meet our team
Jake| Founding Director / THE BOSS
Growing up with a builder father, he loved making things with his hands and excelled in school and home woodworking. Leaving school at 15 years of age to begin his apprenticeship, Jake has over 27 years of experience in the construction industry. As a second-generation builder completing his Carpentry Apprenticeship with his father, he gained his own builder's license at 21. He moved on to work for a large construction company working through the ranks as a leading hand, then Site Foreman and Construction Manager, running multi-million dollar high-rise commercial developments.
His drive and passion for building luxury homes and high-end house renovations led him to step out on his own, and in 2006 Aspire Constructions was born. Always striving and testing the boundaries in construction and his willingness to take on challenging jobs that many builders may shy away from has fueled his passion for discovering new ways and products to work with to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients. He loves working with talented people, especially the job's creative side. Sketching details and resolving problems / tricky elements. He loves the hands-on work and is onsite every day. Combining his extensive experience, training and attention to detail will ensure that your build will adhere to the highest standards. This is proven as Jake has built Aspire Constructions into an award-winning team highly sought after by clients and architects.
When he's not on the job, you can find him spending time with his family in the great outdoors, keeping up with his many, MANY outdoor hobbies, the latest being paragliding. Or moonlighting as an aspiring children's author writing funny stories with his 5 kids at bedtime.
Growing up with a builder father, he loved making things with his hands and excelled in school and home woodworking. Leaving school at 15 years of age to begin his apprenticeship, Jake has over 27 years of experience in the construction industry. As a second-generation builder completing his Carpentry Apprenticeship with his father, he gained his own builder's license at 21. He moved on to work for a large construction company working through the ranks as a leading hand, then Site Foreman and Construction Manager, running multi-million dollar high-rise commercial developments.
His drive and passion for building luxury homes and high-end house renovations led him to step out on his own, and in 2006 Aspire Constructions was born. Always striving and testing the boundaries in construction and his willingness to take on challenging jobs that many builders may shy away from has fueled his passion for discovering new ways and products to work with to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients. He loves working with talented people, especially the job's creative side. Sketching details and resolving problems / tricky elements. He loves the hands-on work and is onsite every day. Combining his extensive experience, training and attention to detail will ensure that your build will adhere to the highest standards. This is proven as Jake has built Aspire Constructions into an award-winning team highly sought after by clients and architects.
When he's not on the job, you can find him spending time with his family in the great outdoors, keeping up with his many, MANY outdoor hobbies, the latest being paragliding. Or moonlighting as an aspiring children's author writing funny stories with his 5 kids at bedtime.
Liza| Admin Assistant / THE REAL BOSS
Wife to Jake and mama to their 6 children. Liza has over 20 years of working in the construction industry on the administration side, working for previous constructions companies before taking on the administration of Aspire Constructions since its humble beginnings. Once bub no.5 arrived - she happily handed over the reigns of administration and now assists Jake & Kim when she can - however 6 kids is more than a full time job in its own! When she's not popping in the office, you'll find her wrangling the kids and all that encompasses!
Wife to Jake and mama to their 6 children. Liza has over 20 years of working in the construction industry on the administration side, working for previous constructions companies before taking on the administration of Aspire Constructions since its humble beginnings. Once bub no.5 arrived - she happily handed over the reigns of administration and now assists Jake & Kim when she can - however 6 kids is more than a full time job in its own! When she's not popping in the office, you'll find her wrangling the kids and all that encompasses!
Kim| Office Manager / administration
Kim is our pocket rocket Office Extraordinaire - running the Office and Accounts Administration side. She keeps our company running smoothly from the back end, working closely with Jake to ensure our office doesn't fall apart!
When Kim isn't keeping our guys out of trouble, you'll find her volunteering her time or making music - singing with her equally talented sister - and playing one of the many instruments she knows how to play as a musical genius!
Kim is our pocket rocket Office Extraordinaire - running the Office and Accounts Administration side. She keeps our company running smoothly from the back end, working closely with Jake to ensure our office doesn't fall apart!
When Kim isn't keeping our guys out of trouble, you'll find her volunteering her time or making music - singing with her equally talented sister - and playing one of the many instruments she knows how to play as a musical genius!
Aaron| Site Foreman / Carpenter
Aaron is also a second generation Builder, completing his apprenticeship with his dad - and was given full reign of the business barely tradesman as his dad left to travel around Australia for 6 months - upon his return he continued on in Culburra Beach working with his own clients. He had worked for several builders over the years but and old work colleague urged him to reach out to Jake as he believed they would be a great fit - less than a week later he joined our team and the rest is history. He has proudly represented Aspire for over 10 years.
Aaron runs one of our sites as a hands-on Site Foreman, dealing directly with Jake, client and architect to ensure the construction works for our projects are completed to our highest standards. With over 20 years experience in the construction industry and joining our team as a second generation carpenter bringing a keen eye for detail while being able to liaise with clients to make sure they know the details of every step of the way and can rest easy knowing that their project is in safe hands. When he's not crushing it onsite making clients happy you'll find him out and about town with his wife Megan, working on his own home or his latest project - doing up his Nissan 180sx .
