In 1987 I started working out in the field for H.K Phillips Restoration during my summer breaks from High School. During that time I learnt the ins and outs of how to perform masonry restoration. This included: tuck-pointing, caulking, brick replacement, brick laying, chemical cleaning, water-proofing, concrete patching, stone patching, and sandblasting. After graduating high school in 1990, I enrolled in Columbus State Community College for Construction Management. After completeing the first year of a two year degree, my father passed that was running H.K Phillips Restoration. At 21 years old in 1991, I had to drop out of college and take over my father's buisness. Since 1991 I have been the owner/ president of H.K. Phillips Restoration. During this time we went from a 10 employee firm with a million dollars in revenue to a 26 employee firm with 3.5 million dollars in revenue.