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Meet the Sheds Unlimited Tribe |
Grandpa - Steve Stoltzfus Sr. - Sheds Unlimited Founder and Owner |
Long before Steve Sr was recognized as "grandpa," he and his wife had a vision of continuing the Amish and Mennonite tradition of working with their family. Rather than sending the five sons off to work for other local businesses, Sheds Unlimited was born while continuing work on the family farm. The energy of "grandpa" combined with the hard work of his five sons and other family friends have been the strength of our company over the twenty years of serving our customers. Steve Sr. continues his work around the manufacturing facility even in 2009 and might even be found on a few local shed deliveries when the need arises. Steve also serves on the board of Christian Aid Ministries, an Amish-Mennonite run humanitarian orgainzation which provides aid to those in need following humanitarian crises and assistance to needy familes in many countries. |
Steve StoltzfusJr. - Business Manager |
The second son of five, Steve Jr. uses his skills in managing the Sheds Unlimited Family. Steve is often found working in the office late into th evening to ensure all runs smoothly. His skill in managing the operations around our small facility is a key factor in ensuring that each customer is served according to Sheds Unlimited's high standards. Occasionally he will be found on a delivery or helping out with an on-sight setup.Besides his work at Sheds Unlimited, Steve also enjoys returning to Europe to spend time with friends he made while working at an the Nathaniel Christian Orphanage Farm in Romania. After spending 11 years in Romania Steve returned to the family business in 2006. |
Chris Stoltzfus - Webmaster |
Although Chris enjoys traveling the world, studying Arabic and meeting people of other cultures, when he is back in the USA you might actually catch him in the Sheds Unlimited office. His primary job of ensuring the Sheds Unlimited website is up and running along with responsibilities in the office are enough to keep him occupied when not in school or traveling. However, even when he is traveling or working throughout the Middle East, his job of ensuring customers have a pleasurable experience on the web continues. Chris is the middle son of five in the Stoltzfus family. |
Johnny Stoltzfus - Production Department Manager |
Johnny is the fourth son in the Stoltzfus tribeand has found his place in the Sheds Unlimited family for over ten years. His consistant job skills combined with a determination to provide a consistantly uniform product help make the Sheds Unlimited experience among the best in the industry. In 2008 Johnny was married to Gloria and they lived in the "daudy end" of the old family farmhouse which has remained in the family for several generations. Recently, they purchased a house in Lancaster City where they spend their spare time working with the Way of Jesus Ministries. Before he was married, Johnny spent several years working as a camp chief at Bald Eagle Wilderness Boys Camp School where he worked with troubled boys in a wilderness setting. |
Bill Lapp - Finishing Department Manager |
Bill is a son-in-law and brother-in-law to the Stoltzfus family. His wife, the oldest in the Stoltzfus family is a busy home-school mother of seven children. Since they live only one-half mile from the Sheds Unlimited manufacturing facility, Bill enjoys going home for lunch breaks and even finds himself helping out with the children's schooling. Since Bill has been with the company for around ten years, his skillful expertise is a great contribution to our small family workforce. If you visit the farm and manufacturing facility, you may be pleased to see a few of his energetic children running around and enjoying a day at grandpa's. |
Levi (Pop) Lapp - Finishing Department |
Levi is the other grandpa in the Sheds Unlimited family. He is the father of Bill and mostly known around the shop as "Pop." Since he joined the Sheds Unlimited team in 2008, his grandsons have the priveledge of visiting the farm and seeing both of their grandpa's. Pop's great sense of humor is a real sense of enjoyment for the entire Sheds Unlimited family. Since he lives within a mile of the shop in the small village of White Horse, Levi usually enjoys his lunch break with his wife in their home. Along with this work here, Levi enjoys spending time with his eight children and their families which includes a growing number of grandchildren. |
Kyle Zook - Assistant Office Manager/Sales |
Kyle has been a family church friend from the time he was a youngster to the present. In 2008 Kyle joined the Sheds Unlimited team as a key member in the office department. His patient manner and determination to provide the best customer service possible is a great contribution to the team. Kyle is kept busy ensuring the office runs smoothly and excels in his role in the sales department. His careful commitment to details helps make the customer experience at Sheds Unlimited a pleasant one. |
