Roy Lamont

President

Throughout 30 years of experience in the glazing and construction industry, Roy recognized a niche for a Canadian owned and operated glass hardware company. Canada needed a company that recognized the importance of strong aesthetic design with the flexibility to respond and create unique products/solutions for specialized projects. Roy’s naturally creative instinct kicked in, and in building on his background of various roles within the construction and glazing industry, he created Stella Custom Glass Hardware in 2001. He then made his number one priority to form a collaborative and intelligent team committed to design and innovation, pushing the design envelope whenever possible. Stella has become a company of passionate professionals who are consistently discovering new technologies and trends. They care about design excellence, each other and successful projects!

Today, Roy is involved in projects at a conceptual stage, working collaboratively with architects, engineers, and glazing contractors at the outset to create the framework for outstanding structurally glazed systems.

Matt Latham

Director of Sales & Marketing

As director of sales and marketing Matt is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction and forging partnerships that are mutually beneficial.

Growing up in a small-town shaped Matt’s values, he treats everybody like a neighbour as “you never know who you will bump into at the grocery store”. These values have served him well throughout his 20-year career on the supply side of the construction industry and led to many successful projects and more importantly many lasting friendships. A proud father of two Matt loves nothing more than spending time with his kids and telling anybody who will listen all about them.

David Lee SCMP, PMP

Director of Production

David first joined Stella in November 2011 as the purchaser, to support both operations and the project team. For the last 7 years, he’s been adding value to the team by participating in various roles primarily focused on operations, safety, and supply chain management.

Most recently, he was promoted as the director of operations where he is responsible for the performance of the supply chain’s efficiency and agility, lean production flow, inventory management, and safety/quality. With a degree in business management from BCIT in Vancouver, David holds professional designations from the supply chain management association and the project management institute.

At Stella, David enjoys the dynamic nature and design aspect of working with architectural projects as well as working with a wide spectrum of people within the industry from peers and customers to suppliers. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, curling, snowboarding, and surfing.

Christina Ren

Accounting Manager

Christina is the Accounting Manager here at Stella. She is responsible for management of our accounting department and support HR administration.

She oversees day-to-day accounting functions and schedules for tax compliance. With her many years work experience in accounting firm and industry, as well as her completion of CPA PREP education program, Christina is pleased to support senior management on financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting.

Outside of work, Christina enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and gardening.

Rafaela Tundisi

Marketing Manager

As Stella’s marketing manager, Rafaela is responsible for developing, implementing and managing the day to day multi-channel marketing activities of the entire organization, as well as executing Stella’s long term marketing strategy to maximize brand exposure and customer engagement.

With over 5 years of experience in the field, Rafaela holds a Bachelor of Social Communications (Marketing & Advertising Major) from the Marketing and Propaganda School of Sao Paulo, Brazil with a Dean’s recommendations of Honour as well as a Marketing Management Certificate from BCIT in Vancouver.

When Rafaela isn’t working on Stella’s next marketing initiative she is obsessively planning her next adventure abroad, chasing small dogs that look like tiny fur balls, and more importantly, spending time with her amazing family!

Randolf Pascual

Senior Designer & Project Manager

As the Senior Designer and Project Manager at Stella, Randolf is responsible for evaluating, designing and developing glass hardware solutions in any given project from bid proposals to on-going jobs.

With several years of experience in the building industry from Design Development to Construction and Management roles, Randolf is able to approach hardware design and develop solutions that are practical and cost efficient while maintaining the Architect’s design intent.

Alvaro Meneses

VUE Project Manager

Graduating from BCIT as a CAD designer, with a B Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Alvaro found his calling as a project/product manager for the VUE doors department here at Stella.

Involved in designing solutions for VUE projects, a week in the office for Alvaro consists of making sure that orders on doors are on time, from the design stage to the installation stage.

As a project manager, Alvaro’s passion is to look for the aesthetic balance between the doors and the building’s architecture. Sometimes that can be a real challenge, as some projects consist of several extraordinary large doors but, that doesn’t stop him from finding solutions that match the architectural aesthetics for the clients, bringing plenty of natural light to their lives.

When his not in the office, Alvaro spends the majority of his time practicing and serving his local yoga and meditation community, as well as cycling and hiking among others outdoor activities.

Bill Lee

Technical Sales Coordinator

Bill is Stella’s technical sales coordinator, his main role is to take in potential project inquires and assess project requirements, scopes, and design functions regardless of the project sizes. He also assists clients with any technical queries relating to various company’s products.

Bill is also responsible with internal coordination between product designer, project manager, procurement officer, drafters, and structural engineer within the company during active project life cycle.

One of Bill’s core value is the continuous lifetime learning experience. All the past and current experiences have gradually sharpened Bill’s technical skills tremendously. Learning something new everyday gives Bill a great incentive to move forward.

Outside of work, Bill loves to spend time around nature, like bike riding, jogging and hiking.

Robert Chen

Technical Sales

Robert is one of Stella’s inside technical sales and estimator. His day to day consist in helping estimate and process orders for point supported glass hardware and VUE door systems as well as work with the design and production departments to fulfill the client’s design request for custom products.

Robert is also Stella’s CRM specialist, he is responsible for administrating the CRM system for the company and making sure we are always improving our relations with our customers.

In his job, Robert is personal and love to get to know his client and their needs, he can quickly get familiar with client’s request and point out what would be the best solution to make the job easier and more economical.

