George Catalano graduate from Colorado State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. After spending twenty five years in the corporate world, he decided it was time to fulfill some of the items on his “life list of to-do’s.” Always wanting to be a builder, an architect and a designer as well as own his company, he found the perfect company that combines all of the above elements. Having a construction, engineering and sales and marketing background has helped tremendously to keep Contessa on the forefront of designs, installation and customer service.

Owning Contessa now for 2 years, he has stamped his personal philosophy on how to run the business on a daily basis. “Give clients a great experience when they do business with you. Make them glad that they did business with you and supply a superior product at good price point. We live in a world where customer service is a huge void in the business model, so we make sure that we under promise and over deliver…and then guarantee it!

Janel is the longest tenured employee at Contessa Stone and has been with us over 5 years. She received her BS degree in Nursing from New Mexico State University as well as a MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix. On board Contessa Stone since 2001, she has been instrumental in getting the company to where it is today. Attention to the details and an eye for the appropriate architectural applications make Janel a true asset for your home project.

Ania comes to Contessa Stone with a back ground in interior design and AutoCAD. She received her undergraduate Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and Interior Design from The International Academy of Design and Technology out of Chicago.

Ania gives Contessa Stone the capacity to aid in the design of your stone applications and get the CAD drawings done quickly and efficiently so that your stone can be ordered quickly.

Ania is also responsible for our “inside sales” support. So if you should happen to walk in without an appointment and catch our sales team out of the office, she can provide you with the attention and help for stone selections, ideas, colors and any technical needs that you might have.

Jaime is a native of Arizona and grew up in the Phoenix area. He started laying tile with his father when he was 10 years old. “It was my weekend and summer job while I grew up and I traveled the Valley doing installation with my dad and his crew learning the techniques and procedures.” He came on board Contessa Stone over a year ago and brought a higher level of discipline and technique with him that has helped Contessa stand apart in the limestone and cantera installation arena. It was his belief that cantera installation could be done with more precision by doing a better job in the design of the installation up front. That is before the stone gets ordered. An example of what that means exactly would be when you design a large door surround. Here you always start with how you intend on building the supports, wrapping the returns and accounting for variances in the stucco, the framing and even possibly the door frame itself. Accounting for variables in the stone that will ultimately be there since it is carved by hand along with the building itself, can head off larger issues on the installation. Consequently we can make field changes that save time and expense.

Jaime is also in charge of all of the scheduling and deliveries and follow up customer service calls. He has been a wonderful addition to our team and our clients are impressed with his attention to detail and level of quality.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment to visit our showroom and discuss how we can integrate our product in your design!