>> I entered Temple University looking to achieve a bachelor of science in architecture --
actually a bachelor of architecture.
I somewhere along the way decided I wanted to get a dual degree so I got a bachelor of science
in architecture, as well as a bachelor of science in civil
and construction engineering technology.
Upon graduation went out, worked, did a lot of different things from inspections,
worked my way up the ladder in experience, and along the way achieved the masters
in business administration from Penn State University in leadership studies
from their campus in Great Valley.
[Inaudible] was attractive to me throughout my career.
I started with a company that did -- their main focus of business was construction management
and construction claims, so there's the diversity factor of working
as an inspector, really liked the model.
I left there and gained experience in the claims side doing consulting work.
I went with a developer so I learned a little bit of the nuts of bolts working
down in Atlantic City doing renovations.
And when -- and then I started an office in Philadelphia for a company called [inaudible].
Once I started doing that and seeing what I really wanted to do,
[inaudible] came along and was very attractive.
It had the same business model that I was used to before.
I saw as a business model that it would work really well in the times we were running
into with the reception and things of that sort.