Our Team

ATELIER 4 TEAM

Reputation is everything to us, but brand recognition, impressive trucks, and facilities are nothing without the people that make us shine. Meet the New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Charlotte teams and the administration and management staff that bring us all together.

NEW YORK

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    CHRISTINE COLLADO

    Project Management

    Work Philosophy: Fortune favors the bold.

    Experience: Visual artist, fine arts & art history at Fashion Institute of Technology, 4 years as Gallery Administrator at non-profit art gallery, sculpture studio assistant, freelance art handler

    Favorite Artist: Nina Chanel Abney & IDLES

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    GERALD COLLINGS

    Warehouse Manager

    Work Philosophy: "Together, we can do anything." I tend to get my work philosophy from children's cartoons. Don't judge me.

    Experience: Received my MFA at The Hoffberger School of Painting in Baltimore before moving to New York in 2000, began showing with Envoy gallery in 2006, and love to collect vintage video games and underground comics.

    Favorite podcast: Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

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    AMANCIO CONDE

    Crating

    Work Philosophy: I am a perfectionist, rarely happy with the result and always aiming to improve.

    Experience: Atelier-4, 2007- Present

    Behr Thyssen LTD 1998-2007.

    Before that I was living is Spain and Puerto Rico.

    Favorite podcast: BBC

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    GREGG DEERING

    Fine Art Storage Manager

    Work Philosophy: Keeping a spreadsheet for the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

    Experience: Check out my recently published book: Mysteries of Ancient Art Handling: The Easter Island Statues Did Not Just Move Themselves, and Other Tales.

    Favorite podcast: NSFW Movie Commentary

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    JULIETTE EBERLE

    Concierge Associate

    Work Philosophy: There’s no “I” in team

    Experience: Five years of experience in the gallery world with a degree in art history from the University of Virginia

    Favorite Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe

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    VITALIY ISKIYAYEV

    International and Domestic FF

    Work Philosophy: My work philosophy is that i always want to improve at my job, i enjoy learning new things & gaining new skills. Even when i make mistakes, I see them as learning opportunities to grow and improve my skills. 

    Experience: 15 years of freight forwarding experience of  moving cargo  all over the world - export & import

    Favorite podcast: CNN  & History 

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    LUKE LUNSFORD

    Project Management

    Work Philosophy: Treat everyone with respect. Oh, and measure twice, cut once!

    Experience: I'm a former art handling technician with Atelier 4 in NYC. I have worked previously at Phillips Auction House and Pace / MacGill Gallery and have freelanced for various galleries. Outside of my current role at A4 as a project manager, I'm also a visual artist, and I run an online vintage clothing store.

    Favorite artist: Joan Mitchell. Not to be confused with Joni Mitchell. I love that she was born with several types of synesthesia and was a talented figure skater before becoming a prolific abstract painter

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    ROB PETERSON

    General Manager

    Work Philosophy: Let's get it right the first time.

    Experience: Trucking and dispatching since 1990, moving art since 2000

    Favorite podcast: The Deadpod

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    LOUIS SALINAS

    Dispatch

    Work Philosophy: I’m always looking to succeed and challenge myself, as I aspire to always be the best version of myself. I enjoy being a team player and bringing a bit of joy and laughter to work as you never know when someone needs a bit of joy to help them get through their day.

    Experience:  10 years working dispatch in the moving and delivery industry, with 2 years in the fine arts department. I worked in the office but also wanted to gain experience and knowledge out in the field.

    Favorite podcast: The last podcast I listened to was the Joe Rogan Experience.

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    KIM SCHANTZ

    Director of Museum and Exhibition Services

    Work Philosophy: "There's no crying in baseball!"

    Experience: Project Manager, Ship / Art International; Registrar, Fraenkel Gallery; Registrar, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

    Favorite artist: Ralph Eugene Meatyard

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    SABINE WANG

    Project Management

    Work Philosophy: “To infinity and beyond!”

    Experience: I started my career with archaeological excavations and worked as an art specialist in international auction houses. Additionally, I've been a part-time contemporary art writer for academic journals.

    Favorite Artist: Willem de Kooning

LOS ANGELES

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    JAMIE HARKER

    Project Management

    Work Philosophy: Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today.

    Experience: Cooke’s Crating shipping manager. Intern at LACMA. Masters in art history from the Courtauld, Bachelors in art history from UC San Diego.

    Favorite artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

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    ABDI LARUE

    General Manager

    Work Philosophy: Keep the quality high and the customers happy.

    Experience: Fifteen years of art handling experience in the LA area

    Favorite podcast: RadioLab

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    HARRY LIFLIN

    Dispatch

    Work Philosophy: To create perfect paperwork and elegant dispatch every day.

    Experience: At one time or another I have worked at every job in the art-handling business except crating (too much math).

    Favorite podcast: Revisionist History

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MIAMI

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    JUSTINE CHAN

    Senior Project Manager

    Work Philosophy: "The price of greatness is responsibility." -Winston Churchill

    Experience: BA Media Studies - Hunter College /  Videographer / worked in wholesale + retail distribution before I shipped art / Account Manager at Gander & White - Interior Design 

    Favorite artist: Brandon Stanton, creator of Humans of New York 

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    JAVIER TORRES

    General Manager

    Work Philosophy: Lead by example

    Experience: Started my art-handling adventure with A4... a decade ago.

