About Us
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Rocky Mountain Stone offers a timeless style and the finest design. Our custom countertops will fill your home with polished elegance made natural surfaces of the earth.TALK TO AN EXPERT
Proudly Serving New Mexico Since 1963
Trusted by
Our Team
Scott Lardner
President
Scott has been in the stone business for most of his working life. An experienced and seasoned stone industry executive, he has served as President of RMS since 1988 and served as President of the Marble Institute of America in 2005. Enjoys his family, golfing & fishing with friends and is a mediocre guitar player.
Steve Bickel
Commercial Project Manager
Oversees all commercial projects within RMS. Has been with RMS for 35 years and has worked at every level of the organization. Knows most everything about both the construction industry and the stone industry.
Chase Hanley
Project Manager
Project manager extraordinaire – United States Marine Veteran. Has his focus on development of new customers, assisting showroom sales and all website inquiries. Loves to spend time at the lake around the campfire, playing golf and can’t get enough of the outdoors!
Karen Ryan
Senior Project Manager
Senior design specialist with over 15 years’ experience in sales and custom design work. Excellent color coach and insightful designer. Loves what she does and it shows!
Kim Montano
Enterprise Sales
Manages all day-to-day installation crews and scheduling. Extensive experience in the business of countertop fabrication and installation. Very detail oriented, coupled with a high level of customer service, Kim will ensure your project is completed with great communication in a timely, friendly, and easy manner.
Kristen Frost
Accounting Manger
A recent addition to the RMS family as the accounting manager and has already made a lasting impression on our enterprise. In her spare time she likes to support local businesses and thrift around our city. Kristen likes to resell books and donate her time to our community. She has a large family and enjoys coordinating activities personally and professionally. She is very team driven and cares about our company moral.
Sierra George
Enterprise Project Manager
Sierra brings a fresh perspective to every project. Provides in-home consulting for our enterprise sales market. Very creative, great with colors and catches every necessary detail for a perfect countertop project.
Sean Lardner
General Manager
Started young and has earned his way to being solid project coordinator. Extensive knowledge base of construction and the systems needed to provide consistent, high-quality stonework. Loves to hunt and fish, and not a bad golfer.
Chris Quintana
Special Projects/Warranty
Overseer of all field production and installation crews. Very experienced in stone fabrication, installation and general construction. He has over 40 years’ experience in the stone industry in New Mexico. When Chris is not orchestrating projects, he has a farm with livestock and crops.
Nash Lujan
Installation Manager
Oversees all shop and pre-production personnel. Makes managing the shop look easy with incredibly high standards for quality and accountability.
Juan Otero
Senior Scheduler
Scheduler King – knows his resources like the back of his hand and works diligently on a daily basis to appease the most demanding projects.
Alex Vital-Salazar
CAD & Programming Tech
Layout specialist – does all of our programming and slab layouts for CNC work. Worked his way through the shop and has found his calling. A new family keeps him busy when he’s not doing kitchen layouts.
Aaron Green
Construction Services
Lead construction services provider. Does a fine tear out in the morning and puts the finishing touches on a project in the afternoon. You want Aaron on your job!
Leonel Payen
Template Tech
Oversees quality control in the shop and inspects and double checks every piece of stone that gets cut at RMS. Also covers warranty work when that rare occasion surfaces. With over 20 years of stone experience, Leonel doesn’t miss much.
Larry Marler Jr.Â
Scheduling Assistant
Larry can schedule with the best of them. Jack of all trades with a wealth of knowledge, all wrapped up with kindness and a helpful attitude. He’s a devoted husband that loves taking trips with my wife.
Mike GallegosÂ
Shop Foreman
Services
Any type of project that involves stone or other hard surfaces can be used to bring your dream to life. From laser engraving, signage, or even art pieces, RMS can help.
Locations We Serve
Locations
Rocky Mountain Stone offers our services throughout the state of New Mexico, the Lubbock and Amarillo markets of West Texas and the southern 1/4th of Colorado. (Durango and Pagosa Springs).
Our History
Cutting on the Edge of Rock Since 1963
In 1985, New Mexico Travertine, A sister company was started for the quarrying and processing of travertines quarried in Central New Mexico. Our quarry operations now include, along with the travertine quarries west of Belen ,NM, a sandstone/flagstone quarry near Milagro, NM, an hard stone aggregate pit near Mountainair, and several limestone quarries in Texas and Kansas.
The main facility, located in Belen, NM has the most advanced stone cutting and processing equipment in the Southwest. A stone tile processing line was installed in 1995, giving the plant the capability of processing any required stone product. Along with the native travertines, New Mexico Travertine also processes 15 different domestic limestones and marbles, as well as providing contract cutting to various quarriers.
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