Staff

VINT JONES

President

Sales – Building Materials, Railroad Products

vint@pacaklumber.com

Vint’s experience covers a wide range of construction materials, from ground to turnkey. His 30 year career has been dedicated to materials supply, from residential and commercial to industrial and government supply. Vint started his career in Alaska in 1980 where he lived, worked and still has family and friends. Having spent time throughout the state, he knows the unique challenges that customers face working in the ever changing environment that is Alaska. He is an expert in logistics and has coordinated delivery of materials to some of the most remote sites imaginable. Vint has the experience and background to insure the materials required to get the job done will be where they need to be when they need to be.

GARY NEWMAN

Partner

Sales – Industrial & Exposed Timbers, Engineered Wood Products

garyn@pacaklumber.com

Gary has been actively marketing specialty wood products for 32 years. He takes particular pride in his knowledge of all West Coast softwood species. He works with a wide variety of heavy construction companies, timber framers, and log home builders. Gary is well versed in all manner of treating and fabricating timbers.

BRYAN BOROVEC

Partner

Sales – Industrial & Exposed Timbers, Railroad Products

 bryanb@pacaklumber.com

Bryan has over 20 years in the industry, beginning in sawmill production sales. He has spent the last 17 years as a wholesaler of industrial forest products including treated lumber and timbers, piling, railroad ties and other railroad bridge and right-of-way construction products. His experience encompasses every conceivable option for treating and fabrication of timbers.

 In addition, Bryan also markets appearance timbers for commercial and residential timber framing in a range of West Coast softwood species.

PATTI SMITH

Office Manager

patti@pacaklumber.com

Patti joined the P.A.L. team with the company’s expansion in the fall of 2009. Her bookkeeping and management skills have their roots in the restaurant business but the lumber industry has been home for the last twenty years. She will promptly respond to any A/P, A/R or other accounting questions you might have. If she doesn’t have the answer you’re looking for, she will find out who does!



CHRISTINE JONES

Project Manager

Christine@pacaklumber.com

Christine joined the PAL team in 2024.  She brings with her 24 years of experience as a Project Manager in the Architectural Hardware field.   Christine was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she started her career working for a General Contractor for three years before taking a job with Construction Machinery Inc. She worked there for 6 years before moving to Washington State with her family in 1995. She worked for Washington Architectural Hardware from 1995 until 2024, starting as an Administrative Assistant to the owner of the company. She moved on to Purchasing Manager, then to Contract Administrator and then finally to Project Manager.

During her time as a Project Manager, she’s managed hundreds of different commercial projects, specializing in schools, office buildings and government base projects. She is proficient at all aspects of material supply from the submittal process to the coordination and delivery of material to the jobsite.

Christine will be a great addition to our team and will be an additional point of contact throughout the life cycle of your project to ensure things go smoothly.



Washington Office

9810 40th Ave SW Ste C,

Lakewood, WA 98499

Phone. 253.414.0200

Fax. 253.444.3561

Alaska Office

City Center,

Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone. 907.341.3500

Fax. 253.444.3561

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