Experts
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Dennis Rude
Founder
Expert in: Entrepreneurship, restoration best practices, substrate testing, masonry preservation, green masonry restoration and preservation products, stone cutting, recreational hunting.
Dennis Rude’s drive to improve the masonry restoration industry led him to found Cathedral Stone in 1982. Through his extensive European travels and study under Heinz Jahn...
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Chuck Spitznagel
Manager
Expert in: Investigating and assessing masonry failures, restoration and preservation best practices, Jahn Mortars, onsite consulting and supervising.
Chuck is an expert in assessing masonry failures and evaluating the best repair methods for preserving and protecting a structure’s substrate. He travels extensively throughout North America...
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Larry Burkhardt
Operations Manager
Expert in: Colors and color-matching, laboratory quality control, restoration and preservation best practices, the science of mortars, paints and paint strippers.
As operations manager, Larry Burkhardt keeps a diligent eye on the daily operations of Cathedral Stone, including the company’s manufacturing facility and quality control laboratory...
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Aaron Wolk
Distribution Manager
Expert in: Sales distribution channels, distributor marketing, restoration and preservation best practices.
Aaron Wolk can talk brick, stone, marble, and mortars with the best of them. He leverages his talent to aggressively spearhead distribution strategies for Cathedral Stone’s U.S. and Canadian operations...
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