Veteran-Owned. Houston-Built.

The company is his after-action report.

Jeff Ternois led infantry soldiers in Afghanistan, ran personnel for a Stryker squadron in Europe, then came home to build homes — and the company that protects them. DC Pines is the operating system he wrote after the Army.

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Captain

U.S. Army Infantry
4 years active duty

~40

Soldiers led as
Infantry Platoon Leader

~800

Soldiers under HR
as Squadron CHRO, Europe

$20M+

In Stryker vehicles
& military assets managed

Jeff Ternois

Owner & Founder, DC Pines Roofing

Where It Started

Raised in Sugar Land. Formed in the neighborhoods that made Houston.

Jeff grew up in Sugar Land and Missouri City with his twin brother, raised by a single mother who worked hard enough that resilience wasn’t a virtue in his house — it was the price of admission.

That upbringing set the tone for everything that came next. Discipline. Accountability. The instinct to look at a hard problem and get to work instead of talking about it.

“You don’t get to negotiate with reality. You get to prepare for it — or get run over by it.”

In college he studied criminal justice, drawn to service and structure. The Army was the natural next step. He commissioned as an Infantry Officer and shipped out.

Imperial Sugar refinery in Sugar Land, Texas — the landmark of the town Jeff Ternois grew up in

Afghanistan · Deployment

Four years of active duty. Two continents. One standard.

Every mission planned, every asset accounted for, every man home. The same standard runs every job DC Pines takes today.

Captain Jeff Ternois with fellow U.S. Army soldiers on a mountain ridgeline during his deployment to Afghanistan as an Infantry Platoon Leader

Service Record

He didn’t sell roofs before he led people.

Four years active duty. Rank of Captain. Infantry — the branch that closes with, and destroys, the enemy. The Army doesn’t hand out platoons; you earn them. And they don’t hand out squadron-level personnel jobs; those go to officers who can already run something under pressure.

01 · Platoon Leader

Infantry Platoon Leader

Led an infantry platoon of roughly 40 soldiers on deployment to Afghanistan. Planned missions. Made decisions under fire. Managed the training, readiness, and welfare of every man on the roster.

~40

Soldiers under
direct command

$20M+

In assigned
military assets

02 · Stryker Squadron CHRO

Chief Human Resources Officer

Selected to run personnel operations for a Stryker infantry squadron in Europe — nearly 800 soldiers. Advised commanders, managed complex systems, and made sure every soldier from the front lines to the rear was accounted for and supported.

~800

Soldiers under
personnel operations

Europe

Forward-deployed
Stryker squadron

03 · Assets & Equipment

Stryker & combat asset accountability

Signed for and managed Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles and the fielded equipment that goes with them — a class of eight-wheeled armored vehicle that runs roughly $4.9M each. Accountability wasn’t a metric. It was the job.

8×8

Stryker armored
ICV platform

$4.9M

Unit cost per
Stryker vehicle

04 · Awards & Qualifications

Decorated for combat leadership.

Awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in a combat zone and the Combat Infantryman Badge for engaging the enemy in ground combat. Airborne-qualified. Additionally qualified as a Squad Designated Marksman and in Close Quarters Marksmanship — the two shooting standards infantry leaders use to train their men.

Bronze Star

For meritorious service
in a combat zone

CIB

Combat Infantryman Badge
ground combat with the enemy

Jeff Ternois at his University of Houston MBA graduation

The Transition

MBA in real estate. Then a hammer.

When Jeff transitioned out of the Army, the mission didn’t end — it evolved. He came home to Texas, earned his MBA with a focus in real estate, and stepped into homebuilding to learn the trade from the studs out.

He worked for a builder long enough to see the whole picture — land, financing, plans, subs, warranty. Then he did what infantry officers do: he took accountability for it himself. He founded a home building and roofing company, and started shaping neighborhoods on the same side of Houston he grew up in.

“Every house that gets built wrong becomes someone’s problem for the next 30 years. That’s not a business decision. That’s a moral one.”

Today DC Pines Roofing is the specialist arm of that work — the crew Houston homeowners call when the roof, the gutters, the siding, or the envelope of the house needs to be right the first time.

Beyond the Job

Building homes wasn’t enough.