Vincent Beiler - Production Department Assistant Manager |
Vince is another family friend whose family spent several years working with Steve Jr. in Romania. Coming from a family of ten and now having a son of his own, Vince and his wife live in Lancaster City. He has been a member of the Sheds Unlimited team on and off during the years of his studies at Faith Builders Educational Programs and then joined the team full time after his graduation. His contribution to the team is a key factor in providing our customers with a quality product which can be delivered in a timely manner. |
Gideon King - Production Department |
Gideon comes from the local Amish community and has become a vibrant part of the Sheds Unlimited team in the shop and on the road. His love for hard work makes him a great asset on the long days when two and three car garages need to be assembled away from the manufacturing facility. Gideon is one who does all he can to work efficiently thus allowing Sheds Unlimited to provide their products at a reasonable price while offering a quaility product. His consisitency at work combined with a few Pennsylvania Dutch words of inspiration help make a long day on the job a good experience. |
Omar Stoltzfus - Production Department |
Omar is one of the latest additions to the growing team at Sheds Unlimited. He joined his long-time friend, Gideon on the production team in the manufacturing facility. Coming from the local Amish community inspires his ability to quickly catch on to the skills needed to produce quaility buildings in a proficient manner. We are ever grateful for young men like Omar who enable our company to provide quaility products at affordable prices. Omar is already becoming a great asset to the Tribe here at Sheds Unlimited. |
Mark Beiler - Production Department |
Although Mark and the Stoltzfus Family are not blood relatives being a part of the same Amish Mennonite community brought the two together and was a key factor in bringing Mark into the Sheds Unlimited family. He also enjoys long days on-sight setting up a garage or several sheds here and there. In addition to working for Sheds Unlimited, Mark enjoys the out-of-doors. When he is ready for a relaxing break, Mark often strikes out into the woods and waits for the big buck to come along. Since Mark graduted from school he has joined our team on a full time basis. |
Ryan Eldridge - Delivery Specialist |
Our team could not be complete without our delivery experts. They are the link that make it possible to actually complete the job and see the building situated in the customer's yard. In the summer of 2010 Ryan joined the Sheds Unlimited team as our primary delivery specialist. He hails from the local area and often puts in long days as he travels from state to state handling sheds and placing them into position with the MULE. He is the second Ryan on the complex since he carries the same name as a grandson/nephew who who is a son of Alphie, the oldest Stoltzfus son on the family farm. |
Levi Stoltzfus - Production Department |
Our second Levi joined the Sheds Unlimited production line in 2010. His ready smile, quick step and previous experience working in a local construction company make him a great asset to our company. He comes from the local Amish community and spends his early morning riding to work on his scooter. Levi's father has been fighting muscular sclerosis few the past several years leaving him (Levi) as the primary bread-winner for the family. We are certainly grateful for the contribution Levi brings to our growing family. |
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Mike Stoltzfus - Sales Manager |
Welcome back to the youngest of the Stoltzfus sons! After being gone from the company for several years, Mike just returned in August of 2010. His previous years of experience in nearly every aspect of the Sheds Unlimited company are a great asset in his new sales position. In addition, Mike is sort of a jack-of-all-trades kind of fellow and uses his skills to keep the Sheds Unlimited operation running smoothly. Mike was married married to Sharon in 2006 and they now have a growing son Miles who takes up a lot of his time. |
Linden Kropf - Shipping Coordinator |
Linden is another new face in the Sheds Unlimited office. He has recently taken over the job of shipping coordinator which makes him responsible to schedule our sheds, garages and on-sight setup jobs within several hundred miles of our manufacturing facility in PA. He comes from a local Mennonite family of eight children which certainly adds a bit of spice to his life. Linden reports that he enjoys working with computers which makes his place in the Sheds Unlimited office enjoyable and challenging. Linden is happy for his new job and is learning the ropes of the shed industry step-by-step. |