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Our Team
Alden they/them
Store Lead
They jumped the dimensional divide to join our cause. Keeper of the third ritual, glows under blacklight.
Arty she/her
Receiving Team
Antje really loves to explore the full salvage space, and can be found helping out anywhere we need them!
Boet he/him Email
Tech Wizard
In the middle of the war on waste, a strange person has chosen to battle entropy and broken printers.
Calyn she/her Email
Co-Owner + General Manager
We call her our general manager, but we mean the general glue that holds this whole thing together.
Dash he/they
Field Crew
Some people collect stamps. Dash collects dead things.
Dave he/him
Yard Crew
Our friendliest giant. Holds the Second Use Fall Fest record for preparing 1100 hot dogs in 6 hours.
Em they/them
Field + Store Lead
Em loved growing up in Tacoma so much, they came back after living in Hawaii.
Flynn they/them Email
Receiving Manager
Superhuman levels of strength and positive energy. Also, the creative force behind our iconic “grill” and “man eats house” tee shirts.
Grant L. he/him
Yard Crew
Grant brought his passion for repurposing all the way from Colorado to Seattle’s best salvage yard.
Hopey she/her
Yard Crew
The Elusive Florida Skunk Ape. Loves vintage furniture and You.
Jack Email
Yard Dog
Jack works tirelessly to ensure that this scrappy salvage crew stays upbeat and on task!
Jeremy he/him
Field + Yard Crew
Jeremy likes long walks on the beach, red wine, and salvaged yard decorations.
Jon he/him
Front Team
This cheery metalhead and Seattle/Tacoma native came to rock the salvage world. Ask about his secret combo move!
Judy she/her
Field + Receiving Teams
Handy on a synthesizer or a job site, we might just hear a sawzall sampled on her next track.
Kenny they/them
Store Lead
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 them on this gig at all!
Matt he/him
Field Crew
Matt’s salvaged materials expertise allows him to be the one and only part time salvage crew team member we have.
Nils he/him Email
Co-Owner + Wood Specialist
This self proclaimed “wood geek” loves building custom furniture, restoring vintage carpentry tools & dad jokes.
Patrick he/him Email
Co-Owner + Vice President
Spent his formative years in theater. Now uses his powers to extract material with gusto and drama.
Paul he/they
Store Lead
Paul is a type of futurist architecture characterized by space age themes and non-utilitarian design.
Paulina she/her
Receiving Lead
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.
Richard he/him
Yard Crew
An assemblage artist by night, Richard works to merchandise the buffet of found objects and salvaged items that makes our inventory pop.
Ryan he/him
Yard Crew
Ryan originally hailed from Tucson and got his love of reuse from his dad. We are so excited he’s here in the PNW and working with us!
Sara she/her
Receiving Crew
When she’s not at work in our receiving department, Sara can be found glorifying garbage or fearlessly scaling mountains.
Ted he/him Email
Co-Owner + Tech Wizard
The nocturnal force that keeps our database running and your online browsing potential maximized.
Tim he/him
Free Range
Has kept Second Use employees hustling for over two decades. Do not step between this man and his work ethic.
Vik they/them 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.
Violet
Security
Violet likes to repurpose any soft materials we get as bedding.
Zorica she/they
Front + Field Teams
Zorica loves old buildings, and therefore loves being surrounded by the materials that come out of them!