Nickname you prefer to be called:
Joe
What’s a typical day look like for you?
Wake up, hit snooze, wake up, hit snooze. Shower; brush teeth; get dressed; wake up kids; feed them (apparently they need to eat everyday); get them ready to go to daycare; go to work; hide in bathroom for 20-30 mins; stare at computer screen for an hour; ignore first 5 phone calls; answer every other call after that. I try to sneak away for lunch around 11 so I can be back by 1. In the afternoons I shuffle papers all over my desk so it appears that I am working hard. I go on jobsite “visits” so that I can drive around till 4ish. Once I get back to the office I send out a couple emails, “mostly jokes” and then wrap the day up with a beer.
I spend most of my days on the phone with Clients, Contractors, Architects and Engineers going over plans that we are either bidding or are already in the process of constructing. I typically have 1-2 meetings a day. I try to have lunch with my wife as many times a week as I can so that I remain anchored. Running projects, bidding projects and searching for new projects is a never ending task. As we continue to grow, figuring out how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together is becoming more of a focus.
What year did you join Crestone?
2015
What year did you get into the construction field?
2000
Where did you grow up?
Kranzburg, SD
Favorite thing about your neighborhood that you grew up in?
Freedom to do what I wanted as Kranzburg is very small.
When you were 10 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A mink rancher
What do you like to do when you are not working?
Spending time with my wife and kids. Doesn’t matter what we are doing. I also like to hunt and fish.
My three pet peeves?
Complaining; fingernails on a chalk board; mosquitos
Name a few of your daily habits (other than showering or brushing your teeth).
Recently working out; playing with my kids; maybe an episode of whatever tv show my wife and I are watching; keeping updated with my favorite sports teams