Jared McGonigle
Craftsman | Contractor | Artist
Phone:
602-803-2239 (Call or text Anytime)
Email:
Born in Phoenix
Raised in Downtown PHX and Arcadia.
22 yrs of Knowledge and Expertise working in
Phoenix | Scottsdale | Paradise Valley
About My Work
I’ve spent over 20 years in construction, from residential remodels to commercial buildouts, working every phase from foundation to finish. I’ve led crews. I’ve worked solo. I’ve done every trade with my own hands—framing, drywall, tile, finish carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and more. There’s no part of a build I haven’t touched, and no part I take lightly.
I offer a full range of services, from complex renovations to the kind of precise handyman work that keeps a home running right. Whether it’s rebuilding a space or fixing a single door, I bring the same level of focus and follow-through. I keep the site clean. I keep it safe. I stay on schedule. I do it right the first time.
This isn’t just construction. It’s a form of expression. Whether I’m restoring an old home, modernizing a space, or building something custom from raw materials, I bring both discipline and vision to the work. I treat each project with the same focus I bring to sculpture and design, measured, skilled, and built with care.
I chose a career in construction because it brings him great pride and satisfaction. I loves the relationships I build and the art of building. Designing and building, parallel my lifelong artistic passion. When I’m not working, I’m a full-time father, illustrator, painter, and sculptor. Art trained my eye to see structure differently. It taught me how to balance form and function, how to work with what’s there, and how to shape what isn’t yet. That mindset carries into every job I take.
When you hire me, you’re not getting a crew of names. You’re getting one person who shows up, knows the craft, keeps a clean and safe jobsite, and doesn’t leave until the work is done right.
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Certificates and Licenses
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Arizona Real Estate License (2013-Present
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Maricopa County Dust Control Compliance Certificate
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Arizona KB-2 Residential and Commercial Contractors License #326336
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OSHA – 30 Hour
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Emergency Medical Technician | BLS | (2010-Present)
About Me
I’ve been building things with my hands my whole life. It started as curiosity, then survival, and eventually, it became the way I express everything I am.
After high school, I got into art college, but I couldn’t afford to attend. I moved to the Bay Area to be closer to the school and to save up. I landed in Oakland and found work fast, not in a classroom, but on a 30-man construction crew. Most of the crew didn’t speak English. I was one of the few who did. I learned by watching, by doing, and I learned fast. Once they saw I could pull my weight, I was trusted. I was buying books, teaching myself the trades, and working side by side with men who were sending money home to their families. We worked hard, sometimes too hard. Sunup to sundown, eating together on the job site, moving fast and grinding through it.
That crew taught me something no textbook ever could. It showed me grit, mental sharpness, timing, rhythm, and resilience. Construction has a language of its own, and you learn it with your whole body.
I came back to Phoenix to reset. I thought maybe I’d try again for school, or at least figure out a new path. Not long after, I became a father. My oldest daughter was born when I was twenty-one. A couple years later, I was raising her alone. Being a single father was never the plan, but it became the most important chapter of my life. It didn’t just teach me how to be responsible. It taught me how to love deeper, how to stay present, and how to build a life worth showing up for every day. Being a father has been the greatest part of my life.
Now I have two daughters. My oldest is in college. My youngest is in her early teens. They inspire me to keep evolving. They’ve watched me push through some hard years and come out stronger. And now, with more space in my life, I’ve started returning to what I always knew I was. An artist.
I draw. I sculpt. I build. I garden. I read books on history, science, and philosophy. I spend every minute I can with my daughters. And when I’m home, I’m usually out in the garden or hanging with my dog. I like quiet mornings and evenings
I treat my work like art not because it’s easy or profitable, but because I choose to. Most people don’t. It takes longer. Sometimes it pays less. But the results are worth it. Whether I’m finishing a bathroom, laying plaster, or working on a sculpture, I approach it the same way, with the kind of attention that comes from 22 years of doing it the hard way.
The sun is in my bones, and the desert is in my blood. What I build is an extension of what I believe — that beauty has value, that work should mean something, and that real craftsmanship still matters.
