Meet the Patterson Custom Homes Team

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Andrew Patterson

Founder and President
of Patterson Custom Homes

Andrew Patterson

Founder and President of Patterson Custom Homes
 

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Andrew has spent his career involved in all aspects of construction and real estate development. As the technology sector flourished around him, Andrew began working for Rudolf and Sletten, a commercial builder of clean room manufacturing plants and office buildings.

Andrew quickly transitioned from the field to working with upper management in the job site trailers. It was there that he gained a basic understanding of the complexities of the construction industry.

Andrew received a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management and a minor in Real Estate Finance from Colorado State University. While in college, he became a licensed Real Estate Agent and spent three years selling residential homes to help finance his education.

After graduation, Andrew moved back to San Francisco where he was employed by Clark Construction as a Senior Project Engineer working on the San Francisco Civic Center project. As the “dot-com” era and the housing market erupted in Silicon Valley, Andrew became certified as a California Real Estate Broker.

After the completion of the Civic Center project, Andrew joined Grosvenor International, a global developer of residential and industrial properties. There he was able to combine his construction knowledge with his passion for real estate and development.

While working on commercial tenant improvement projects and negotiating leases, Andrew learned about the inner workings of the real estate entitlement process. When the “dot-com” era drew to a close and the real estate market all but disappeared, Andrew followed the residential housing boom to Southern California.

During the past eighteen years, with his positive attitude and boundless energy Andrew has grown Patterson Construction Corporation (now Patterson Custom Homes) to become the largest independent builder of custom homes in Orange County.

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Heather Beedy

Operations Manager

Heather Beedy

Operations Manager
 
Heather was born and raised in San Diego, California and moved to Orange County in 2006 to study at California State University, Long Beach.
 
She joined Patterson Custom Homes as the Office Administrator in February 2013 and then moved on to develop the Project Coordinator position. Heather now serves as the Operations Manager where she supervises the daily operations at Patterson Custom Homes and works to continuously improve the efficiency of each department.
 
Heather also oversees all aspects of each project’s build and is responsible for developing and monitoring each project’s milestone and decision schedule. She works with the Project Managers and Project Coordinators to ensure the decision schedules are being adhered to and also tracks the progress of each build to make sure they are being completed on time and to the Patterson standard. She attends weekly site meetings to stay up-to-date on decisions related to design and scope of work, as well as to manage and monitor the overall project status and quality.
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Lisa Creek

Controller

Lisa Creek

Controller
 

Lisa was born and raised in San Diego, California. Her father was an Attorney as well as a Developer, and as a result, Lisa literally grew up on construction sites. Lisa graduated from the University of California at San Diego in 1983. After 20+ years of construction accounting, Lisa joined the Patterson team. She comes with a wealth of experience that enables her to fully support the Patterson team.

In her role as Controller, she provides clients with detailed monthly billings with interactive client spreadsheets to ensure our clients always know where they stand budget-wise. Throughout the build, she maintains all subcontractor invoices, of which we have an open-book policy for our clients’ review. She attaches mechanic lien releases to all billings, coordinates with banks and construction lenders, and prepares all of Patterson’s own vouchers and payment requests.

Outside of the office, Lisa enjoys spending time with her husband of twenty-eight years, Dave, and their three beautiful children, Michelle, Jennifer, and Natalie, and her grandchildren.

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Brittany Newman

Director of Marketing / Client Relations
/ Acquisitions

Brittany Newman

Director of Marketing / Client Relations / Acquisitions
 
Prior to joining the team at Patterson Custom Homes, Brittany served as the Director of Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations for two well-known performing arts companies in Southern California. In these positions, she oversaw financial operations, human resources including the hiring and training of personnel, strategic marketing, sales and new product development, public relations, website creation and design and special event planning.
 
A native Midwesterner, Brittany moved to California on a full-ride university performing arts scholarship where she graduated summa cum laude. Upon graduation, she performed as a professional dancer both locally and touring nationally.
 
In her role with Patterson Custom Homes, Brittany manages the front-end aspect of the building process, working with architects, consultants and engineers to facilitate a smooth start to the project. Additionally, she manages public relations and marketing, as well as the facilitation and coordination of the Warranty and Custom Home Care programs. A licensed REALTOR®, she also oversees the real estate and investment related aspects of the company, including acquisitions and development.
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Ben Tredwell

Director of Project Management

Ben Tredwell

Director of Project Management
 
Ben was born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California. He developed an appreciation at an early age for home building by working with various part time summer jobs in residential construction. In 2009, Ben graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. After graduation, Ben worked for a regional civil contractor as an estimator on a wide range of commercial and public works projects. During this period Ben gained invaluable experience in site supervision and engineering coordination. In 2010 Ben was able to apply his knowledge and experience as a Project manager with a national construction management firm specializing in commercial and special use projects in the five to ten million-dollar range.
 
