CONTRACTOR SUCCESS STORIES: Streamline Drywall, Inc
STREAMLINE DRYWALL, INC
Streamline Drywall crew working on San Francisco International Airport’ s( SFO’ s) C3C Project.
Bringing Mindfulness, Inclusivity and Proactive Solutions to Construction
Raised in the trades, Streamline Drywall, Inc. owner Triston Dion recalls helping his dad“ scrap out” houses at age eight, being excited about learning to use his“ mind to create” and his“ hands to build,” as well as what he gleaned from watching his father work in the drywall industry.“ Throughout my childhood, I observed my pops making enough money to support our family while for the most part having a good time doing so.”
In addition to all the hands-on experience accumulated while growing up and after high school, Tristan enrolled in a Carpenter / Drywaller Apprenticeship Program, attending quarterly training classes in Hayward and Mare Island, which provided him with lasting and valuable skills. He spent over 15 years working for other drywall and construction companies, which honed his skills as an estimator and project manager on many multimillion-dollar contracts. Triston got his contractor’ s license and founded his own drywall company, Streamline Drywall, Inc., in 2015.“ I had been making a good living in the industry, but I had to take a leap of faith to build a company based on my own core principles and values. I started by boot-strapping smaller-scale jobs, slowly building up a residential portfolio before pursuing the union market I was trained in.”
In 2017, as Triston moved Streamline Drywall in the direction of commercial projects, he started researching the City of San Francisco’ s 14B Local
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