About Me

I was involved in construction projects from early on. As young teenager my first real paying job was painting someone’s kitchen. Later I worked for my father in his construction business, which taught me the value of hard work and the basics of building. The late 70’s and early 80’s were not good economic times for this country. I joined the Navy in 1982.

Trained as an electric technician, I served as a reactor operator on board a ballistic missile submarine. This training gave me a strong background in electronics, electrical and mechanical systems. The skills learned and confidence gained from this experience laid the foundation for everything I’ve done since.

Post Navy, I always seemed to be involved in construction projects small to large outside my primary job. My main skill has been understanding a problem in front of me and figuring out how to solve it. In construction, that always involved looking at a room and being able to see how it should look finished. Developing the skills to make this happen of course took time. Sometimes taking more attempts than I liked. No matter how hard the project however, I’ve always enjoyed the satisfaction of a completed project.

All of this experience led me to start buying, fixing up and selling homes. At one point I had 60 rental units, and learned what it took to turn over a unit and take care of the problems that can arise from renters. The balance is to provide a good safe place to live and figure out how to spend money that makes a positive impact on your renters and the property.  As happens, life changes and I sold off the property and moved on to the next phase of my life.

I worked as an independent contractor on residential and light commercial properties for a number of years. For several of those I worked for a high-end cabinet maker. My job was to meet with customers and help them design their remodeling projects, additions and garages. Then oversee the project to its conclusion.

I came to Colorado years ago, while working in the oil fields of Wyoming and North Dakota. There I worked as an electric technician, servicing fracking equipment. After working insane hours for 2 weeks, I would have a week off to explore the Western United States. Finding the beauty in Colorado, I didn’t want to leave.

Colorado fits well with my hobbies. In my free time I enjoy hiking and biking in the mountains and deserts of the Western slope. My love for photography and the outdoors fits well here.

After leaving the oil field I worked as an independent field insurance adjuster. If you had property damage, someone like me would come out and evaluate and document the damage for the insurance company. I liked the challenge of the work and helping people, but wasn’t as happy with the insurance companies.

When I decided to do handyman work, I’ve had people ask why I don’t work as a contractor building large projects. The answer is simple - there is a point in a person’s life when you don’t need that level of complexity. We all need to make money, but I’ve found it is more important and more satisfying to make a difference in what I do.

Changing out a faucet or fixing a toilet, or changing out a door may seem like a small thing, but if you need it done, it matters. So I take all of those challenges, all the experience of solving problems over my 60 years and apply them to your projects.

And when I’m not meeting the needs of my customers, I’m capturing photos like these.