Ben has a proven track record of performance, understanding the unique aspects of construction. Ben joined Patterson Custom Homes to manage the project budget, schedule and construction quality guidelines on high-end custom residential projects. Ben controls the workflow by maintaining continuity with third party consultants and outside regulatory agents.
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Jessica Cota

Director of Project Coordination

Jessica Cota

Director of Project Coordination
 
Jessica is an Orange County native, born and raised just down the road in Costa Mesa, CA, and graduated with Honors from the University of California, Irvine in 2016.
 
Jessica was initially drawn to the construction industry when she began her career working for a national homebuilder in their design department. From there she went on to join the management team for a large real estate developer, property management company, and homebuilder in the area. In her role she coordinated construction project details and oversaw customer service, exceling at customer satisfaction.
 
As the Director of Project Coordination at Patterson Custom Homes, Jessica is responsible for overseeing our team of project coordinators and ensuring a smooth build for each of our projects by making sure the homeowners, designers, and project managers are all in agreement on finish detail and design selections. She brings her strong customer service skills, design experience, and knack for management and best practices to the role, and enjoys coordinating the myriad of details involved in custom home building in order to help bring our clients’ dream homes to life.
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Bob Smith

Custom Care Manager

Bob Smith

Custom Care Manager
 
Bob has been a production manager in Southern California, serving the building industry for over 30 years. His ability to train, develop and lead a strong team toward the common purpose of complete customer satisfaction has been a driving force in his life. He fully understands that a satisfied customer is the ultimate goal in any industry. He has served for 22 of those 30 years with the same company, which is on the New York Stock Exchange, serving contractors nationwide.
 
Bob became acquainted with Patterson Custom Homes about 10 years ago, providing multiple products and services in the building of their homes. That relationship continued for many successful years and when the opportunity came knocking, Bob joined the Patterson team in a customer service roll to manage Patterson Custom Home Care, a first of its kind, one-stop-shop home maintenance program.
 
Bob’s positive approach backed by a strong team throughout the Patterson company will virtually guarantee that our homeowners will enjoy the comfort and beauty of their well-maintained home for years to come. Bob conducts himself in a professional manner and is committed to earning the respect of those on his team, and those whom he will be serving in his role as a manager. His ability to work toward common goals for successful results comes from his many years in the industry and is a natural fit for this position with Patterson Custom Homes.
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Katie Pickett

Office Administrator

Katie Pickett

Office Administrator
 
Katie was born and raised in California and earned her degree from Concordia University Irvine in Liberal Studies. She focused on Elementary Education and started her career as a substitute teacher. Although she enjoyed working with her students, she decided her organizational skills and great attention to detail would be better utilized in an administrative career path, so she went on to handle administrative tasks as a personal assistant and then joined the Patterson Custom Homes’ team.
 
At Patterson, Katie assists with the day-to-day tasks including keeping the many project files updated, collecting releases and insurance documents, and ensuring these documents are recorded appropriately. She recently became a notary and assists with notarizing documents, and enjoys being the first person to greet our guests and warmly welcome them to the office.
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Stephanie Culler

Marketing & Branding Associate

Stephanie Culler

Marketing & Branding Associate
 
Born and raised in Michigan in the greater metro Detroit area, Stephanie has always had an interest in homes, design and development. She attended the University of Michigan to study sustainable development, and upon graduation moved to Washington D.C. to work for the U.S. Green Building Council. A few years later she moved to California and worked for a Stanford University alumni organization, where she was focused on marketing and increasing membership of senior level executives in the real estate industry.
 
Looking to further her skillset and knowledge of the design-build industry, Stephanie joined Houzz, a leading home remodeling and design website focused on providing the best tools and resources for homeowners and professionals in the industry. She joined just as the online marketplace at Houzz was launched, and as a Senior Associate Buyer worked to grow the marketplace platform by securing agreements with leading brands in the industry in order to sell their products online. In her role she was also responsible for analyzing trends and creating strategies to increase sales and negotiating cost in order to improve profitability.
 
