Our Company

Founded In 1985

Today, Glendale is one of the largest, most successful painting contractors in the southeast. Quality and Reliability has led to our Success.

The Glendale Painting Team has successfully performed projects as small as $5,000 and as large as $2,000,000. We are fully bonded and insured and when required, can provide payment and performance bonds for any size project.

All services are performed in-house with well trained employees. Some of those employees have been with the company for over 18 years.
When you hire Glendale, you get Glendale. We are not a broker subletting our work. Our trained staff knows what the customers needs are and strives to fulfill them. Our employees understand what a difference a high quality project makes, both to our company and his future.

The services we provide encompass all phases of:

New and Remedial Painting

Waterproofing & Sealant work

Specialty Finishes such as Duraplex, Venetian Plaster

Custom Wallpaper, Anti-Microbial Coatings, Multi-Spec

Stucco & Concrete Repair

Deck Coating and Waterproofing Systems & Sand or Bead blasting

We are a full service Restoration Contractor

With a class "A" General Contractors License, we have the ability and knowledge to handle all of your restoration needs. Our Renovation / Rehab division has painted or waterproofed hundreds of communities containing over 200,000 units.

Commercial / Industrial Division

Our commercial and industrial division boasts the completion of numerous high profile projects totaling more than 40,000,000 square feet of floor space.

Meet the Glendale Team


Rick Sendker President/ CEO Rick founded Glendale in 1985. He came from a supervisory roll with a large industrial painting firm. He studied business management at the State University of New York. His education, coupled with the skills that he developed over the years and his leadership abilities, enabled him to build strong relationships with vendors, bankers & customers. Rick brings the company his experience in painting and knowledge of business, along with an ability to relate to and recruit true professionals. He, with his team of professionals, has built Glendale into one of the Southeast's largest and most successful painting /waterproofing companies.

		Dale Hardin Director of Operations & Inside Sales Dale entered the paint industry in 1984. He has worked with some of the major paint suppliers in capacities from assistant manager to outside sales representative. His working knowledge of, and training from these manufacturers provide Dale with a keen insight of the suppliers inner workings. Dale's sales abilities and product knowledge provide him with an advantage over others in this industry. His experience working with Architects, Property Management companies, General Contractors and property owners provide Dale with an understanding of what is important to each of those groups, enabling Glendale to satisfy a varied range of clients.

Kevin Sendker VP Field Operations After receiving his education at Niagara Community College and at Rick's request, Kevin came to Glendale in 1986 to run field operations of the, then young company. Kevin's assistance enabled Rick to pursue sales while Kevin developed the field. Kevin understood that inefficiency in the field led to higher prices which would inhibit sales and growth of the company. Kevin oversees all field operations for the company. Kevin was co-founder of the company and is the only other shareholder.

		Chris Jimenez VP Sales & Field Operations Chris has brought flexibility to Glendale that had not existed before his arrival. As a previous Painting and Wallcovering Contractor himself, Chris now oversees Sales at Glendale. Chris's strengths in management, construction and estimating along with his painting knowledge are now being utilized by the Glendale Team to aggressively move into the next millennium. Chris's tenacity, thoroughness and attention to detail, enable him to instill the highest level of confidence in our customer that Glendale will perform above and beyond their expectations. Chris's passion for this industry is displayed to all our customers on every project he is involved with.

Kevin Schweikhart, PCS Technical Director Kevin works with Glendale as our Technical Director and Forensic Expert. His experience as a consultant performing coating system design, forensic investigation and developing quality control programs for engineering companies make Kevin a premier coatings expert. The two certifications that he holds through NACE & the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) are held by less than 100 individuals in the US. Kevin provides Glendale and our customers with troubleshooting capabilities and problem solving solutions that the majority of our competitors do not have. The knowledge he brings to us allow Glendale to excel in the remedial painting and waterproofing market. He likes playing acoustic guitar and adding to his continuing education in the coatings field with his spare time.

Frank Nieves
Senior Estimator

Frank has a degree in architectural design and has studied architectural technology along with construction management. This education coupled with his experience in design, construction methods and estimation have provided Glendale with leadership and a high degree of skill and accuracy in our estimating department. Franks work ethic provide our clients with on time estimates even when time is only a luxury.

Teresa Kemp
Project Management Administrator / Human Resources

Teresa provides her documentation & organizational strengths to the Project Management team at Glendale. She is responsible for Human Resources, NTO's, Insurance & Job Cost Control functions and other documentation that is typically required by the project managers. Her background as an administrative assistant to the director of golf for Innisbrook Golf Resort and her background in purchasing and accounting provide Glendale with another level of expertise to help round out the Glendale organization.

Jared Hornis
Regional Superintendent

Jared is the best example of working your way up. Jared's intelligence, construction knowledge & logic along with his work ethic and communication skills have advanced him to manage an entire geographical territory. We have come to rely on Jared and his strong work ethic for our continued growth.

Superintendents and Job Site Foreman

Glendale realizes these leaders, with combined experience exceeding 250 years are our most important asset. These men & women spend countless hours in training, safety and certification programs. Consistently gaining knowledge has been a philosophy of ours for many years. The professional way they deal with clients and the fervor and commitment they attack the project with always leads to a successful project and happy customer. They are the true key personnel of the Glendale team.