Tanner started in the roofing industry at 18 as a roofs salesman, once he learned all he could about the industry he became a sales manager and helped build sales teams for roofing companies. He is now an outside sales representative for RSI and holds private trainings for companies to better train their salesmen.
Dedicated Sales Professional offering over 10 years of successful sales and management experience in the Roofing Industry as well as the Oilfield Industry. Provided in depth analysis to create and maintain the knowledge and relationships necessary to help grow our company’s bottom line. At RSI, we take great pride in our transparency and support for our customers, big and small.
Alivia moved to Texas in 2019. She started working for RSI in the summer of 2020. Alivia works along side Tyler doing inside sales and dispatch.
Janet brings her knowledge of 20+ years of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to Roofer’s Supply, Inc. She has been in the roofing industry since 2001 when she did the bookkeeping for the Memphis & Nashville locations of RSG. She developed her skills in the credit department as well as working with the inside sales team. Janet stayed with RSG until 2011 and later moved her career to the Oil &Gas industry, where she worked for 7 yrs. In April of 2019, Janet made the decision to return to the roofing industry to become a team player with Roofer’s Supply Inc. In Janet’s spare time, you may find her doing outdoor activities such as attending festivals, market days, or hiking.
Darren Breaux is a building material distribution professional who currently serves as president at Roofer’s Supply Inc. Breaux started his career in the roofing distribution business in 1991 as a salesman right out of the University of Houston. Since that time, he has held various positions such as Operations Manager, Sales Manager, Branch Manager, Regional Manager, and Managing Partner.
His current goals and passion are to bring back the local independent roofing distributor and entrepreneurial spirit to the Texas market. Breaux feels that the industry has been gobbled up by big corporations that have lost touch with the customer. Mr. Breaux is on a mission to pass his success forward to a new generation of roofing distribution professionals and keep his family’s legacy going strong for decades to come.
Darren joined Roofers Supply Inc as a Vice President from its start in March of 2019. He brings 17 years of construction experience along with the knowledge of multiple sides of the industry from Contracting, Distribution and Manufacturing. After playing professional golf for over 7 years, Darren entered into the building material industry at the lumberyard level at the age of 25. He has worked in distribution across NY and PA for 6 years. Darren and his wife Shannon owned and operated their own lumberyard in North Central, Pennsylvania.
In the summer of 2014, Darren and his family of five children relocated to Houston, Texas to work as a Territory Manager for TAMKO Building products. A short while later he joined CertainTeed as a territory manager covering Houston and Dallas Fort Worth. Darren excels in building relationships and educating his customers. With a never say “NO” attitude, Darren makes sure that you will only experience the best in customer service.
Jeff Smejkal is an experienced roofing distribution specialist who partners with business professionals in the roofing industry to help their businesses grow. After spending 12 years in roofing distribution with RSG and Beacon roofing supply, he has decided to become a partner in a family owned business, Roofer’s Supply Incorporated focusing on customer service and building relationships.
Outside of work, Jeff loves to spend time with his wife Jacklyn and their three children Jack, Joy and Jenna. He also enjoys playing golf and attending all sporting events. Jeff aspires to treating his customers with great customer service and taking care of their needs.
Tyler moved to Texas in 2016, he started in the roofing business with Allied Building Products in Houston and then after about a year and a half moved to a branch in Dallas. He has been all over the Houston and DFW area with Allied until they were bought out by Beacon. He left shortly after to join his father, Darren Kennedy at RSI. He has been working on inside sales over the last 2 years in roofing and also works as a truck dispatcher. Call the office anytime and he will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Brian Takaki has been a credit manager in the roofing industry for the past 17 years and has a combined credit experience in the credit industry well over 30 years.
He was excited to have an opportunity in 2019 to join Roofer’s Supply Inc. to work with the talented and experienced personnel in the company.
Brian was born and raised in Hawaii. He and his wife enjoy traveling to the major cities throughout the country. Outside of work his hobbies include coin collecting, stamp collecting and real estate investments. Brian often meets with his coffee buddies throughout Houston where deep topics run shallow.