Staff

Steve Schaefer: President

Steve has worked in the plumbing profession since 1973. He is a licensed Master Plumber/Gas Fitter, in the State of Maryland. He has been certified in backflow prevention in Maryland since 1996. Mr. Schaefer is currently a member of thePHCC-NA Task Force on Green Construction & Water Conservation, and is a past PHCC-NA Zone Director. He has been a past President, Board Member, and Tradeshow Chairman of the Maryland PHCC and currently serves as President (2015-2016). He was also a past member and Chairman of the Carroll County Plumbing Advisory Board.

Sean Walker: Vice President

Sean started his career with Schaefer Mechanical in 2001 as a job Foreman, soon becoming a Project Manager. In 2005 he was promoted from Project Manager to Vice President of Construction. He was promoted to his current position in 2018. He is responsible for oversight of estimating and field procedures, company job budget vs. actual performance, employee training, contact with current clients and development of new clients. He holds a State of Maryland Master Plumber-Gasfitters License, is a certified Backflow technician, and has completed the PHC Essentials in Project Management Course.

Dave Goldhammer: Vice President of Construction

Dave started his career at Schaefer Mechanical in 2013 as a job Foreman. Dave has worked in the plumbing trade for over 30 years. In 2015, he was promoted to Superintendent of Construction. He was promoted to his current position in 2018. He is responsible for all field personnel, including manpower coordination, production, and supervision.

Mr. Goldhammer holds a State of Maryland Journeyman License, is a certified Backflow technician and has completed the PHC Essentials in Project Management Course.

Ian Martin: Estimator

Ian started his career with Schaefer Mechanical in June 2004 as a plumbing apprentice. He has come up through the trade holding multiple positions. He came into the office in September 2021 as an assistant estimator. He was promoted to Estimator in June 2022. He is responsible for providing plumbing estimates, budgets, plan specification proposals, and value engineered alternatives for our clients.

Mr Martin holds a State of Maryland Journeyman Plumbers-Gasfitters License, is a certified Backflow technician, and has completed the PHC Essentials in Project Management Course.

John Kurtz: Shop Manager

John joined Schaefer Mechanical in 2021 but has been in the plumbing industry since 1976. His primary responsibilities are warehouse management and material purchasing.

Mr Kurtz holds a State of Maryland Journey Plumber/Gas Fitter license and has a Baltimore County Master Plumbers License.

Kitty Putgenter-Moro: Accounts Payable/Office Manager

Kitty came to Schaefer in 2012 but has worked in the plumbing industry for over 20 years. She started out as a bookkeeper performing various duties. In 2016 Kitty was promoted to Office Manager where she oversees the entire office staff. She will go out of her way to lend a helping hand to ensure every deadline is met.

Jennifer Boone: Accounts Receivable

Jennifer joined the Schaefer Mechanical team in May 2018. With over 20 years of retail accounting experience, she is the perfect fit in the Accounts Receivable department and assists in the day to day office operations