague, Daniel Inouye. Ryan enjoy's working on cars, hunting, watching Mizzou football and playing golf. Ryan moved to San Jose July of 2019 and shortly after became a member of R&B.

Irvin Cano

Inventory Control

icano@rbcompany.com 209.272.0526

Irvin was born in San Diego, he moved around California till he settled in Richmond for 15 years. He started in R&B’s warehouse in 2012 and worked his way up, he went from stock boy and to shipping and receiving. He was sent to Oklahoma for McElroy for fusion training and inspectors cores. In 2015 he became a sales member of the R&B Fusion department.

Ismael "Izzy" Rivas

Inventory Control

irivas@rbcompany.com 408.556.4478

Izzy was born in Mexico City. At the age of ten, he moved to the U.S and was raised in San Jose, California. Izzy graduated from willow glen high school and began working in the restaurant industry. He decided to switch career paths and joined R&B in 2014 as a member of the San Jose warehouse crew. Shortly after he became a Class A driver and is now part of the inventory control department. Izzy lives with his wife and son.

Nate Scott

Inventory/Marketing

nscott@rbcompany.com 408.556.4474

Nate was born and raised in Nevada City Ca. After a 2-month stint on the Amazon, he found himself living in San Francisco where he finished studying Cultural Anthropology and Graphic Design. He did freelance design work for 4 and a half years working with a variety of companies building custom sites and designs. He currently lives in San Jose. He joined R&B in August 2015.

Fernando Valdez

Senior Warehouse Manager

fvaldez@rbcompany.com 209.640.3588

Fernando was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. in 1990. He lived in Sacramento where he completed high school. He joined R&B in March 2000 at the Redwood City branch as a warehouse stocker.

Spencer Keiser

Facilities Manager

skeiser@rbcompany.com 408.464.0642

Spencer grew up in Saratoga, CA. He was self employed as a general contractor for 32 years. He joined R&B full time in 2015 as the Facilities Manager.

Tony Han

Operations

than@rbcompany.com 408.556.4445

Tony was born and educated in California. He has made the Bay Area his home for most of his life. He spent 13 years working for an information company in Silicon Valley eventually becoming the Accounting Manager where he gained a strong understanding of small business strategies and accounting experience. Tony joined R&B in 2005.

Laura Zavala

Payroll

lzavala@rbcompany.com 408.556.4477

Laura was born in Torrance, CA and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She now lives in San Jose with her boyfriend Victor and their three children Briella, Mateo and Alina. She went to college at Idaho State University. She joined The Bank of Commerce in 2008 and worked for them for 5 years in various roles: New Accounts, Loan Clerk and Teller. When she moved to the bay area in 2013 she worked at Wells Fargo Bank as a Personal Banker. Laura joined R&B May 2015.

Collin Bryant

Meter Sales

cbryant@rbcompany.com 530.521.8081

Collin lives in Rocklin, CA with his wife (Karyn), two young children (Finley and Leif), and his wife’s feral and blind cat (Lyell). He was born and raised in Humboldt County and was the first pick taken in the 1992 Fortuna Little League draft. He is a 2002 graduate of THE Chico State University. He began his waterworks career with US Pipe and Foundry in 2013. Collin’s greatest personal accomplishment (besides being a slightly above-average husband and father) is a through hike of the John Muir Trail in 2012. He enjoys the solitude of the outdoors, cycling, watching YouTube highlights of Will Clark (why is he not in the Hall of Fame?) and anything made in his Instant Pot. Collin joined the R&B Company in October 2018.

Jim Burgess

Sales

jburgress@rbcompany.com 925.775.5868

Jim was born in Michigan but moved around a lot during his early years. He was in the Navy from 1970-1974, after which he started working at Groeniger & Company. In 1985 he moved to Kenko Utility Supply and in 2011 he moved to Ferguson Water Works. In November of 2018, Jim joined the R&B team at our Oakley branch. He has 2 daughters and 6 grandchildren, he is expecting his first great-grandson in July.

Josh Coyne

Mechanical Sales

jcoyne@rbcompany.com 916.704.5325

Josh was born and raised in Antioch, Ca. He now resides in Roseville, Ca. with his wife. He graduated from Whittier College in 2002 lettering in football, track, and was president of the Orthogonian Society. He taught special education before starting in the waterworks industry in 2004. His expertise is in water/wastewater treatment plant sales and he had previously managed projects throughout all of California for Groeniger, HD Supply, and Ferguson before joining R&B Company in August 2012.

Santa Rosa

Sandy Cline

Office Manger

scline@rbcompany.com 707.586.1725

Sandy is a California Girl. She was born in San Rafael and grew up in Potter Valley. After High School, Sandy moved to Santa Rosa where she attended and graduated from Sonoma State University with her Bachelor of Arts degree. She enjoys golfing, gardening, photography and wine barrel art. Sandy began working for R&B in 2017.

Delano Sturgeon

Warehouse Manager

dsturgeon@rbcompany.com 707.889.6957

Delano was born and raised in Santa Rosa. He is single father of 16 year old son. They enjoy playing video games and disc together. Delano did tile work for 15 years before working at Pace in 2015. He joined R&B in June of 2018.

Brad Rugg

Inside Sales

brugg@rbcompany.com 707.494.7818

Brad started out working with PE O’Hair in Santa Rosa and then moved to Groeniger & Company. A few years later, Brad worked for one of the Bay Area’s largest construction companies North Bay Construction, until they were purchased by a local competitor. Brad came to work for R&B in September of 2010. He is married with two daughters.