About Us
Thank you, from all of us at Tradition Outdoor Living, for taking the time to look at our site. We hope you have found it helpful, and we look forward to working with you to create an outdoor living environment that will be a place for you to make new memories and share old ones. We know that you will enjoy our attentiveness to your goals for the project and expectations throughout the design/build process. We look forward to creating a one of a kind outdoor living environment, that will display your personal taste and our talent, and be a place where you can experience the Art of Outdoor Living.
Marty, Kelly, Carly, Abby, "little" Marty, and Zachary Haisten live in Katy, Texas. Marty and Kelly have called Fort Bend county home for over 25 years. Marty has been involved in Outdoor Living construction since 2001. When he began work in the field, construction was only a part time job, while working toward a degree in Finance from Texas A&M was his main focus. After getting married, Marty and Kelly graduated from Texas A&M and moved back home to the heart of Katy in early 2006 to start their careers. Kelly taught in Katy ISD while Marty worked downtown at Ernst & Young. Shortly after, Marty realized that building had become a passion that was worth pursuing. Becoming a business owner in 2006 was the start of a wonderful career path in the field of outdoor living and a God- given blessing for their growing family.
Wheeler BeMent was born and raised in Fairchilds, Texas. Wheeler earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Baylor University and worked 12 years as a Manufacturing Engineer for Schlumberger, the industry leader in oilfield services and technology. The desire to build and remodel has always been in the forefront of Wheeler’s passions. After managing the quality and production of multi-million dollar assets in the oil and gas industry, Wheeler decided it was time to focus his time and talents on building something families would enjoy and appreciate.
Wheeler and Felicity were married in 2002 and have three wonderful children. Felicity works hard as a home school teacher, personal trainer, and Mary Kay consultant. The kids enjoy playing outside, cooking, jumping rope, playing basketball, soccer, T-ball, and the list goes on...
Ryan Yokubaitis is a native Houstonian, calling Pecan Grove in Fort Bend County home for over 20 years. Active in local and overseas church missions, Ryan graduated with a Bachelor of Science from College of Biblical Studies Houston and Masters Degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. While in grad school, Ryan worked in the technology field as an IT and Systems Administrator. But he found his passion is helping others, working with his hands, and the outdoors.
Ryan's background includes working as a field supervisor, licensed electrician, ranch facility rehab projects, multi-million dollar commercial water treatment plant projects and general contracting in residential remodel projects. Additionally, Ryan has been building outdoor living projects since 2008.
Ryan and Kathrin were married in 2003 and recently welcomed their first child into the world in 2017. They also have an award winning Yellow Labrador Retriever, Scout that loves to retrieve.
Ryan enjoys wilderness hiking, hunting, fishing, Texas road trips and the Texas Gulf Coast region.
Kenny Burris was born and raised in Houston, Texas. In 2006, he began working in the construction industry where his focus was on Outdoor Living specific projects. Creating beautiful and functional outdoor living environments for customers to enjoy was his forte. Initially, Kenny was working summers and holidays as he made his way through school at Sam Houston State University. Athletics, and specifically baseball, was a big part of his college journey and led him to sign a contract to play on a Minor League team on the West Coast.
Prior to joining the team as a Project Developer at Tradition Outdoor Living, he worked full time overseeing the proper operation of completion tools in the oil field.
Kenny has always loved outdoor activities such as fishing, biking, and camping. He also still enjoys many sports such as baseball, football, and basketball.
Most importantly he loves spending time with family and his many nieces and nephews.
Wade Collier is a native Texan, married to Sally, who is also a native Texan and they have produced two beautiful Texan Children. Texas Forever.
Wade studied At Sam Houston State University, with some loitering at Texas A&M, which along with Sally’s multiple degrees from Texas A&M produced a deep love of all things Aggie for the Collier family, along with The Astros & Cowboys.
Wade brings a diverse background of experience to the table, including construction, commercial lighting experience and 15 years of vocational ministry.
Family adventurers, kids sports, good fishing, bad golf and an occasional competitive race are at the heart of Wade’s free time.
Wade is excited to work with you to make your outdoor space dreams a reality!
Patrick Janacek was born and raised here in Houston. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media.
In college, Patrick worked as a digital media intern for the University of Houston football team his junior year and then with Tradition Outdoor living his senior year. After graduation, he worked for a marketing agency where he managed video production and performed various SEO operations and website maintenance. He decided to reunite with Tradition in April 2019 and continue his career as the Business Development Manager for the company.
In his free time, Patrick enjoys playing disc golf and spending time with his dog, Perry. He is a sports fan and enjoys following his Houston teams. You can often find him hanging out with his two brothers or enjoying the Texas outdoors.