    Favorite podcast: Timesuck with Dan Cummings

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CHARLOTTE

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    TONY LINENBERGER

    General Manager

    Work Philosophy: I'm in the Art Preservation business for the future of all kind.

    Experience: Artist (Guinness is my medium), art handler and fleet manager for the past 24 years.

    Favorite podcast: It’s All Bad

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    TRAVIS LAUGHLIN

    Warehouse & Facility Supervisor

    Work Philosophy: You can't do it alone.

    Experience: Senior director of programs for the Joan Mitchell Foundation, faculty at North Carolina A&T, currently serves on the board of The Experiential School of Greensboro.

    Favorite Podcast: I don't own earbuds so I'll just have to say that I love John Squire's references to Jackson Pollock on the Stone Roses album covers.

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MANAGEMENT + ADMINISTRATION

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    ELHAN ABRAMOFF

    VP Logistics & Compliance

    Work Philosophy: Do it once, do it perfect.

    Experience: 26 years of moving freight internationally and domestically. Master in Electronical Engineering.

    Favorite song (about art): "Bayati Shiraz", by Shariyar Imanov (instrumental) or by Kanan Bayramli (vocal)

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    LINDA CHEN

    Information Technology

    Work Philosophy: Very serious.

    Experience: Networking, servers, backups, PCs, printers.

    Favorite radio show: 1010 wins.

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    ESTEVAN COLLADO

    Director of Gallery + Private Client Services

    Work Philosophy: Work hard, play hard.

    Experience: Project manager 6 years at AirSea Packing, Operations for 3 years at Cadogan Tate

    Favorite podcast: The Daily

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    ANGGRAINI (SARI) PUSPITASARI

    Accounts Receivable

    Work Philosophy: I always want to improve my competency and give the best of my abilities to the company.

    Experience: 6 years work as Accounting Assistant/ Administrative Assistant in Jakarta and around 5 years as Accounting Clerk in NY for Marketing and Travel Corp. 2 years work as Accounting Assistant at the restaurant plus supermarket.

    Favorite podcast: I don't really have favorite songs or artists, but I do listen to some religious speeches on Youtube.

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    ERIC SCHAMBACH

    Director Interstate Transportation

    Work Philosophy: Safety first.

    Experience: I drove cross country for a year, but I've been doing this so long that I'm mostly known as a voice to people. I've been mistaken for the Velvet Fog.

    Favorite song (about art): “Sonic Reducer” by Dead Boys

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    KIM SCHANTZ

    Director of Museum + Exhibition Services

    Work Philosophy: "There's no crying in baseball!"

    Experience: Project Manager, Ship / Art International; Registrar, Fraenkel Gallery; Registrar, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

    Favorite artist: Ralph Eugene Meatyard

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LEADERSHIP

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    GARY CULLEN

    Executive Vice President, Technical Services

    Work Philosophy: Any job is possible with a little patience, attention to detail, and a good crew. 

    Experience: In the field since 2005. MFA in painting with working knowledge of  studio methods and materials.

    Favorite song (about art):Chromakey Dreamcoat by Boards of Canada

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    SUZETTE JAQUEZ

    Executive Vice President, Human Resources

    Work Philosophy: Embrace change & develop a culture of innovation

    Experience: Motivated HR professional for 14 years and counting!

    Favorite podcast: HR Brew & The Hustle

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    JONATHAN "JJ" JUSTICE

    Chief Strategy Officer

    Work Philosophy: No shortcuts; be honest

    Experience: 25 years in art and financial services; good ol’ liberal arts grad from UNC-Chapel Hill, a CTFA (Certified Trust & Fiduciary Advisor) and an AEP® (Accredited Estate Planner) whose left brain and right brain battle daily.

    Favorite song (about art): “Mary Boone” by Vampire Weekend

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    JODY MASON

    Chief Financial Officer

    Work Philosophy: Success is the result of hard work and learning from your mistakes.

    Experience: 5 years of accounting experience, but math is not my friend.

    Favorite podcast: The Dropout

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    STEVE PARDUN

    Chief Revenue Officer

    Work Philosophy: No one is an island, trust your team

    Experience: BA Theatre, Film and Television at University of Colorado / 7 years in household goods sales management in New York, California and Colorado / 2 years in construction consulting

    Favorite song (about art): Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)

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    JONATHAN SCHWARTZ

    Founder, President + Chief Executive Officer

    Work Philosophy: Measure twice, cut once.

    Experience: Cross country truck driving art handler, axeman and lead singer for The Molemen.

    Favorite song (about art): Truck Load of Art by Terry Allen

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    MICHAEL THOMPSON

    Chief Operating Officer

    Work Philosophy: I learned to work by watching my family. They’ve all worked hard and always together. I try to emulate that every day.

    Experience: I’ve been getting artwork where it needs to go safely since 2002.

    Favorite song (about art): Mona Lisa

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