After four years with Houzz Stephanie joined Patterson Custom Homes, where she currently assists with marketing and branding in order to increase awareness of the brand and attract future clients. In her role she is also focused on analyzing data and creating strategies for even greater efficiency for the team to support the long-term growth and scale of the business.
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Kristyn Zarebicki

Closeout Coordinator

Kristyn Zarebicki

Closeout Coordinator
 
Kristyn Zarebicki was born and raised in a small town in Delaware. Her spark for construction and design was peaked when she began her studies of Interior Design in Philadelphia. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelor’s degree, she decided to move her life out to California in search of a new career. After working with a local fitness company, spearheading the branding and customer outreach and gaining valuable experience, Kristyn chose to pursue the Project Coordination team Patterson Custom Homes, bringing her customer service skills, project management skills and positive attitude to the team. As a Project Closeout Coordinator she tracks decisions, reviews the project specification books and bids, and is responsible for overseeing the end of each project, ensuring all details are complete so that our clients can move in smoothly.
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Lauren Sandler

Project Coordinator

Lauren Sandler

Project Coordinator
 
Lauren was born and raised in Laguna Hills, California, and found her passion for construction and design at an early age as she learned how to flip homes with her parents.
 
Lauren earned her degree from Chapman University and received a B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy and a minor in Nutrition. She began her career in construction as a commissioning technician for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in aerospace and university buildings. In the effort to shift gears towards the home building industry while pursuing her passion for design, she joined the Patterson Custom Homes’ team where she coordinates of all stages of the build and works to keep all members of each project team working in unison.
 
When she is not at work Lauren enjoys reading, playing piano, cooking, running and doing almost any other activity outdoors.
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Emily Penner

Project Coordinator

Emily Penner

Project Coordinator
 
Emily was born and raised in Lake Forest, CA and has always had an interest in home building and home design. She earned her bachelor’s degree from The Master’s University in 2017, and following graduation began an internship with an established interior designer in coastal Orange County. From there, Emily took a position as a Junior Designer with a regional home builder where she was responsible for working with design materials and coordinating the implementation of project details. As a Project Coordinator Emily brings her eye for design, customer-focused mindset, and can-do attitude to the team and is responsible for coordinating the myriad of details involved in each custom home. Outside of work, Emily enjoys spending time with her friends and family and camping with her husband.
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Angela Coutsoyannopoulos

Assistant Project Coordinator

Angela Coutsoyannopoulos

Assistant Project Coordinator
 

Angela comes to Patterson Custom Homes with a strong background in customer service and administrative support, having worked in the commercial real estate industry and most recently, as a flight attendant for a major commercial airline. With her experience in real estate, passion for assisting customers, and her enthusiasm and positivity Angela looks forward to assisting Patterson Custom Home homeowners throughout the build.

Angela was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California and lived in Spokane, Washington during her time as a flight attendant. Outside of the office, Angela enjoys visiting Disneyland, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.

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Ruben Mora

Project Manager

Ruben Mora

Project Manager
 
Ruben was born and raised in Costa Mesa, California, where he played baseball from T-ball all the way through college. After graduating from San Diego State University with a BA in Geographic Information Systems, he worked with the San Diego Padres in the department of Stadium Operation. After gaining invaluable management experience, he went on to work with Cabo Yachts where he climbed his way up from his position as the assistant to that of Vice President. In this role, he managed all aspects of the business including purchasing, customer service, accounting, and production.
 
Desiring a change of pace and more of a challenge, Ruben joined Patterson Custom Homes, where he has served as a Project Manager Assistant and Customer Service Coordinator, learning all aspects of the custom home industry, from construction through completion and maintenance, which led to his current position of Project Manager.
 
In this role, he exceeds clients’ expectations by establishing and managing a strict construction-building schedule to produce a product that meets the Patterson Standard, the most stringent in the field. Throughout the process, he maintains an efficient means of communication between third party vendors, as well as clients, to ensure the homebuilding process is comfortable and enjoyable for all parties involved.
 
Outside of the office, Ruben enjoys spending time with his wife of fifteen years, Michelle, and their three beautiful children, Ashlyn, Makenzie, and Andrew.
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Shaun Culler

Project Manager

Shaun Culler

Project Manager
 
Shaun Culler was born in Orange County and raised in Ventura County. He attended the University of Oregon where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science along with a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, he entered the field of politics and worked on the legislative staff for two different California Congressman at the US Capitol.
 
