About Schnurr Coatings

 Greg paved the way for the Schnurr team to become one of the most accomplished, dynamic, and successful painting and coatings contractors in the South. Not of Texas… The whole U.S.. Having completed contracts in Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, and of course, all over the large state of Texas, Greg has led the company from its inception into fulfilling the Vision of what it remains today, a leader in competitive hard bid commercial and industrial coatings contracts. Some of Greg’s accomplishments… bachelor’s degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin, began Schnurr Painting from the back of a VW Van, achieved over $5 million gross sales per annum, clients such as Dell, Motorola, AMD, Samsung, Chevron, and 100s more… PDCA local, state, and National President, leader in technical specialty coatings especially in Semiconductor fabrication environments. Greg still lends his expertise and wisdom and talents to the team, but also finds time to drive 4x4s around his land and count his sheep and peach trees, as well as raise exotic birds. He  occasionally drives his 1956 Chevrolet Bellaire around Wimberley. If you see him honk. 

 Lifelong career in the construction & contracting industry, Jason has developed a proficiency in all facets of the business, from estimating to all systems of administration & operations. As the company’s leader, Jason looks to build winning teams who collaborate together to problem solve and excel for the company’s General Contractor clients. He has an unusual obsession with networking and winning bids “outside of the box”, is known to take off and trail run on long trails in the backcountry. Jason is originally from Austin, and  used to work at PseudoRock rockclimbing gym and still knows many secret ATX bouldering spots. Also, studied Spanish from middle school through college (but can’t speak as well as his brother). Jason also joined the UT Surfing Club while obtaining his BA from the University of Texas at Austin.  m honk. 

As the most recent addition to the company, Ruben’s integration into multiple facets of the company has proven invaluable. Ruben brings a diverse array of skills and knowledge stemming from his involvement in many different past ventures. As the Founder of Alcaraz Farmer’s Insurance Agency, his tenure brings a command of not only insurance and bonding directly applicable to the commercial construction industry, but he also brings an understanding of budgets and financials to help in effective field project management. Additionally, Ruben worked his younger years for his family company in auto body and repair, where he learned the technical side of paint coatings and their applications. Ruben also has experience in the real estate industry, and applies his expertise towards the company’s business development opportunities. Ruben is also a talented and gifted soccer player, having played in college at San Diego City College and the USA Olympics Development Program.  

Jerome began work with the Matson Coatings team in 2013. He has successfully bid and contracted over $12 million in paint projects in his time with Matson.  Jerome is a graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in construction management.  He moved to Vail Colorado in 2003 where he was a Project Manager/Estimator for B&B Excavating, an acquired company of Oldcastle Materials. In Colorado he oversaw multiple deep utility, excavating and paving projects, most notably the $25 million dollar Vail Streetscape project completed in 2010, and unfortunately worked too much to perfect his downhill turns. Thereafter, he transitioned into the Lead Estimator position for B&B. In 2012 Jerome and his wife Magda moved to Austin, TX and joined the Matson Schnurr team. When Jerome isn’t scrutinizing plans, painstakingly crunching dimensions and rates, and obsessing over his timeliness responding to RFIs, he can be found fronting his rock band screaming into microphones and wailing on guitars. Seriously. He rocks.

Jose is proud to be the company’s most recent homegrown success story, rising through the ranks in the field from his start as a Foreman on an extremely challenging and demanding custom design build residential project in Comfort, Texas, at which each room had a different custom faux paint or  stain finish on each wall throughout five different structures. From there, Jose applied his new client driven management skills to run numerous school jobs, having recently completed another very successful high school in Seguin, Texas.  

 Mario has been with the company for twenty-five years. Mario began as an apprentice, and has truly learned every aspect of the paint & coatings & finishes trade from the “ground up”. Mario showed a competency for leading crews very early on, and has been a leader even through his own training as a tradesman. Mario and his crew are  proven on completion of some of the most high profile projects in the nation, having worked on US Federal Courthouses in New Mexico and Austin, Texas, to Historic Hotels for the OMNI group as far away as New Hampshire, to 50 story high rises in downtown Austin. Mario brings a deep bench of experience to problem solving on the most demanding projects.  

After years working as a Director of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapist Assistant PRN, Heather brings her experience in administration and health & safety from the medical industry to her new position as Administrator and Safety Director. Her background lends immense value to the company in the area of commercial construction which has seen the most qualitative and rapid change in the industry - SAFETY! Heather also oversees all aspects of administrative operations for the company. After earning a Bachelor of Science from Sam Houston State University, Heather joined the many Texans who move to Austin, and it’s a good thing, because now she can follow her passion for hiking and take advantage of the plethora of central Texas’ outdoor trails.