Aaron is also a second generation Builder, completing his apprenticeship with his dad - and was given full reign of the business barely tradesman as his dad left to travel around Australia for 6 months - upon his return he continued on in Culburra Beach working with his own clients. He had worked for several builders over the years but and old work colleague urged him to reach out to Jake as he believed they would be a great fit - less than a week later he joined our team and the rest is history. He has proudly represented Aspire for over 10 years.
Aaron runs one of our sites as a hands-on Site Foreman, dealing directly with Jake, client and architect to ensure the construction works for our projects are completed to our highest standards. With over 20 years experience in the construction industry and joining our team as a second generation carpenter bringing a keen eye for detail while being able to liaise with clients to make sure they know the details of every step of the way and can rest easy knowing that their project is in safe hands. When he's not crushing it onsite making clients happy you'll find him out and about town with his wife Megan, working on his own home or his latest project - doing up his Nissan 180sx .
Joel| Site Foreman / Carpenter
Joel followed in his brothers footsteps of carpentry and never looked back. He joined the Aspire team after sub-contracting with us, noticing straight away the Aspire difference - our importance placed on high quality finish along with our unique builds that bring the team together to problem solve is what drew him to our team. He's come on board as a Site Foreman, working closely with Jake to bring together the Aspire team to build and handover our clients dream homes.
When he's not on site running the boys, you'll find Joel outdoors enjoying a surf or snowboarding, playing guitar, hanging out with friends & family...and most importantly - shoulder stacks with Owen (our Contracts Administrator).
Joel followed in his brothers footsteps of carpentry and never looked back. He joined the Aspire team after sub-contracting with us, noticing straight away the Aspire difference - our importance placed on high quality finish along with our unique builds that bring the team together to problem solve is what drew him to our team. He's come on board as a Site Foreman, working closely with Jake to bring together the Aspire team to build and handover our clients dream homes.
When he's not on site running the boys, you'll find Joel outdoors enjoying a surf or snowboarding, playing guitar, hanging out with friends & family...and most importantly - shoulder stacks with Owen (our Contracts Administrator).
Owen| Contracts Administrator
Growing up on the family property becoming a jack of all trades led Owen to construction. At first wanting to become an architect but enjoyed being on site in the thick of it too much. This led Owen to the University of Canberra to complete a Building and Construction Project Management degree majoring in Quantity Surveying. His previous job saw a lot of high end custom homes being built however it was large scale residential developments. This left him with the desire to join a team who go above and beyond with design and construction which led him to Aspire!
Owen works closely with Jake and our Site Foreman - handling a lot of our onsite administration with the flexibility of jumping on the tools and getting his hands dirty.
When he's not on site you'll find him outdoors hiking/camping in summer, snowboarding in winter and spearfishing/surfing year-round.
Growing up on the family property becoming a jack of all trades led Owen to construction. At first wanting to become an architect but enjoyed being on site in the thick of it too much. This led Owen to the University of Canberra to complete a Building and Construction Project Management degree majoring in Quantity Surveying. His previous job saw a lot of high end custom homes being built however it was large scale residential developments. This left him with the desire to join a team who go above and beyond with design and construction which led him to Aspire!
Owen works closely with Jake and our Site Foreman - handling a lot of our onsite administration with the flexibility of jumping on the tools and getting his hands dirty.
When he's not on site you'll find him outdoors hiking/camping in summer, snowboarding in winter and spearfishing/surfing year-round.
Tommy| Carpenter
Tommy is from a family of tradies - his dad is a builder and he completed his trade with his older brother. He joined the Aspire team as a carpenter as he was taught strict old school values and wanted to work for a company with the same values. He enjoys working on our challenging projects as its rewarding being able to see the end result after a hard days work.
When he's not working on site you'll find him spending time with his wife and kids, doing some kind of martial arts or keeping up with his fitness.
Tommy is from a family of tradies - his dad is a builder and he completed his trade with his older brother. He joined the Aspire team as a carpenter as he was taught strict old school values and wanted to work for a company with the same values. He enjoys working on our challenging projects as its rewarding being able to see the end result after a hard days work.
When he's not working on site you'll find him spending time with his wife and kids, doing some kind of martial arts or keeping up with his fitness.
Ryan| Carpenter
Growing up doing renovations with his dad and making fine furniture with his grandpa - exposed him to different aspects of carpentry from a young age and sparked his interest early on to pursue a career in carpentry. Being drawn to high quality and extremely detailed work - he applied to join the Aspire team as an apprentice and enjoys being exposed to all aspects of building from start to finish.
When he's not assisting Jake on detailed aspects of the job as the "golden child" - you'll find him out in nature hiking, mountain bike riding and camping with friends and family.
