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Nick Schey Owner, Founder
Nick was
born into a family of plumbers and small business owners. The company's
title, "S 3," is reflective of Nick's having become the third Schey
to start a plumbing contracting business in Illinois.
Nick
attended Saint Anne School in Barrington, followed by Saint Viator High School
in Arlington Heights, followed by The University of Chicago where he studied
Economics. Upon graduation, Nick was accepted into the MBA program at DePaul's
Kellstadt Graduate School of Business where he studied both Corporate Finance
and Valuation. After earning his MBA, Nick accepted a role
in Oak Brook, IL. as a Senior Financial Analyst.
In 2010,
with several years of solid experience under his belt, Nick began to feel it
was time to move on and slowly began building "S 3 Plumbing &
Mechanical, LLC." With a background in plumbing contracting,
corporate finance, and business development, Nick has been well-suited to build
S 3 into an ethical, high-quality, and analytically-driven Merit
shop.
Nick spends his time outside the office doing just about anything that invoices physical labor such as yard
work, digging, or building. Nick also enjoys shooting pistols, hiking, drinking bourbon, and spending time with his friends and family. Nick
and his wife, Allie, have three young children and three Australian Cattle Dog
rescues. Life is full :)
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Nic Reibel Vice President
Nic grew up locally in the northwest suburbs of
Chicago. After high school, Nic spent a post-graduate year at The
Winchendon School in Massachusetts. Afterward, Nic attended the United States
Military Academy (West Point) as a student and Division 1 hockey
player. Nic eventually left the academy to pursue a career in professional
hockey.
After several years playing professional
hockey across North America, Nic turned to coaching at the amateur level. He
spent his time coaching all ages of hockey players in Illinois. His passion for
the rink carried over to his family life as he eventually met his future
wife, a figure skater, at a local ice rink.
In 2013, as Nic was nearing the
end of his hockey path, he went back to school and received his BS from
Northeastern University (Boston) in Finance and Accounting Management. He also joined
S 3, and never looked back.
Nic has covered numerous roles over the years at S
3. He started as the scheduling coordinator and safety manager and quickly transitioned to a project manager and
service manager as the business needs grew. In 2017, Nic switched roles
once again to Business Manager. And in 2020, he was named Vice
President.
Nic is proud to be leading a company that
applies its core values in all aspects of the business, with a dedication to
both the company’s employees, clients, and suppliers.
In his off-time, Nic can be found either at an ice rink
with his wife watching their two boys play hockey, or at the gym trying to
maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Nic grew up locally in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. After high school Nic spent a post-graduate year at The Winchendon School in Massachusetts, followed by attending the United States Military Academy (West Point) as a student and Division 1 hockey player. Nic eventually left the academy to pursue a career in professional hockey. After spending several years playing professional hockey across North America Nic turned to coaching at the amateur level. He spent his time coaching all ages of hockey players in Illinois. His passion for the rink carried on to his family life as he eventually met his future wife, a figure skater, at a local ice rink. As Nic was nearing the end of his hockey path he went back to school and received his BS from Northeastern University (Boston) in Finance and Accounting Management. Nic finally hung up the skates in 2013 when he joined S 3, and never looked back. Nic has covered numerous roles over the years at S 3. He started as the scheduling coordinator and safety manager when the business was still young. He quickly transitioned to a project manager and service manager as the business needs grew. In 2017 Nic switched roles once again to the S 3 Business Manager, and in 2020 he was named the Vice President. Nic is proud to be a leading team member at a company that carries its core values in all aspects of the business, with a dedication to both the company’s employees and clients. In his off time Nic can be found either at an ice rink with his wife watching their two boys play hockey, or at the gym trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Tom Roberts Superintendent
Tom began his career in plumbing as an apprentice in 1997 and became a licensed Journeyman in 2002. He is also licensed as a residential building inspector, and cross control device inspector.
Tom was employed by Planned Plumbing in residential new construction for 13 years, and worked as a foreman for 8 of those years. Tom also worked for commercial plumbing shops as well. During the aftermath of the Housing Crisis, Tom worked as a service technician for DRF for almost 6 years. Additionally, Tom worked as a plumbing inspector for TPI Code Consultants.
Tom joined S 3 in 2018 as a Field Foreman. After a few years of hard
work and dedication, Tom was promoted to Superintendent and has been doing a phenomenal job improving productivity, safety, and communication.
In his spare time, Tom enjoys reading, fishing,
cooking, camping, and going to the occasional casino.
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JR Anis Purchasing Director
JR has been working in the plumbing industry for 25+
years, and has been on TEAM S 3 since 2013. He began his career at Planned Plumbing having
worked one summer to make some extra cash. After a few years, he decided to
make it a full-time job and has been in the industry ever since.
JR has been responsible for all aspects of the
business including management, purchasing, warehouse, assisting in estimating, and
much more. He has experience in new construction, remodeling, condominiums, apartment buildings, strip malls, gas stations, office
buildings, and residential homes. When the powerhouse Planned Plumbing closed
its doors JR drove straight over to S3 and has been helping to build S3 and
couldn’t be happier.
When he’s not at work, JR
enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He loves to paddleboard,
exercise at the gym, and shoot pistols competitively. JR
and his wife, Tasha, have two sons: Daimon and Malakai.
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Stephanie Ratner Administrative Coordinator
Stephanie joined S 3 in May, 2014 to handle Accounts Receivable. Over the years, her role has evolved into many different
responsibilities. Stephanie currently handles all of the companies Receivables and Payables, along with scheduling and managing billable and warranty services, and other responsibilities necessary for daily operations.
Before joining S3, Stephanie had been a stay-at-home
Mom to her daughter, Zoe, for 12 years. Prior to family life, Stephanie was an accounting supervisor for the St. Charles Park District.
Stephanie has a love for people, travel, and music. She is always up for a trip or summer
concert!
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Allie Schey, SHRMP-CP Human Resources
Allie has a Communications degree from SUIE and has worked for S 3 at various points in its evolution in all kinds of roles. In the early days, Allie helped in the warehouse, assisted with payroll entry, and prepared job costing. While helping S 3 part-time, Allie also pursued a career in Recruiting, Human Resources, and Employee Development at a number of tech startups in the Chicagoland area including Textura, Uptake, and City Base. Her passion has always been all things, "People."
During her time in the Tech/Startup world, Allie was additionally involved in acquisitions and an IPO which involved the successful transition of payroll, employee benefits, communications, and strategy.
In 2020, during the start of the Covid epidemic, Allie was forced to put her career on hold to homeschool her and Nick's young children. That was no small task... Although Allie was busy with the kids, she wanted to get back into the working world and found the flexibility offered by S 3 was the perfect solution.
So in 2023, Allie rejoined the Team at S 3 and her first task was to assist the management team in finding and evaluating outside consultants to take S 3's operations, morale, and decision-making to the NEXT LEVEL. During this process, Allie was integral in the development of company values, recruiting and onboarding improvements, organizing company volunteer events, coordinating teambuilding and employee appreciation events, and more. Allie's "People-First" mindset has been well-received at S 3 and will be key to our upward trajectory!
Outside of work, Allie enjoys horseback riding, snowboarding, country music, tending to her chickens, wearing white sneakers, being the mom of three crazy kids, and a good glass of wine.
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