The People
The crew that shows up when it matters.
Meet the people who will actually walk into your home, by name.
The Origin
Why Ascension exists.
Rob Dixon started Ascension General Contractors in 2012 because he understood something most contractors don't talk about: in this business, you're not really restoring houses. You're restoring families' sense of safety.
That idea didn't stay on a mission statement. It went into every person he hired.
Fifteen years later, Ascension has 133 five-star Google reviews from Nashville families who went through some of the worst days of their lives and came out the other side with their homes rebuilt and their faith in people restored. That's not an accident. That's what happens when the people doing the work actually give a damn.
We're a preferred rebuild partner for ServPro, one of the largest restoration networks in America. That relationship didn't come from a sales call. It came from fifteen years of showing up exactly as we said we would, every single time.
Rob Dixon
Owner
I started Ascension General Contractors in 2012 because I believed, and still believe, that property damage and renovation don't have to be miserable experiences. They're already stressful. My job is to make sure the contractor part isn't.
What I'm most proud of isn't any single job. It's the team I've assembled. People who pick up the phone. People who notice the details. People who treat your house the way they'd want theirs treated.
Whether it's restoring your home after water damage or renovating your commercial space, I'm here, and so is every person on this team.
Martye Trotter
Construction Coordinator
I've been with Ascension since July 2021. Before you meet anyone on the job site, you've probably already talked to me.
My job is communication and coordination, which sounds administrative until you're in the middle of an insurance claim and you need someone who knows exactly where your project stands and can tell you clearly. That's what I do.
I'm proud to work alongside a team this talented. And I'm proud that clients leave knowing they were kept in the loop at every step, because that's not always how this industry works, but it's always how we work.
Paul Troutt
Construction Division Manager
I have an engineering degree and two kids and 15 acres out in Hendersonville. I also deacon at my church, which means I spend a fair amount of time thinking about what it means to serve people well.
Those two things, the engineering mind and the service orientation, are why I ended up in this work. I need projects to be done correctly. Not approximately correctly. Actually correctly. The kind of correctly where, five years later, nothing has settled wrong or failed quietly.
When you have Paul Troutt running your project, you have someone who will be at your home thinking about it the same way he thinks about his own.
Ryan Dixon
Project Manager
I was born in Nashville. I've never left. Not everyone can say that anymore.
I know this city the way you know a person you've grown up alongside: the neighborhoods, how they've changed, who's here, what matters to people here. Restoration is meaningful work. You show up to someone's worst week and, if you do it right, you're part of how they get through it.
What I care about: you knowing exactly what's happening with your project at every stage. No surprises. No guessing. If something changes, you hear it from me first.
Scott Nussmeyer
Project Manager
I got my degree at UT Knoxville and came back to Nashville. That was never really a question for me. This is home.
What I do at Ascension is probably best explained by what I don't do: I don't disappear after the estimate. I don't go quiet while the insurance company takes months to approve the scope. I call. I check in. Silence makes hard things harder.
People in reviews call me a "trusted friend." That's the thing I'm most proud of in this work. If you trust the person running your job, you can get through anything.
Austin Jordan
Project Manager
I grew up in North Carolina, earned my degree in Construction Management from East Carolina University, and moved to Nashville in 2022. This city pulled me in: the growth, the pace, the people.
I've been in construction since 2017, across residential, commercial, and public infrastructure. I joined the Ascension team in 2023 because this is the kind of shop that cares about the work the same way I do.
I take pride in every project. Not as a figure of speech. Actually. You'll know the difference when the job is done.
Ready to talk to someone, by name?
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