As I grew up we were usually building some type of rental property or residential housing while operating the drilling business. Naturally, my business life has been influenced greatly by following in dad's footsteps. I started working as a helper installing pumps as a summer job at the age of 12. My title at that point would have been company backhoe. I bought my first drill rig at the age of 22. My focus was to diversify our drilling business into new emerging markets like commercial, environmental and geothermal. Looking back we have been blessed with some great men as long term employees. They are the reason for our success for over 65 years.