BENJAMIN Y. ENGEL is the President/Owner of J.F. Cook Co., Inc. Ben acquired Cook in March 2010 and is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the company. Prior to acquiring Cook, Ben was with Generation Growth Capital, Inc. (GGC), a Wisconsin based private equity fund focused on buyouts and providing growth capital to small business and low middle market companies. He was responsible for portfolio company management, financial modeling, industry research and due diligence. Preceding Cook & GGC, Ben held various positions with M&I Bank for over 8 years. Ben has been involved with the Milwaukee community by organizing and assisting with activities that promote financial literacy and homeownership. He currently serves on the following community boards: ACTS Housing Corp, (President) and Wisconsin Better Business Bureau. Engel graduated from University Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Finance.

THOMAS J. DRUML, P.E. is the Vice President of J.F. Cook Co., Inc. Tom has management responsibilities for both the overhead door and window divisions, overseeing all contracts from contract award to completion; including change orders, applicable documentation, project closeout and final review of job costs. In addition, he reviews estimates, negotiates contracts and identifies potential specialty projects to bid. He has over 35 years experience in the construction industry. Tom graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer.

STEVE GETZIN is the Commercial Door Manager of J.F. Cook Co., Inc, managing commercial door service and install. He is also responsible for co-ordination of materials and supplies for the job, maintaining productivity at the job site & job reports and/or field documentation as required. Steve has over 25 years experience in commercial service and install. He has serviced thousands of doors over his career. Specializing in: Electrical troubleshooting, hospital entrance doors, LINAC radiation doors, gates, automation & field service.

ROBIN N. REESE is the Sales & Marketing Manager of J.F. Cook Co., Inc., overseeing all aspects of sales, marketing, customer and public relations operations within the company. Prior to joining Cook, Robin was the Administration and Properties Manager for a general contracting firm in Milwaukee. She has several years experience in construction, sales, marketing and customer service, holding various positions in companies such as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Time Warner Cable, and Manpower International Headquarters. Robin currently serves on the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee’s board of directors. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Marketing and later received her Master of Business Administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University.

JEFF RUID is the Commercial Door Sales representative at J.F. Cook Co., Inc. Jeff also serves as project manager and estimator for commercial door jobs. He has over 16 years experience in the overhead door and loading dock industry. Specializing in: custom electrical design applications, PLC programming, AutoCAD, Special door application design & Project start-up customer training.

SCOTT RAYMOND is the Residential Sales representative at J.F. Cook Co., Inc. Scott has been in the construction industry for 24 years, with 22 years spent in residential home construction as a construction manager/sales rep/estimator. He also held the positions of head manager & Vice President of a home building company. Scott is experienced in all aspects of residential construction, from the foundation to the roof, and structural integrity to décor.