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Our Team
Alden
Front Team
They jumped the dimensional divide to join our cause. Keeper of the third ritual, glows under blacklight.
Amanda Email
Outreach Coordinator
Amanda’s heart melts for reuse, fuzzy creatures & all things handmade.
Boet Email
Tech Wizard
With a history in theater, software development, and more, Boet now uses his talents to advance the world of salvage!
Brad Email
Lead Estimator
Spends most of his days scoping salvage in the Second Use Prius. Yell “Hey Brad!” next time you see it in traffic.
Brandon
Field + Yard Crew
A true connoisseur of all things old and rusty. His ears perk up at the word “patina”. It sounds like the 1940s everywhere he goes.
Calyn Email
Co-Owner + General Manager
We call her our general manager, but we mean the general glue that holds this whole thing together.
Dani
Field + Receiving Team
Handy on a synthesizer or a job site, we might just hear a sawzall sampled on her next track.
Darrell
Yard Crew
A tinkerer at heart with a passion for reuse. Be sure to use the secret password to access the materials he secretly hoards in dark corners.
Dave
Yard Crew
Our friendliest giant. Holds the Second Use Fall Fest record for preparing 1100 hot dogs in 6 hours.
Emily
Field + Yard Crew
Emily loved growing up in Tacoma so much, she came back to it from living in Hawaii. She is happy to be back to working with building materials after a stint working with the youths.
Flynn Email
Store Manager
Superhuman levels of strength and positive energy. Also, the creative force behind our iconic “grill” and “man eats house” tee shirts.
Grantonio
Yard + Receiving
Grant brought his passion for repurposing all the way from Colorado to Seattle’s best salvage yard.
Granthony
Field + Yard Crew
Day walking salvage vampire with a thirst for reuse.
Greg
Yard + Field Crew
Resident class clown with a creative streak. Known to binge-watch Sanford and Sons.
Hannah
Receiving
Hannah is a sophisticated salvageer.
Jack Email
Yard Dog
Jack works tirelessly to ensure that this scrappy salvage crew stays upbeat and on task!
Jeremy
Field + Yard Crew
Jeremy likes long walks on the beach, red wine, and salvaged yard decorations.
Jon
Field + Yard Crew
This cheery metalhead and Seattle/Tacoma native came to rock the salvage world. Ask about his secret combo move!
Jonathon Email
Receiving Manager
Has worked at 2/3’s of Seattle’s finest salvage yards. Hands off, Earthwise.
Katie
Front Team
Katie keeps the store (and her expansive hat collection) fresh and exciting at all times.
Kendra
Front Team
This former farmer originally from our neighbor state of Idaho has a passion for building materials and vintage things, so we didn’t have to sell her on this gig at all!
L. Patch Email
Director of Human Resources
Keeping Second Use’s human staff fully resourced for reuse.
Manuel
Yard Crew
Eternal veteran of the salvage game. A lean, mean master of merchandise.
Matt
Field Crew
Matt’s salvaged materials expertise allows him to be the one and only part time salvage crew team member we have.
Nan
Front Team
Nan, aka Hannah, split her formative years between Oklahoma and the great PNW. She loves seeing the variety of stuff that flows through our doors…the weirder the better!
Nicole
Receiving Lead
This isn’t Nicole’s first sustainable building material rodeo. She is our resident expert on materials new and old.
Nils Email
Receiving + Wood Specialist
This self proclaimed “wood geek” loves building custom furniture, restoring vintage carpentry tools & dad jokes.
Nolan
Front Team
With a background in industrial design, being surrounded by interesting materials keeps his creative spark alive and well.
Patrick Email
Co-Owner + Vice President
Spent his formative years in theater. Now uses his powers to extract material with gusto and drama.
Paul
Yard Crew
Paul is a type of futurist architecture characterized by space age themes and non-utilitarian design.
Paulina
Receiving Team
Paulina likes to make percussion instruments out of a hodge podge of materials. We look forward to impromptu percussion solos flowing from our receiving department.
Rachel Email
Store Manager
Has dabbled in conservation work and deconstruction. She has a big love for the Tacoma sustainability community. Always on the look out for customers with cute pups.
Richard
Yard Crew
An assemblage artist by night, Richard works to merchandise the buffet of found objects and salvaged items that makes our inventory pop.
Sara
Receiving Crew
When she’s not at work in our receiving department, Sara can be found glorifying garbage or fearlessly scaling mountains.
Ted Email
Co-Owner + Tech Wizard
The nocturnal force that keeps our database running and your online browsing potential maximized.
Tim
Free Range
Has kept Second Use employees hustling for nearly two decades. Do not step between this man and his work ethic.
Vik Email
Salvage Services Manager
This Midwesterner is the only person in our warehouse who doesn’t get cold in the winter. They also build really cool things.
Zoë Email
Store Manager
With a degree in math and a job history of marine engineering and grave digging, Zoë can accomplish just about anything except coming up with a bio on the spot.