OUR STORY
Who We Are
Born in the Tenant Improvement sector of commercial building, Division 9 has been proud to leave our mark on many different building and client types in our 20 years in business. We have managed a unique variety of scopes including sanitary wall systems, loading dock ramps, stone countertops, exterior pavers and cladding, handmade staircases and railing systems.
Our clientele includes facility & property managers, building owners, end users, government agencies, school districts and commercial contractors in the new construction and tenant improvement sectors.
D9 exists to enrich the experience of our employees, clients and community, by conducting our business sensibly and with absolute integrity, providing a safe and productive workplace, improving our environmental legacy, and constantly improving through increasing knowledge and experience.
D9 is committed to our environment. Our comprehensive sustainability program ranges from physical carpet recycling to LEED certified support and offers our clients best-in-class solutions to the everyday challenges of protecting our environment.
Why We Are Here
What We Care About
STABILITY:
Good business means integrity and honesty as well as profitability.
PEOPLE:
We provide a safe and engaging workplace for the benefit of our employees & their families.
LEGACY:
We infuse the concept “reuse, reduce and recycle” into every decision, no matter how small.
KNOWLEDGE:
We embrace and share new technology, especially that of sustainable and efficient architecture, as well as the wisdom of our experiences.
SUCCESS:
We are a business that adds to the well-being of every employee.
DISTINCTION:
We are a business that acts in our clients’ best interests at all times.
Our Team
CE0
Melissa Rossi
Melissa Rossi, D9 President and CEO, wrote the company’s first business plan in 2002. Since becoming a partner in 2005, Melissa has been critical to the expansion of D9 into multiple locations and lines of business. Melissa's experience in a variety of industries has contributed to the development of a finely tuned infrastructure, and kept efficiency during periods of growth and recession. She is a former chair of the Snohomish Economic Development Committee, board director of Fuse Alliance, and current board secretary of the WA Chapter of the American Subcontractor Association. Melissa resides on a pear orchard in Peshastin, WA with her husband and daughters.
President
Jesse Ellenz
Jesse Ellenz, D9 President, brings over 20 years of construction experience to the D9 team. Jesse started working with his father building homes at a young age and continued working in the trades prior to and through getting his Construction Management Degree from Central Washington University. His post-graduate career has taken him around the world and has allowed him to gain insight into a wide cross-section of the industry in a variety of roles. Jesse lives on Drayton Harbor in Blaine, WA with his wife and daughters.
Chief Estimator
Jaymee Niemann
Jaymee Niemann joined D9 in 2010. She has worked and held leadership in nearly all aspects of the business, including estimating, project management, and accounting, providing her with a unique view of the company. Before working at D9, Jaymee held an estimating and project management role at a similar company and worked as a customer service representative for our tile vendor in Phoenix. Estimating is natural for her, having grown up reading electrical blueprints and helping with her family’s residential contracting business. Jaymee, her husband, and their two young children spend their free time attending to their tree farm, camping, and cheering on the Seahawks.
