I am a native Virginian having grown up in Craig County and graduating from the Northcross school in Roanoke. I earned a BS degree from the University of South Alabama in Marketing and Transportation in 1987. I later received an MBA from the University of Portland in Portland, OR and it is probably this accomplishment that led me on a search for new and different challenges. In 2007, I left Norfolk Southern Corporation to start a CertaPro Painters franchise and become a residential and commercial painting contractor in the Roanoke Valley. Having had some difficult experiences along the way with painters, I was drawn to CertaPro and the Certainty Service System with the idea that I could bring a level of professionalism and communication to a profession where there was a great need for such. Now, some nine years later, we have literally painted hundreds of homes and commercial structures. We perform both interior and exterior residential re-paints and our commercial portfolio includes work for schools, industry and healthcare as well as residential and commercial managed properties. We continue to grow as a result of the consistent product that we deliver and I truly believe we are absolutely the best value in professional painting in the Roanoke area.