Steve Pietila – General Manager

Steve has been with the company since 1990 and is a national leader in the chimney service industry. With over 30 years experience he is past President of the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG), and the Oregon Chimney Sweep Association. In 2008 he received the highest honor in the trade, The NCSG President’s Award. He is a CSIA-Certified Chimney Sweep and CSIA Instructor. Steve enjoys working with customers and instilling a vision in his employees for providing outstanding customer service. In order to ensure that his customers get the highest quality of service possible, he encourages his staff to seek continued education and training which is financed by the company. When not on the rooftops or in the office, you might find Steve paddling on the Willamette or Columbia Rivers (he trains with a local outrigger canoe racing club), teaching seminars to other chimney professionals, or perhaps leading a short-term missions team. He loves his hometown of Portland, and enjoys the incredible mix of small town friendliness and metropolitan culture. He’s been married to his lovely wife Julie for over 40 years and they have three sons.

Julie Pietila – Office Manager

Julie started at American Chimney in 1993, scheduling two service vehicles from a home office. As office manager, she keeps a pulse on all aspects of customer care, employee scheduling and company organization. In her free time she likes to stay active, has recently run several half-marathons and has mentored other women as they began the challenge of training to run distances. She and her husband of 40 years have three grown sons.

Dennis Childers – CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep/NFI Certified Gas Specialist

A native Oregonian, Dennis has been with American Chimney since 1991. Dennis specializes in masonry work, gas and wood appliance installation, chimney and venting system installation, gas piping, and diagnostics. He has certifications from the CSIA and OSCA, and has taken classes in Rumford fireplace construction and advanced masonry chimney techniques. Dennis’ previous work experience involved construction work including drywall, electrical, new home building, remodeling, finish carpentry, skylights, tile, decks, and low voltage wiring. In the future he wants to work more with ‘green’ building concepts and energy-efficient fireplaces. Outside of work he enjoys songwriting, recording, and playing music with others. He’s an accomplished musician and plays the bass, keyboards, and guitar. He enjoyed a brief stint as a professional musician in the 80’s, but is quite content now to simply play with friends, for his church, and you might even catch him out at a local open-mic night. He is involved in a home church and is married with three children.

Shawn Lowry – Service Technician/CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep

Shawn has been with American Chimney since summer, 2016. Shawn enjoys the feeling from educating customers on the safety and functionality of their chimney. He also takes pride in repairing and restoring chimneys. Away from the business Shawn enjoys spending time with his three daughters.

Martin Perez – Masonry Technician

Martin has been a mason for most of his life, or as he would say, “since I was a kid”. He likes building and repairing chimneys for the customers to enjoy. He likes all aspects of this type of work and enjoys his fellow employees. When off Martin goes to school to continue to further his education.

Luke Antipala – Masonry Technician

Travis Ewan – Masonry Technician/Technician Assistant

Travis was born and raised in Portland and graduated from Centennial High School. He enjoys cooking, camping, hunting, and spending time with his daughter. He also volunteers for a living history organization. He enjoys working for American Chimney and has been with the company since the summer of 2017. He has expanded his knowledge within the realm of masonry and has shown he can be a key player with the team.

Jesus Morales – Service Technician/CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep

Grafton Jones – Technician Assistant

Whitaker Wallace – Technician Assistant

Jeanelle Harrison – Administrative Assistant