ABOUT THE OWNER

For the past 12 years I have been selling and installing quality replacement windows here in Eastern Massachusetts. ProWindows Inc. has grown from one man show doing about $100,000/year in sales… to a 12 men/women team approaching the $3 million sales level. I began learning about construction as a laborer for a mason at age 16. I then became an apprentice carpenter at 18, working for my dad’s company, Pinewood Remodelling… and eventually framing houses for a local builder. I attended Boston University along the way and earned a BS in Business Mgt. At age 25, having framed homes and worked in remodeling for the better part of 8 years… I joined the United States Peace Corps. I served in Cameroon, Central Africa for almost 3 years, teaching at a private Technical High School. I returned from Cameroon in late 1994, met my wife... and started my company the following year.

My approach to business is much like my outlook on life. In the end, you reap what you sow. My customers appreciate the fact that I am an honest guy. When you buy windows from us, you are buying from real people. These days there are too many companies trying to sell you something you don’t need. I try to give good advice to all my potential customers. I don’t carry just one brand of window… I carry many choices, all from the top manufacturers in the area. There are times when I talk people out of doing their windows... or tell them to restore instead of replace. I don’t like it when someone pressures me into a sale, so I never pressure my customers.

I treat my employees with this type of respect as well, basically how I wanted to be treated as a worker. I provide them Health Insurance, dental, and paid vacations. I prepare lunches everyday, with drinks and snacks. And I try to give them as many benefits as possible… including paid holidays. For this I am rewarded with honest, hardworking men and women... who show up daily with positive attitudes. I can’t tell you how many letters we get telling us how professional and friendly the crew and office people are.

Personally, my family is the most important thing in the world to me. I try not to work weekends nor do I want to work nights. I have a wonderful wife and 3 great kids and would rather work less and spend more time with them. I like to attend all my son’s games and most of his practices. I coach football in the fall... baseball in the spring and summer. I go to my daughters’ dance recitals, school functions etc. And given a chance, my wife and I enjoy a precious few date nights. In my spare time... I love to golf.