President
(R)evolution Engineering
Type of Business: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering
Based In: Las Vegas, NV
Hails From: Las Vegas, NV
Years Org. has been in Nevada: 05
Years w/Organization in Nevada: 05
Employees in Nevada: 16
How did you get into your profession?
During my junior year at UNLV, I found an internship with an electrical engineering company called RHR Consulting Engineers. Rick Reyburn, the owner, gave me a chance to start out as a drafter, and I worked my way up to being a project manager and professional engineer.
Who has been instrumental to your success?
All of the other professional engineers I’ve met along my journey have been instrumental. They have each taught me something. And my wife [has been instrumental], for sure. She is always there to support me and push me to do things I thought I could never do.
What is the best moment of your career?
Starting my new business. Every day has been something new and challenging, but we always find a way to get through.
What career advice would you give to someone just starting in your industry?
Speak kindly and treat everyone you meet with respect. The junior architects and designers you meet today are the future business owners you will deal with later in your career.
What would be the title of your autobiography?
“Bald and Beautiful”
What do you hope future generations can learn from your professional journey?
I hope that they can learn to grow and become leaders of their own business or be better at whatever it is they want to do in life. My goal is to improve the lives of others around me.
What is your favorite business book and what lessons have you gleaned from it?
“Boundaries for Leaders” by Dr. Henry Cloud. In it, I learned that I am, “ridiculously in charge” of my business and therefore responsible for my team and their well-being both in and out of the company.
What was the most difficult experience you encountered as a leader?
Letting someone go who had been with me for seven years. He started his career with me, and I taught him as much as I could. It was time for him to try something new, so I had to let him go so he could seek out new opportunities.
What is an assumption people make about you that is dead wrong?
That I am mean and/or angry because of my shaved head and long beard. I’m very easy going, and it’s tough to ruffle my feathers.
