Bio

When I was five, Mom caught me taking apart a watch and a toaster at my grandparents' home.  She scolded me, but Grandpa insisted that she let me be.  I fixed the toaster.  The watch, well, it didn't work in the first place.

When I was fifteen, my Mom hired my cousin Jim, ten years my senior, to finish our basement.  Being an ever-curious young man, I asked Jim questions, and he put me to work alongside him.  We worked a night or two a week for two years. Then Jim had become busy, raising his own family, and work came to a standstill.  Mom wanted the basement finished for my older sister's graduation. Jim asserted that I could finish it. I told him I wasn't so sure, but he said he'd tell me what to do over the phone. He did, and the job was completed on time much to the delight and pride of Mom.

I attended St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, 1970-1971 and graduated tops in my class called Electro Mechanical Technology.  The course ran from September through June and covered basic electricity, appliance repair, refrigeration and hydraulics.  I then took a 2 year course called Electronic Technology and took extra credits to receive my FCC license with Radar Endorsement.  Yes, I install TV antennaes.

In 1977, I purchased and lived in a duplex.  In 1980, I purchased and lived in one side of a double bungalow.  The ensuing 21 years of pulling permits, passing city, fire department and HUD inspections made for an excellent background to performing construction, installation and repairs properly.

From 1972 to 1983, I worked for Gould Battery (also known as GNB).  I worked in engineering at the Mendota Heights facility.  I was a product and applications technologist, a fancy title, but it contributed to my handyman skills by requiring problem solving.  Hence, many of the jobs I get challenge me to solve a problem along the way to making the repair, installation.  Some of the engineers owned duplexes and we would problem solve together at lunch time.

In 1995, I began my Handyman business.  In 1997, I sold my duplexes.  In 1998, I got my license and became incorporated.  Today, I love what I do and enjoy having a new boss every day.

Phone: 651-487-5606