Builder Profile

Career related:

• Started working in the building industry at the age of 14 doing various tasks for his father's custom home building business.
• At age 17 started his own exterior painting business which he managed and employed up to 10 painters full time during summer months to earn his way through college.
• Went to Europe to analyze successful companies' approach to business and marketing.
• Graduated from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) with a Bachelors degree in Business Management and Marketing.
• Honored in college courses with additional education in Construction Management, Business Law, and Architecture.
• Started Big Sky Development with partner in 1994
• First to Introduce 9-foot first floor ranch style homes in Livingston County.
• Bought out partner in 2000 - became incorporated and 100% owner.
• Acknowledged as "Best Local Builder" from many local businesses county-wide.
• Was the first builder in Southeast Michigan to offer a true in-house 10-year warranty.
• Built many homes priced from $100,000 to over a $1,000,000 in many different developments throughout Southern Michigan.
• Continually built through the Mild Recession in the 90's and the Great Recession in the mid 2000's.
• Worked with our clients to provide support and guaranteed pricing through the COVID pandemic.
• Big Sky Development continually built new homes during all these difficult periods and is still building consistently today