When he is not in the office, Robert enjoys the outdoors and loves travelling and getting deep into the culture of different countries. As a member of a leadership growth group, he attends motivational leadership meetings to grow personally and professionally to fulfill his ultimate dream of making a positive impact in the world.

Victor Weng

Supply Chain Specialist

Victor is responsible for the ins and outs of items that are as tiny as a M5 screw to products as huge as a 12ft door panel. Delivering products on time to procuring design-to-order parts are Victor’s typical day at work.

Continuously improving and learning is Victor’s goals in life.

Tiffany Searchfield

Business Development

Tiffany is a business development representative at Stella. The favourite part of her job is to be part of a project in its infancy, starting off as a concept or a hand sketch and then following through to completed construction. Some of her favourite Stella projects are the Canada Line Stations and the Sparkling Hills Resort.

Tiffany is graduate of the University of British Columba with a BA in Political Science and has also completed a Certificate in Marketing in Sydney, Australia.

When she isn’t researching new opportunities for Stella, she is at home with her three daughters either driving them to gymnastics or ballet, baking or doing arts and crafts!

Lesley Smith

Business Development

Lesley’s experience in the industry over the past decade brings value to our clients in many ways. While meeting with our clients, contractors, design architects, engineers and specification writers to understand the requirements of both the project and client, she is able to provide the tools required for a smooth transition from design intent to execution.

It is her goal to not only meet but exceed expectation for the clients throughout the entire life cycle of the projects by attending meetings, assisting with samples, negotiating contracts, expediting urgent issues and to simply address the needs of the entire team.

Jeffrey Lai

Jr. Engineer

Jeffrey is the Junior Mechanical Engineer at Stella. He is responsible for performing preliminary calculations for various parts and assemblies, and creating 3D models in SolidWorks to perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to verify the results. In addition Jeff is apart of the R&D team, and is responsible for new product endeavors and arranging product testing in-house or outsourced.

Bruce Logan

Designer & Project Coordinator

Bruce is an industrial designer with a passion for problem solving, innovative design and dark roast coffee. At Stella, Bruce is tasked with project managing, drafting and 3D design, along with the rest of day to day tasks and relations required to get extraordinary projects completed, while exceeding our client’s expectations.

As a graduate of Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Bruce is in touch with the local design community and furthers his design thirsts outside of work with endeavours in Graphic & Product Development projects; All while also sharing the enduring escapades of his two toddlers with his adventure driven wife.

As a Project Manager and Design Professional, Bruce Strives for continued advancement & efficiency while making time to listen & learn to assist with continued growth and advancement. A lasting motivation to make our customer service experience as beneficial and valuable as possible is what drives Bruce in every project he undertakes.

“Innovative inspiration is everywhere, it just needs to find you working!” – Bruce

Shadi Sobhani

Technical Drafter & Project Coordinator

Shadi is a technical drafter and project coordinator here at Stella, graduated from BCIT with a diploma in Mechanical engineering Technology – design option, she is very detail-oriented and self-motivated always aiming to achieve the best results. Shadi is great at being able to stick with tight deadlines and pressure.

A day at work for Shadi consist of the development of high-quality shop drawings and fabrication packages, working closely with all departments of the company to make sure the project is delivered on time and on a budget, without surprises or additional expenses.

Michelle Tan

Technical Drafter

Michelle is a Technical Drafter at Stella, graduated from BCIT in Architectural Drafting.  Her day to day consists of providing drafting support to the Design Project team, drafting VUE door packages and PSG drawings.  She was welcomed to the team in 2018 and shines with a positive outlook and friendly attitude.

Whether at home or in the office, you can always find Michelle sipping a cup of piping hot water. When she’s not at work, you can find her spending time with her family, decorating her home, relishing in the latest home design trends, watching Netflix, and shopping!

Aiden Chu

Graphic Designer

Aiden is a the Graphic Designer here at Stella. A week in the office usually consists of making sure all the social media platforms are up to date, designing and editing digital materials so they are ready for prepress production, and of course, coming up with creative ideas so Stella always has new, relevant, and beautiful marketing materials for you!

Graduating from BCIT with a Certificate in Graphic Design as well as a diploma from the Visual College of Art and Design, Aiden spends majority of his free time freelancing, perfecting the art of photography, and hanging out with his pug. When he is not in the office designing, he is outside of the office staying on top of the latest design trends, attending art exhibitions around the city, and occasionally going to shows to support up and coming artists.

As a designer, Aiden stands by the belief that criticism, consistency, and dedication is what makes one a good designer. In order to produce that one design everyone loves, there must be hundreds if not thousands of failed attempts.

Kay Xu

Accounting Assistant

As an accounting assistant, Kay reports to accounting manager on accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit card transactions and reconciliation, as well as HR administration.

Graduating from SFU with a BBA degree in accounting and finance, she joined Stella in May 2018. She enjoys every working day at Stella for new learning opportunities and a happy workplace.

Ariel Magdangal

VUE Production Leader

Ariel is the Shop Foreman here at Stella. His day to day tasks include reviewing and checking drawings with its specifications prior to being registered into shop, assigning specific duties to employees, ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner, performing quality checks and making sure they are signed off, and of course, providing an overall orientation of product features and applications.

Graduating with a Science Bachelor in Civil Engineering back in the Philippines and with nearly 6 years in the door making industry, Ariel is a dedicated professional who possess a willingness to work hard. After arriving in Vancouver, he attended BCIT and graduated from the Joinery Foundation program with 5 years of experience working with AutoCAD as a Steel Detailer specializing in x-steel!