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everyone's life easier, and that has
worked for me over the years. Right
now, we're down to two technicians,
and we're overrun with business.
We've had as many as five guys and
now we're down to two who are
the most reliable and productive.
We just hired someone without
much experience who wants to get
into aviation, and we'll train him. I'd
rather have someone who doesn't
know what they're doing and train
them than someone who thinks they
know what they're doing but doesn't.

What do you like best
about your job?
Probably just taking old, worn-out
airplanes and making them look new
again. I do the layouts of the panels
and love all the details, the part
everyone can see when they look at
the airplane. I also enjoy the flying
part, not as a pilot, but I go on test
flights. I need to finish my private pilot
license. Both my grandfathers and
father were private pilots, and I've
been around aviation since I was a kid.

What do you do when
you're not working?
I usually do outdoor stuff like fishing.
We're in the center of the largest valley
in Colorado, surrounded by mountains.
We're about 35 miles north of the New
Mexico border. I like that we have to
hike into where the lakes are and fish
for trout in the mountain lakes and

rivers. My boys are big on keeping the
fish and eating them, but I'm more into
catch and release.

Tell me about
your family.
I met my wife, Jolene, through a
friend in Texas. It was close to love at
first sight, as close as I can figure, since
I wasn't interested in getting married
until I met her. We only dated for about
three months, moved in together and
then got married in six months.
My daughter, Chloe, is 17 and
a junior in high school. She's a
cheerleader and mainly into school
and getting into college. She is
extremely studious and has always
been overly responsible. She goes
back and forth about her career
choice, but right now she is thinking
of becoming a teacher.
Liam is 15, going on 25. He's
always been more mature than most
other kids his age. He is extremely
smart but is not always motivated.
He's a good kid who learns from his
mistakes. He wants to go to culinary
school, so he's into cooking and girls
and extreme sports.
Logan is 13 and helps at the shop
when he's not in school. He is more
the technically-minded one, and if
you can keep him away from video
games, he is productive. He's been
working on cars and airplanes from
the time he could work a wrench and
follow me around.

Jolene works at the shop in
shipping and receiving. We don't
see each other much during the day.
She's artistic and always painting.
She just took up pottery - that's her
latest endeavor.

Do you have any pets?
My dog is Kenai. He's a Siberian
husky and is extremely smart and
goes everywhere I go. If it's Saturday
or Sunday, I'll bring him with me and
he'll hang out in the shop with me.
He's never on a leash. I got him as a
puppy; he has issues not being with
me and will wait for me.
We have another husky rescue
who is a work in progress. McKenzie
is a giant ball of energy. Kenai won't
let on that he likes McKenzie, but he
needed someone to play with when
I wasn't home. My wife has Bruno, a
mutt, that we've had for eight years.
He's the house dog and fits in and
tries to stay out of the way most of
the time, as he's not as active.

What do you see in your
future?
My wife and I have a plan. Over
the next few years, we will find a
property in the mountains for when
the kids move out and we're on our
own. I love my job, and I'm open to
all possibilities. q
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