Working in growing Houston neighborhoods, Jeff saw a different problem outside the framed walls — men and women without a home at all. He started a program to help. Then he took the fight to City Hall.

A community outreach program. Then a seat at the table.

Jeff launched a community outreach effort focused on helping homeless men and women in Houston find a path off the streets — food, transportation, work, and a bridge to permanent housing.

What started as a local effort grew into advocacy. He now works with Houston city leaders to champion policies that expand access to affordable housing and create opportunities for people who are too often overlooked in a city growing this fast.

Direct outreach

Working with homeless men & women in Greater Houston on paths off the streets.

Policy advocacy

Partnering with Houston city leaders on affordable housing access and opportunity.

Local & personal

Same neighborhoods he grew up in. Same standard he applies to a roof.

What He Brought Home

The four things the Army taught him. All four now run this company.

DC Pines isn’t a roofing company that happens to be veteran-owned. It’s a veteran’s operating system, applied to roofing.

Accountability, up and down

In the Army, if something went wrong, the officer answered for it — full stop. Same rule here. If a job isn’t right, we make it right on our dime. Owners don’t get to hide behind subs.

Plan the mission before you run it

Nothing goes on a house without a written plan, a scope, and a materials list you approve. No verbal handshakes. No “we’ll figure it out on the roof.”

Take care of your people

800 soldiers taught him what happens to an organization when leaders neglect the crew. Our roofers get real training, real gear, and real career paths. That’s why our work holds up.

Every asset accounted for

He signed for millions in Stryker vehicles and personnel gear. That habit of ownership shows up on the driveway: every piece of old shingle, gutter section, and nail leaves with the crew.

Standards, not preferences

What we install is the same regardless of the customer. No premium version for the picky homeowner and a cheaper version for everyone else. There’s one standard, and it’s high.

Serve the neighborhood you live in

DC Pines works Greater Houston because Jeff grew up here. The homeless outreach and the affordable-housing advocacy aren’t marketing — they’re the reason the company exists.

The Path

From Sugar Land to the ridgeline to the rooftop.

Origin

Sugar Land & Missouri City

Raised alongside his twin brother by a single mother. Learned resilience early.

Army

Captain, U.S. Army Infantry

4 years active. Platoon Leader in Afghanistan. Squadron CHRO in Europe.

MBA & Build

MBA, real estate focus

Entered homebuilding. Learned every trade. Founded a home building & roofing company.

Today

DC Pines & advocacy

Runs DC Pines Roofing. Community outreach for the homeless. Housing policy work at City Hall.

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The company is his after-action report.

Raised in Sugar Land. Formed in the neighborhoods that made Houston.

Four years of active duty. Two continents. One standard.

He didn’t sell roofs before he led people.

Infantry Platoon Leader

Chief Human Resources Officer

Stryker & combat asset accountability

Decorated for combat leadership.

MBA in real estate. Then a hammer.

Building homes wasn’t enough.

A community outreach program. Then a seat at the table.

The four things the Army taught him. All four now run this company.

Accountability, up and down

Plan the mission before you run it

Take care of your people

Every asset accounted for

Standards, not preferences

Serve the neighborhood you live in

From Sugar Land to the ridgeline to the rooftop.

Sugar Land & Missouri City

Captain, U.S. Army Infantry

MBA, real estate focus

DC Pines & advocacy

You don’t get to interview most contractors. Interview this one.

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The company is his after-action report.

Raised in Sugar Land. Formed in the neighborhoods that made Houston.

Four years of active duty. Two continents. One standard.

He didn’t sell roofs before he led people.

Infantry Platoon Leader

Chief Human Resources Officer

Stryker & combat asset accountability

Decorated for combat leadership.

MBA in real estate. Then a hammer.

Building homes wasn’t enough.

A community outreach program. Then a seat at the table.

The four things the Army taught him. All four now run this company.

Accountability, up and down

Plan the mission before you run it

Take care of your people

Every asset accounted for

Standards, not preferences

Serve the neighborhood you live in

From Sugar Land to the ridgeline to the rooftop.

Sugar Land & Missouri City

Captain, U.S. Army Infantry

MBA, real estate focus

DC Pines & advocacy

You don’t get to interview most contractors. Interview this one.