About Us
Armin Maier
Principal
Armin is a graduate of Georgia Tech and began his career with Burlington Industries in 1982 as an Industrial Engineer. He was with Burlington Industries in engineering and sales for more than 6 years. In 1987, he joined Shaw Industries in sales management until 1993. He then left the industry and joined Merrill Lynch for a number of years, then founded The Marin Group, Inc., an investment management firm based in Atlanta.
In 2001, Armin sold majority interest in Marin and started Armin Maier and Associates, Inc., a sales and marketing agency promoting the finest commercial flooring products and services.
Katie Kuske
A&D Specialist
Katie is a Senior Associate supporting the A&D community in the Bay Area. She has over 10 years of commercial flooring experience and a degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Minnesota. Clients appreciate her understanding of the design process and the value her expertise brings to projects of any scale.
Katie loves exploring the local trails, beaches and wineries, but spends most of the fall cheering on her home-state team, the Green Bay Packers.
Beau Sullens
Business Development
Beau is a graduate at Shawnee State University in Southern Ohio with a BA in Business Management. He has 16+ years experience in business development, business management, market development, and sales management and over 5 years experience in the flooring industry with both business development and field sales. Beau finds the most important part of this business to be establishing relationships that provide our clients with the best products in the market.
Beau enjoys mountain biking in the Santa Cruz mountains and traveling the world when time permits.
Karen Maier
Office and Showroom Manager
Karen is a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara with a BS in Communications Studies. From 1990 to 2006, she worked for various Investment Banks in San Francisco including Morgan Stanley, Robertson Stephens, Sound View Technologies and other regional firms.
Karen is our Business Office and Showroom Manager.
Emily Callahan
Quotes and Project Tracking
Emily is a graduate of California State University Chico with a BS in Human Environmental Sciences. She has worked for various companies including Levi Strauss & Co, Arthur Andersen, Ask Jeeves and Visa.
Emily is in charge of our quotes and project tracking department
Mike Tokerud
Business Development
Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the commercial floor covering industry, working for ten years as a dealer salesperson for a national dealership and then followed as a manufacturer’s representative for one of the largest carpet manufacturer’s in the world. Mike brings a business degree, commercial real estate experience, and comprehensive floor covering experience to help his clients make smart choices for their building material selections.