Team
Michael Y. Ahearn, President, Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company
As President of Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company, a subsidiary of Ahearn Holtzman, Inc., Michael Ahearn oversees all facets of project planning, client services, sales, marketing and operations. A hands-on leader and business manager, Michael Ahearn has 33 years of experience in general construction, specializing in building restoration/alterations and weatherproofing-related services.
He has acquired extensive expertise in building restoration, alterations, and weatherproofing. He specializes in the assessment and repair of basic water penetrations and oversees the rehabilitation of historically significant and landmarked properties.
In addition to serving as President of the Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Institute (SWRI) in 2005, he is a member of the International Concrete Repair Institute, a member and past President of the Westchester Executive Association and serves as Vice-President of the Building Restoration Contractors Association.
Richard J. Ahearn, President, Ahearn Holtzman, Inc.
With extensive experience in general construction and construction management, Mr. Ahearn oversees construction of corporate office interiors, computer installations, and communications facilities.
His company has provided demanding, detailed work for Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Pepsico, Chevron/Texaco, MetLife, Ernst & Young, and Citicorp. The firm specializes in completing intricate telecommunications facilities, including web-hosting sites, network operations centers, and core building infrastructure upgrades.
He has helped institute Remote Project Monitoring, an Internet-based service that allows clients to access updates of schedules and photos from job sites without leaving their offices.
Joachim “Jay” Fiebich, General Manager
As General Manager of Seaboard Weatherproofing & Restoration Company, “Jay” Fiebich manages all aspects of business and operations, including customer service. He oversees detailed planning and execution of all major building restoration projects, including specifications, safety, health, quality control, and rules and regulations. He specializes in waterproofing and exterior building and structural concrete restoration.
Prior to joining Seaboard Weatherproofing, he founded his own waterproofing and restoration contracting company, which he personally managed for 15 years.
He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the State School of Engineering, Fachhochschule Heilbronn, Germany.
John S. Ahearn, Senior Project Manager
A specialist in concrete parking structures, “Scott” Ahearn has installed over one million square feet of various types of above- and below-grade waterproofing systems. He has acquired vast knowledge of elastomeric and resinous coatings. He is responsible for all Seaboard service work, which requires a broad range of expertise.
He is a veteran, serving four years in the U. S. Navy.
James F. Gradt, Senior Project Manager & Senior Estimator
James Gradt oversees projects ranging in size and complexity. With extensive experience in project management and estimating, he specializes in completing challenging restorations, building effective relationships with field personnel and clients to expedite all restoration projects, and adapting to the unique technical and administrative requirements of each project.
Prior to his position as a Project Manager, he worked as an estimator, a bricklayer and stone setter.
He has successfully completed advanced courses in Construction Estimating at Northern Westchester BOCES and obtained certification at Cathedral Stone Products in Hanover, MD for their Jahn Restoration Materials Application.
Jack Slowik, Project Manager
Jacek ‘Jack’ Slowik has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry, including 17 years in exterior building restoration in the metropolitan New York area.
He has been involved in the large-scale 55 Liberty Street project and medium-sized projects at 100 Wall Street, St. Thomas Church, and several branches of a major bank in the Metro NY area.
Jack began his career as a construction worker and worked his way up to waterproofing mechanic, foreman, supervisor, and project manager. He also has extensive and diverse hands-on experience as a building restoration craftsman. Jack is skilled at supervising and motivating other workers and trades to perform quality exterior building restoration projects in a timely and safe manner. Jack relates well with clients and their design professionals, provides excellent customer service, and gets the job done.
Dan Jones, General Superintendent
Dan Jones’ extensive experience includes high-rise commercial buildings, parking garages, historic structures, and churches. His duties include coordination of OSHA safety requirements and selection of the operations team, including foremen, craftsmen, and laborers.
He started his career as an apprentice, learning waterproofing, caulking, pointing, patching, building cleaning, brick-laying, stone-setting, and structural concrete repairs
He graduated from the International Masonry Institute and is a certified rigging foreman for all types of swing stage scaffolds. He is a New York City Department of Building Certified Construction Superintendent.
Adam Samojedny, Project Superintendent
Adam joined the Seaboard team as a foreman in 2008 and currently works as a project superintendent responsible for medium to large-size projects. With more than over 15 years of experience in the building restoration industry, Adam is an expert in restoring limestone, brownstone, granite, and terra cotta building façades. He oversaw the restoration of the Park Avenue Armory and 700 Broadway, both large-scale historic landmark restorations.
Adam is a member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers and is a certified rigging foreman with all current scaffold and OSHA certifications. He also has extensive experience in liquid applied roofing systems.