Desiring a change of pace, he took the opportunity to enter the field of land acquisition and development where he worked towards successfully acquiring approval from the city for a multitude of large projects. Looking to delve deeper into the field, Shaun joined the Patterson Custom Homes team where he serves as Project Manager. In this role, he ensures client satisfaction through the management of third-party subcontractors, making sure the construction build schedule is adhered to and the product produced meets the highest possible standard.
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Alex Andrade

Project Manager

Alex Andrade

Project Manager
 
Born in Mexico, Alex immigrated to Southern California at the age of 6 months old where he was raised and has lived for entire life. As a child, he developed a love for construction and would study work being completed around his neighborhood. He took on various construction jobs while in school where he began to develop his skillset for building.
 
Upon completion of high school, he decided to go in the medical field and graduated from Loma Linda University. After receiving his diploma, he was presented with the opportunity to work for a custom home builder in Newport Beach, CA and made the decision to pursue a career in the custom home building field. He started as an assistant superintendent and worked is was up to the position of superintendent.
 
In his role as Project Manager with Patterson Custom Homes, he prides himself on his ability to meet and exceed client expectations by efficiently managing subcontractors, ensuring the build schedule is adhered to and the home is built to the highest standard possible.
 
Outside of building, he loves spending time with his wife, son and 2 step-children.
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Donald Dea

Project Manager

Donald Dea

Project Manager
 
Born and raised in Southern California, Donald has over 17 years of construction experience in both custom residential home building and ship building for the United States Navy in San Diego and Orange County, CA.
 
Donald attended Palomar College and received a diploma in Executive Perspective for Scientists and Engineers and also completed the Project Management Training at Kepner-Tregoe, San Diego, CA.
 
Donald got his start in custom residential homebuilding in 1999 with AW Property Homes in Rancho Santa Fe, CA as a project superintendent where he worked for over 9 years. He took a sabbatical from home building to pursue an opportunity building ships with General Dynamics/NASSCO as part of the Navy’s Ship Management team. There, he deepened his construction and engineering skillset which he translated to the residential custom home building field upon his return in 2006 when he became a California Licensed General Contractor.
 
Donald continuously works to improve the construction process through seeking continuing education and prides himself on his ability to blend the old-school, detail-oriented style of building with the new technology of today.
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Jeff England

Project Manager

Jeff England

Project Manager
 
Born and raised in Villa Park, California, Jeff joined the Carpenter’s Union directly out of high school. After receiving his journeymen’s card while working for Kasler Corporation, he began framing homes in the tract industry. In this position, he quickly realized that he gravitated towards management where he had a knack for organization of trades as well as effective communication for the completion of a common goal.
 
After gaining invaluable experience in the tract industry, he went on to work as an assistant superintendent for RJW Construction, where managed the remodeling and preservation work on many of the original buildings at Tustin and El Toro marine bases.
 
Switching his focus to the residential arena, Jeff assumed the position of project superintendent for a local developer, building in some of the most premier areas of Southern California. There, he learned the art of custom home building, from design review to quality assurance. Jeff was also able to work with Sheffield Homes where he was fortunate enough to spend twenty-two years helping to grow a successful company and construct over 1,000 homes.
 
In his role as Project Manager with Patterson Custom Homes, Jeff prides himself on his communication skills, ensuring that all projected completion dates are met and/or exceeded, and his attention to detail, guaranteeing the highest satisfaction from clients. His love for building is evidenced in the relationships he builds and maintains with subcontractors, consultants, designers, and homeowners, alike. The ultimate satisfaction of reaching a finished project is his driving force.
 
Over and above his building background, he marks his most valuable achievements as his marriage to his wife, Jodi, and being a father to his three children, Steven, Cody, and Lexi.
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Fritz Hellstern

Project Manager

Fritz Hellstern

Project Manager
 
Fritz was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and has spent his entire 40+ year career in the construction industry. His passion for woodworking and the building industry began right after high school when he started his first job in a lumber yard. From there, Fritz transitioned and took a position with Warmington Development as a rough carpentry framer, and after eight years transitioned into finish carpentry.
 

Given his experience and skill set, Fritz decided to start his own finish carpentry business for high-end custom homes and owned this business for 10 years. In 1995, one of his clients approached him with an opportunity to become a construction supervisor for Century Corporation. After much consideration, Fritz agreed, and remained with Century for 19 years in this position. In 2013 Fritz left Century and went to work for another builder at the Strand in Dana Point, and has since joined Patterson Custom Homes as a Project Manager, overseeing the construction of our high-end custom homes in Newport Beach, CA.

