What is your name and job title?

Brock Patterson
CEO blue Ribbon Construction Co. LLC

Describe job requirements and tools you are required to have:

Own, operate, home remodeling business.
Too many to count

What kind of experience do you have (training, on the job, military)? How much would recommend others have?

26 years in the construction trades

What made you decide to enter your particular field of work?

Friend got me to apply

What kind of education is required or would you suggest?

HS or better

How long did your trade education take to accomplish? Is continuing education required?

Still learning

Are there special skills one needs to enter your field of work?

Yes

Do you remember your first day on the job? Describe it for us.

Nervous, running like a chicken without it's head.

Briefly describe your typical day – hours worked, challenges, etc.

9 hours, hands on, bid a new job or two, then paperwork in the evenings.

What was the best advice you received about your job and trade?

Bad word travels ten times as fast as good word. Always shoot for quality.

What advice would you give to someone interested in entering your trade?

Ask plenty of questions and spend any free cash on tools.

What is the best thing about your job or what do you like the most?

I get to work for a different boss every week and outside work.