George Drabner
President
E-mail: george@cisinsulation.com
George has 30+ years of experience in the insulation industry. He is an Army Veteran with 8 years of service to our Country. He has managed projects such as the S.T.E.P Project and the Central Terminal addition at SeaTac Airport. He has a vast knowledge of the insulation industry and takes pride in the high quality and professional service we provide our customers. He prides himself on the value engineering he provides for our customers to make a project more profitable.
John Saari
Vice President
E-mail: john@cisinsulation.com
John has 30+ years of experience in the construction industry. He started out as a drywall finisher in 1991 and worked his way through the ranks to become a foreman in 1994. He was fortunate enough to run projects such as the S.T.E.P Project (South Terminal Expansion Project), Seattle Convention Center Remodel, Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma Mary Bridge Hospital, Lincoln Square in Bellevue and many others. He retired from the drywall industry in 2006 and joined George in 2007 to open Commercial Insulation Service.
Gary Gjers
General Manager
E-mail: gary@cisinsulation.com
Gary has extensive experience in the insulation community, with over 30 years of work experience in the field. He is eager to meet with your on-site staff for precon meetings, scheduling evaluations and site coordination. He is responsible for our field safety and manpower. If you need anything in the field, don’t hesitate to give him a call.
John Brown
E-mail: johnbrown@cisinsulation.com
John has been in the industry for 40+ years, generating sales in the residential, commercial and weatherization markets. He is credited with increasing the company’s market share with new construction projects, while servicing a three-county weatherization territory. He improved and updated the company spreadsheets to increase productivity and eliminate errors. He is a team player who thrives on working with customers to value engineer any job for the best performance and value.
Jon Suttle
E-mail: jsuttle@cisinsulation.com
Jon joins the Commercial Insulation Service team as the Director of Business Development. Jon brings over 36 years of experience in the insulation industry. Jon has worked in the manufacturing, fabrication, and distribution for the commercial, residential, mechanical, and industrial insulation markets. He was also instrumental in the development of one of the first curtain wall insulation and firestop take-off programs. These programs reduced job site labor and job site material waste. This enabled field crews to reduce their installed curtain wall insulation labor by 25%!
Jon has an Associate Degree from Oklahoma State University, along with FIT Trainer (Firestop Instructional Training) and closed cell spray foam training certifications.
Alisha Johnson
E-mail: alisha@cisinsulation.com
Alisha joined our staff in 2009 and is a big part of our estimating team. She carries a Civil Engineering Degree from WSU, Go Cougars! She specializes in Schools and Multifamily Mixed-Use Projects and can assist you with value engineering and blueprint review for your job.
Carol Saari
E-mail: admin@cisinsulation.com
Carol has 20+ years of experience in the construction industry. She formerly worked for Skanska USA on many projects. She has been part of our staff since 2018 and heads up our Payroll Department.
Laura Saari
Phone: (360) 357-7717
E-mail: admin@cisinsulation.com
Laura joined our team in 2021 to take over our Certified Payroll and Accounts Payable Departments. She comes to us from a background of helping kids as a Kitchen Manager for Renton School District for 14 years.