John Murphy
Owner, Design/Build Expert
As company founder and owner, John has successfully completed more than 3,000 remodeling projects for more than 1,000 clients. John understands the breadth and depth of remodeling like few others. His insights into identifying building challenges and innovative solutions to design problems have made…
Ben Murphy
Director of Operations
Ben Murphy, oldest son of owner John Murphy, joined the company as its first operations director in November of 2020. In his new role at Murphy Bros., Ben will be responsible for managing PM’s, subcontractors, and the accounting and finance functions at the company. This move is part of a larger, multi-year…
Dan Flaherty
Coatings Department Manager, Murphy Bros. Paint and Fine Finishes division
Dan joined the Murphy Bros. team more than 18 years ago. His 40+ years of experience with both industrial and residential coatings combined with his constantly evolving innovative techniques qualifies him as a master paint and fine finisher. Dan’s study and his persistent research of the ever-evolving…
Tom Myrick
Director of Marketing & Client Relations
Tom joined Murphy Bros. in 2015 to head up the marketing efforts, grow the business, elevate the brand and establish new client relations systems. Tom is responsible for website development, content creation, all PR, customer relationship management (CRM) systems and training, lead generation and assessment,…
Tania Katzenmaier
Client Services Assistant
Tania Katzenmaier brings many years of design, selections, and construction expertise to Murphy Bros. staff and clients. She was hired to develop and manage our display areas to help clients make better decisions in less time and with less travel. Tania also servers in the client relations arena, taking…
Jonah Smith
Senior Design/Build Consultant
Jonah joined the Murphy Bros. team in 2007, bringing with him well tested years of applied experience, having served as a project superintendent for a whole home remodel, subcontractor relations and management, and job-site problem solver. Jonah also has proven skills and experience in multi-family housing,…
Jeff Robinson
Design/Build Consultant
Jeff joined the Murphy Bros. team in 2013 as a design/build expert. He brings a vast array of more than 30 years’ experience in all aspects of residential remodeling. Starting as a laborer and working into managing multiple roofing crews, Jeff has successfully built a multi-unit division for one of the…
David Long
Design/Build Consultant
David Long is back! David originally joined Murphy Bros. as a project manager in 1997 as a 2nd generation new homebuilder. In the following 12 years he moved from field management to the design/build role, meeting with clients and helping them envision how they could reach their dreams for their homes.…
Courtney Cartee
Designer/Office Coordinator — Chanhassen Display Center
Courtney joined Murphy Bros in 2016 as a Design-Build Consultant bringing with her more than a decade of experience in residential remodeling. Courtney is a highly accomplished designer and has been recognized with two silver CotY awards for her work along with two Remodeler Showcase Home Tour event…
Theresa Mann
Design/Build Consultant
Theresa’s 20 years of design experience is a great addition to the Murphy Bros. professional team of design/build professionals. She has a particular interest in the latest trends in kitchen and bath design. Theresa has a great eye for color, functionality and budget-minded aesthetics, while understanding…
Shane Johnson
Design/Build Consultant
Shane grew up in a handy family. Helping his dad extensively remodel their childhood home sparked an interest in construction and design. He acquired his certificate in residential construction after high school and used this trade to pay his way through college. Following graduation, he acquired more…
McKenzie Pederson
Design/Build Consultant
Since 2010 McKenzie has gained a very wide range of experience and accomplishments in the design/build world. Most recently she has been working with individual homeowners on their remodeling designs. In addition to her work with homeowners, she has also worked as a design manager in charge of interior…
Scott Loso
Design/Build Consultant
Scott joined our design/build team in 2017, with 16 years of experience in the building industry. His most recent experience focused on kitchen and bath design at the Tile Shop, where he was a senior design associate and while helping manage a high volume retail store. If there were such a thing as a…
Kasey Birch
Design/Build Consultant
Kasey brings to Murphy Bros. a diverse range of experience in both the design and build worlds. As a child of a cabinet maker, she spent countless hours soaking up the craft. She followed that love of hands on creative with 15 years in the real estate industry, steeped in the excitement of renovating…
Drew Johnston
Director of Production
Drew joined the Murphy Bros. team in 2015, as the north metro project manager, responsible for coordinating and supervising all Pro Dispatch, Express and Design/Build crews in the northern half of the Twin Cities. He has managed a broad spectrum of jobs from inception to completion on a national scale.…
Tim O'Neil
Project Manager
Tim joined the Murphy Bros. team in 2021 as a project manager with more than 23 years of experience working in the residential design-build area in the Twin Cities. His interest in construction began early in high school working summers on the grounds crew. He brings a fresh perspective, problem-solving…
Mike Johnson
Draftsman / Assistant Project Designer
Mike has been working in the construction trades for the past 15 years. In joining the Murphy team Mike brings a wide range of perspectives and experiences, from finishing to rough-ins to the finer aspects of CAD design. His architectural technologies studies have given his passion for drafting and design…
Tom Quistad
Estimator
We brought Tom on to help us with our technological crystal ball operations, in a manner of speaking. One of the most difficult things in remodeling is predicting what the project costs will be. Especially now, with channel disruptions, pandemics, and the like, we really felt we needed a numbers guru…
Brittani Swedberg
Design Associate
Brittani has more than an eye for color. She's also great at balancing clients' desires with what actually solves problems in unique ways. Helping homeowners make critical selection decisions is her real "superpower." Having worked in the broader design field for many years gives Brittani the background…
Kimberli Abbott
Senior Design Associate
Kimberli is a seasoned designer with more than 2 decades of experience in virtually every aspect of the design/build process. This gives her a uniquely broad perspective, with an understanding of how each and every piece of the remodeling puzzle fit together. As a sole proprietor of her own design…
Paul Brandt
Project Manager
With 35 years of construction experience, Paul is our most senior project manager to join the team in 2021. He comes to us from a well-known construction labor firm where supervised small and large crews and actually trained them. His OSHA-certified safety programs are still in use in the industry…
Bob Mock
Director of Project Development
Married and blessed with 5 children, Bob is a native Minnesotan, residing in the north metro area. During his 22 years of business ownership in a design/build remodeling company, prior to coming to Murphy Brothers, Bob acquired a strong appreciation for the benefits of good planning, dedication, and…
Nate Stangler
Design/Build Consultant
Nate joins our design/build consulting team with 20 years of innovation and creativity in the residential remodeling space. As a former owner/operator of his own remodeling company, Nate also has "deep dive" experience in project management which gives him a multi-level perspective on the challenges…
Tony Baker
Paint & Fine Finishes Sales Representative
Tony has been painting and managing paint productions for more than 20 years. As a past owner/operator of his own painting company, he understands the need to set client expectations and then exceed them. He has also been a trainer, setting standards for best practices, which will be essential as Murphy…
