VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 39.Where born: Spanish Fork, Utah.
Family: Wife Kathy and sons Christopher, 12, Jonathan, 10, Timothy, 8, and Matthew, 3.
Education: University of Utah.
Primary products: Straight, circular and spiral hardwood stairs and installations.
Primary markets: Wasatch Front to West Coast.
Number of employees: 9.
Annual sales: $750,000.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Construction work - framing.
Management style: Relaxed.
Strategy for success: Offer an excellent product for a fair price.
A memorable failure: Waiting so long to go into business.
Heroes: My dad, who never met a challenge he didn't like.
Leisure time and hobbies: Being a Scoutmaster, hunting, fishing and camping.
Favorite book and movie: Calvin and Hobbes collections and "A Christmas Story."