Growing up doing renovations with his dad and making fine furniture with his grandpa - exposed him to different aspects of carpentry from a young age and sparked his interest early on to pursue a career in carpentry. Being drawn to high quality and extremely detailed work - he applied to join the Aspire team as an apprentice and enjoys being exposed to all aspects of building from start to finish.
When he's not assisting Jake on detailed aspects of the job as the "golden child" - you'll find him out in nature hiking, mountain bike riding and camping with friends and family.
Sam| Carpenter
Stephen| Carpenter Apprentice
Stephen joined the Aspire team as a first year apprentice and he hasn't stopped smiling since starting - no matter what he is doing! Everybody loves Stephen - and he's a quick learner. He works closely with our Site Foreman - Aaron, Shane and Josh - learning the ropes of the construction industry and helping keeping our sites running smoothly day to day. We know this young guy is going places and will have a long successful career in the construction industry.
When he is not crushing it on site - you'll find Stephen playing footy or hanging out with family and friends.
Stephen joined the Aspire team as a first year apprentice and he hasn't stopped smiling since starting - no matter what he is doing! Everybody loves Stephen - and he's a quick learner. He works closely with our Site Foreman - Aaron, Shane and Josh - learning the ropes of the construction industry and helping keeping our sites running smoothly day to day. We know this young guy is going places and will have a long successful career in the construction industry.
When he is not crushing it on site - you'll find Stephen playing footy or hanging out with family and friends.
Joel| Carpenter Apprentice
Drawn to house design and inspired by his dads engineering background, led Joel to consider an apprenticeship in Carpentry. A friend recommended joining the Aspire team as there is so much to learn with Aspire given the unique projects our team is exposed to. Joel loves working with our boys - and is affectionately known as Tuna - so there's no mix up between Joel's on our team! Our team enjoys his extra special DJing skills, making sure the site is pumping.
When he's not dancing on site and making the boys laugh - you'll find him playing basketball or at the beach.
Drawn to house design and inspired by his dads engineering background, led Joel to consider an apprenticeship in Carpentry. A friend recommended joining the Aspire team as there is so much to learn with Aspire given the unique projects our team is exposed to. Joel loves working with our boys - and is affectionately known as Tuna - so there's no mix up between Joel's on our team! Our team enjoys his extra special DJing skills, making sure the site is pumping.
When he's not dancing on site and making the boys laugh - you'll find him playing basketball or at the beach.
Daniel| Carpenter
Daniel had a family friend offer a carpentry apprenticeship - he took the opportunity, ran with it and never looked back. He joined the Aspire team after seeing the type of builds we take on. He worked on many residential and commercial builds previously but not the standard of high quality that Aspire brings. He loves that we do most aspects of the build from the ground up. Excavation, concreting, steel fixing, high end carpentry, structural steel, roofing etc are mostly completed in-house so no day is that same and gives plenty of opportunity to continually learn all aspects of building.
Born and bred in the Illawarra and loves his rugby league - you'll find him playing for his team Jamberoo most weekends. When he's not on the rugby field you'll find him spending quality time with his little girl.
Daniel had a family friend offer a carpentry apprenticeship - he took the opportunity, ran with it and never looked back. He joined the Aspire team after seeing the type of builds we take on. He worked on many residential and commercial builds previously but not the standard of high quality that Aspire brings. He loves that we do most aspects of the build from the ground up. Excavation, concreting, steel fixing, high end carpentry, structural steel, roofing etc are mostly completed in-house so no day is that same and gives plenty of opportunity to continually learn all aspects of building.
Born and bred in the Illawarra and loves his rugby league - you'll find him playing for his team Jamberoo most weekends. When he's not on the rugby field you'll find him spending quality time with his little girl.
Shane| Leading Hand / Carpenter
After a successful career as a Shipwright (boat builder) for over 10 years which involved the construction of many sailing yachts and catamarans – including around the world racing yachts, multi-million dollar cruisers and “Sydney to Hobart” racing yachts, Shane decided to shift careers into Carpentry.
Utilising the skills he has gained from the many years of boat building he is now one of our Carpenters working closely with Jake and the team across our projects to ensure Aspire Constructions high standards for quality construction are met on time every time.
When he's not on site, you can find him working on his own place in Culburra or spending some quality time with family - especially his 2 little guys, running around keeping him extra busy and hanging out with mates.
After a successful career as a Shipwright (boat builder) for over 10 years which involved the construction of many sailing yachts and catamarans – including around the world racing yachts, multi-million dollar cruisers and “Sydney to Hobart” racing yachts, Shane decided to shift careers into Carpentry.
Utilising the skills he has gained from the many years of boat building he is now one of our Carpenters working closely with Jake and the team across our projects to ensure Aspire Constructions high standards for quality construction are met on time every time.
When he's not on site, you can find him working on his own place in Culburra or spending some quality time with family - especially his 2 little guys, running around keeping him extra busy and hanging out with mates.
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