Tom Kuhn — CEO, Rose Restoration International

About Tom

Tom Kuhn is the Chief Executive Officer of Rose Restoration International, a Fairfax, Virginia-based stone, concrete, terrazzo, and specialty surface restoration company serving the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. Under his leadership, Rose Restoration has built a reputation as the go-to restoration partner for some of the most demanding buildings in the mid-Atlantic — from federal government facilities and historic institutions to luxury hotels and high-end residential properties.

Tom oversees Rose Restoration’s three core business lines:

• Residential restoration — kitchen and bathroom stone, fireplace surrounds, entryway floors, and Marble Armor protection across DMV homes.
• Commercial and hospitality restoration — hotel lobby and guestroom stone, concrete polishing, metal refinishing, and ongoing maintenance programs.
• Government and institutional restoration — historic preservation, museum-grade stone work, federal building restoration, and security-cleared facility work.

My role at Rose Restoration

I lead Rose Restoration as Chief Executive Officer, holding ultimate responsibility for the company’s strategic direction, financial performance, and long-term growth. I oversee every department — field operations, sales, administration, finance, and technology — and make the day-to-day decisions that keep a specialty contractor running at a high level.

I drive company-wide initiatives including market expansion, digital transformation, pricing strategy, and brand development, while maintaining direct involvement in key client relationships and high-value project decisions. I combine a hands-on management style with a data-driven approach to business, leveraging technology and analytics to improve operational efficiency, strengthen financial discipline, and position Rose Restoration as the dominant specialty restoration firm in the DC metropolitan market.

Where my time goes day to day:

• Strategy and growth. Direction across residential, commercial, hospitality, and government work — where to compete, what services to develop, which client segments to invest in.
• Operating standards. The quality, scheduling, communication, and accountability standards that clients see on a job site and teammates see on a Tuesday morning are the same standards.
• Team development. Hiring, growing, and retaining the field supervisors, technicians, estimators, and office staff who do the actual work. Most of the people on our crews have been with Rose for a decade or more.
• Senior client relationships. Long-term relationships with property managers, facility executives, general contractors, designers, and architects across the DMV. Buildings get restored every five to ten years; the relationships outlast any individual project.
• Industry voice. Speaking, writing, and contributing to how the specialty restoration industry presents itself — to clients, to the trade, and to the next generation of operators choosing whether to build a career here.

I write all of Rose Restoration’s case studies and major educational guides personally, sign off on every residential scheduling email that goes out under my name, and answer client inquiries within two business hours.

Industry experience and approach

Rose Restoration has been delivering stone and surface restoration in the DMV for 47 years. Tom’s leadership focus has been on three things:

• Senior in-house technicians on every project. Rose self-performs primary scopes — no subcontracted labor on the work that matters most. Senior technicians lead every job site.
• Conservation-grade methods on historic and high-end work. From 200-year-old limestone fireplace surrounds in Old Town Alexandria to museum-grade marble at the Smithsonian, Tom has built a practice that meets the standards of the most demanding stewards of historic and luxury stone.
• Direct accountability. Clients hear back within 2 business hours on any inquiry, and Tom personally signs off on all client communication for residential scheduling — a rarity in the industry at this scale.

Notable past performance under Tom’s leadership

• Hospitality: Four Seasons Hotel DC, Salamander Resort & Spa (Middleburg), The Cavalier Hotel & Beach Club (Virginia Beach), Park Hyatt, JW Marriott, Westin, InterContinental, Ritz-Carlton
• Government and institutional: International Monetary Fund Headquarters, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, Marine Barracks Washington (8th & I), Virginia State Capitol
• Commercial and corporate: Amazon WAS17 Facility, Congressional Country Club (Bethesda), British Embassy
• Residential: Hundreds of luxury residential restorations across McLean, Bethesda, Potomac, Georgetown, Vienna, Arlington, Alexandria, and the DMV’s most demanding residential markets

Author of Rose Restoration’s case studies and educational content

Tom is the editorial lead behind Rose Restoration’s published content library — including detailed case studies of recent residential and commercial projects, technical guides on stone variety restoration, and educational explainers on how diamond honing, marble armor protection, and conservation-grade methods actually work.

Browse the work:

• Project portfolio and case studies
• Residential services and resources
• Commercial and hospitality services
• Marble Armor — 10-year etch and stain protection

Topics I speak and write on

Areas where I have working depth from running a specialty trade business at the institutional and luxury level — and where I’m available for conference talks, podcast guest appearances, and trade-publication articles:

• Running a specialty trade business to institutional standards. Why field-service companies at this scale rarely run with operational discipline, and what it takes to change that.
• The commoditization of specialty services and what it costs clients. Where lowest-bidder logic breaks down on stone, terrazzo, concrete, and metal restoration scopes — and what facility executives can do about it.
• Building a culture of accountability in field-service businesses. How to staff, train, and lead crews so the work is consistent across job sites without micromanaging every visit.
• The DMV specialty construction market. What the DC, Maryland, and Virginia institutional and luxury market actually rewards — and where the bar is set on stone, concrete, terrazzo, and metal restoration in this region.
• Founder-operator transitions in trade businesses. Getting the owner out of every decision, building a senior team that can run the company, and the hard parts no one writes about.
• Historic preservation and conservation-grade work. Working on buildings where the surface itself is the artifact — embassies, museums, federal facilities, and historic landmark properties.

For media inquiries, podcast bookings, conference proposals, and editorial article pitches, contact us at info@roserestoration.com.

Get in touch

For project inquiries, RFP submissions, and consultations:

• Phone: 703-327-7676
• Email: info@roserestoration.com
• Free in-home assessment: request here

For media inquiries or speaking engagements, contact us at info@roserestoration.com.