 
Fritz has four grown children that he is very close with. His passion for the industry extends beyond his professional career, and for the past 17 years he has enjoyed volunteering his time to help build homes in Mexico for the homeless.
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Tim Root

Project Manager

Tim Root

Project Manager
 
While growing up in Orange County, Tim was exposed to construction from a young age with his family and found a passion for the industry. It was this motivation that led to him to pursue a career in custom home building, and after graduating from TCU in Texas, Tim moved back to California to begin his career.
 
As an Assistant Project Manager for Patterson Custom Homes, Tim is involved in multiple stages of the building process so that all construction details are executed seamlessly. It is Tim’s top priority to go above and beyond for our homeowners and ensure all items are well taken care of during the process.
 
Tim lives locally in the area and enjoys spending time with family and friends at the beach and on the golf course. Tim looks forward to developing new relationships with Patterson clients and growing within the company.
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Tony Villelli

Project Manager

Tony Villelli

Project Manager
 

Tony has over 40 years of combined construction and production management experience in the home building industry, including mid-range to high-end homes, custom estate homes, and light commercial remodels. In 2016 he was awarded the Eliant Award: 1st Runner Up - Superintendent of the Year, while employed with The New Home Company.

Prior to working for The New Home Company Tony was a project manager for the Irvine Company where he managed seven master planned communities for nearly five years. He has extensive experience in quality assurance/quality control processes and procedures as well as reporting and system processes to ensure customer satisfaction.

An appreciated team leader with established ability to guide and encourage others to surpass established objectives, Tony works effectively with architects, engineers, developers, subcontractors, inspectors, building officials and national clients. He has an exemplary ability to quickly identify problems and implement corrective processes and has exceptional communication, interpersonal, and reporting skills. He is a proven team leader with a successful history of developing, energizing, and leading personnel within technical environments and is a strategic thinker, reputed for covering customer needs while controlling costs and improving efficiencies.

Tony is an avid Green Bay Packers fan as he was born in Fox Point, Wisconsin, but also an LA Dodgers fan as he has called Southern California home since the early 1960's. In his free time Tony runs a successful BBQ catering business, Holy Smokes BBQ, with his wife, Linda. His hobbies include deep sea fishing, freshwater bass and trout fishing, and chasing a little white dimpled ball around on the weekends. His favorite place to unwind is his quiet home in Fallbrook, sitting by the pool with Linda and his three dogs, or when time permits, getting away from it all to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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Bill Hyland

Project Manager

Bill Hyland

Project Manager
 

Born and raised in Huntington Beach, California, Bill joins the Patterson team with more than twenty-three years of construction experience. A local graduate from Orange Coast College, Bill went straight into the construction industry following graduation. Starting off as a foreman for a local contractor, Bill quickly grew his career to become a superintendent and eventually an independent business owner. While residential builds are his favorite, Bill brings a fresh perspective to the home building industry after completing commercial builds for well-known retail brands.

Bill enjoys spending quality time with his wife and four children and enjoys traveling the world whenever possible. Bill is excited to join the team and continue to help push the Patterson standard – The New Standard – forward.

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Tim Bissell

Warranty Service Manager

Tim Bissell

Warranty Service Manager
 
Tim was born in Germany while his father was stationed there with the United States Army. His service brought their family back to the US and Tim lived in many different states growing up, but ultimately settled in Orange County, California. After two years at Saddleback College, Tim entered the new home construction industry. Tim joined the Carpenters Union and became a Foreman & Safety Manager at Paragon/Schmid Building Products with 85 employees, and for 12 years at Paragon/Schmid Tim worked closely with all the new home builders in Orange County. Tim then joined Standard Pacific Homes as a Customer Care Manager, where he was responsible for responding to new home warranty and buyer satisfaction issues for Standard Pacific’s clients for eight years
 
Tim’s biggest achievement of his career happened in 2007 while he was at Standard Pacific Homes, where he became the highest-rated Customer Care Manager in the company based on JD Powers’ new home buyer surveys. From there, Tim joined up with friends and investors and began flipping homes, and their small team of four flipped more than 200 homes in Orange County. Tim loved making old homes new again and making families’ dreams of home ownership come true.
 
Looking for a new challenge, Tim joined the Patterson Custom Homes’ team where he assists post-completion with our full-coverage warranty side of the business. Managing subcontractors and working alongside designers and architects, Tim enjoys working with a team to ensure issues are resolved and our clients are satisfied so that our custom homes last for generations to come.