Office Crew
Derek S. Mueller | Owner & CEO
Hometown: Jacobs Prairie/ Cold Spring
High School: ROCORI
First Jobs: Framer/Carpenter
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 14 years , 21 yrs construction
Hobbies: Traveling with Family
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Relationships built with Staff, Contractors and Customers
Jim Schmitz | Chief Operations Officer
Hometown: St. Cloud
High School: Sartell
College: University of Jamestown
First Jobs: Dishwasher
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2 Months
Hobbies: Hunting, Golfing, Food Plots & Land Management
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The people & Working on new ideas
Brian Mergen | General Manager + Sales & Estimating
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Hometown: St. Nicholas
High School: Albany
College: St. Cloud Technical
First Jobs: Framer/Carpenter
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 3 years, 30 yrs in Construction
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Team Work
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Hometown: Cold Spring
High School: ROCORI
College: St.Thomas & Saint Benedict
First Jobs: Busser/ Waitress
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2.5 years
Hobbies: Gardening, Traveling, Sewing
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The team & Creative Freedom
Ryan Pratt | Sales & Estimating + Delivery Coordinator
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Ryan Pratt | Sales & Estimating + Delivery Coordinator
Hometown: Albany
High School: Albany
First Jobs: Took over family farm at 18, Farming
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 7 years
Hobbies: Camping, Fishing and ATV driving
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The Collaborative Environment
Paul Rieland | Sales & Estimating
Isabelle (Belle) Schneider | Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Ryan Pratt | Sales & Estimating + Delivery Coordinator
Hometown: Melrose
High School: Melrose
College: St. Johns
First Jobs: Assistant Manager - Sherwin Williams
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 5 years
Hobbies: Fishing
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The People
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Hometown: Pearl Lake
High School: St. Cloud Tech
First Jobs: Cold Spring Granite
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2 years, 37 yrs General Contractor
Hobbies: Hunting & Fishing
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Team Work
Phil Rudolph | Sales & Estimating
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Hometown: Little Falls
High School: Little Falls
College: NDSU
First Jobs: Carpenter
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 6 Months
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, and Wood Working
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The People & the new Bowlus location
Greg Breth | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Jerry Haus | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Greg Breth | Sales & Estimating + Project Management
Hometown: Holdingford
High School: Holdingford
First Jobs: Farming & Construction
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2.5 years
Hobbies: Hunting, Canning & Meat Processing
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Great People & Environment
Kyle Engelmeyer | Sales & Estimating
Randy Geurts | Project Manager & Job Supervisor
Hometown: Rockville
High School: Rocori
College: Bemidji
First Jobs: Dishwasher
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 6 Months
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, and Golfing
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Relationships with the Customers, Team and Contractors
Randy Geurts | Project Manager & Job Supervisor
Randy Geurts | Project Manager & Job Supervisor
Hometown: Kimball
High School: Buffalo Senior High
College: Hamline University
First Jobs: IT Specialist
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 1 year
Hobbies: Traveling, Hunting and Camping
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Variety of Work
Jenny Oien | Admin Assistant
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Hometown: St. Joseph
High School: Apollo High School
College: St. Cloud Tech College
First Jobs: Surgical Center
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2 months
Hobbies: Hunting, Walks, and Movies
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Great working environment
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Hometown: Watkins
High School: Eden Valley/ Watkins
College: St. Cloud Vo/Tech
First Jobs: Architecture Designer/Drafter
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 8 years
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading, Making Rosaries
Favorite Season: Autumn
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Becoming friends with Co-workers
Lynette (Lynn) Burg | Book Keeper
Linda vonLintel-Beniek | Drafter & Designer
Sadie Mueller | HR & Admin Assistant
Hometown: Avon
High School: Albany
First Jobs: Patient Transporter, St. Cloud Hospital
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 5 years
Hobbies: 4-Wheeling, Reading, Camping, Gardening
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Flexibility + Variety of tasks
Sadie Mueller | HR & Admin Assistant
Sadie Mueller | HR & Admin Assistant
Hometown: Richmond
High School: ROCORI
First Jobs: Registered Nurse
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2 months
Hobbies: Time with Family, Reading, Outdoors (everything)
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Better home/ work life balance
Yard Crew
Sam Sand | Delivery Lead
Greg Kalthoff | Yard/Delivery Assistant
Jake Schmitz | Yard Coordinator
Hometown: Eden Valley
High School: Eden Valley
First Jobs: Fleet Supply
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 6 years
Hobbies: Motorcycling
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Everything
Jake Schmitz | Yard Coordinator
Greg Kalthoff | Yard/Delivery Assistant
Jake Schmitz | Yard Coordinator
Hometown: Regal
High School: Paynesville
College: Ridgewater College
First Jobs: Menards
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 7 years
Hobbies: Camping & Hunting
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Camaraderie
Greg Kalthoff | Yard/Delivery Assistant
Greg Kalthoff | Yard/Delivery Assistant
Greg Kalthoff | Yard/Delivery Assistant
Hometown: St. Martin
High School: Albany
College: Willmar Vo Tech
First Jobs: Farmer
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 2 years
Hobbies: Farming, Ranger Rides, Boating
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Great Team and relationships with Contractors
Ethan Mills | Maintenance Lead & Operations Assistant
Hometown: Richmond
High School: ROCORI
College: ATCC
First Jobs: Equipment Operator / Diesel Mechanic
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 6 years
Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Demo Derbies, Outdoors
Favorite Season: Summer & Fall
Favorite Thing About Working Here: The Team
Gary Schlangen | Yard & Delivery Assistant
Hometown: Belgrade
High School: Paynesville
First Jobs: Carpenter
Years at Lifestyle Lumber: 1 year
Hobbies: Fishing & Watching Sports
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Thing About Working Here: Varieties in work.
