Soon, Ed Hume would retire from shooting shows and I found myself headed back into the world of construction. I always knew that it paid well and that it also came so easily to me. It didn’t take long before I was a Construction Superintendent, climbing my way up from custom homes, to mega homes and into commercial construction. 

I was full of ambition, drive and tenacity, when at the age of 30, I became a father to the most amazing son a parent could ever ask for, Trent Harrison Haverly.  He brought so much joy into my life and he and I were off and running together! Months after he was born I received an offer that I could not refuse. To be Lead Photographer for a tech start-up called Gear.com. I worked my way up into the Store Operations Department, training other photographers at our east coast shipping center. We had merged with another up and coming startup called Overstock.com. I was being groomed to lead their product photography department but that would mean I would need to relocate to Salt Lake City… but there was no way that I was going to see my son only a couple times a month, so I had ultimately declined. Though that was a multi-million dollar proposition, due to stock options, I was not going to let down my Son and be a part-time father. So, back to construction I went, working for a developer for a few years, working my way up into larger homes, then commercial construction and land development. When, once again, I was offered a job that I could not pass up as Director of Construction for a lifestyle shopping center called Uptown Gig Harbor. A huge undertaking but I dove in head first and loved every minute of that project. Over 500,000 square feet of shopping where I was able to put my signature on every square inch of the place, thanks to the owner, John Hogan who gave me free rein much of the time. I really appreciated the opportunity that he and his mother Evie gave me.

I would continue in land development for years. Climbing higher and higher, taking on bigger projects and always striving to learn as much as I could about every person and every trade involved. My desire to climb to higher heights compelled me to seek out the most elaborate projects and companies imaginable.

While in the pursuit of the next biggest mountain, I never stopped my love for television production and being involved in short films. I would work construction to pay the bills, but my creative juices carried me back into television. I started a production company to feed my passions. That soon became an obsession as I found myself working with some of television and movies biggest stars. I was certain that I was going to be a success and that I would be able to fulfill my dream of getting to create television magic and earn a living as a producer. When Hollywood chewed me up and taught me a lot of very tough lessons, I picked myself up, dusted myself off and Trent and I were determined to put that period behind us. 

In early 2014, I met the most amazing woman that I have ever known…Kelli.  She was the spark that we needed. The missing link to our happiness! Together, the three of us set off to write our own story as a happy little family! Kelli and I were married in December of 2015 and have been on an adventure ever since!

I knew that I was going to get back into construction, and that I was going to go all in, so I sought out the best company who would challenge me more than ever before. Building the best of the best, the wildest designs from the most demanding architects in the area, if not the world. I found that in a Seattle company and soon was pushing myself further than I had ever imagined. I was involved with some of their most notorious projects in just a few short years. Everywhere from Medina to the Hollywood Hills. Our little family of three was running on all cylinders and clicking and striving. Of course, there were growing pains along the way but with determination and grit, we grew together and thrived! In 2016, I signed on for a project that would take us to the Big Island of Hawaii for over a year, building what I believe to be one of the coolest designed homes I have ever had the pleasure of being involved with - an Olson Kundig design, called Hale Lana.  During my time with that company, I worked on some of the most significant projects in the Seattle area. My resume was growing and I had conquered every goal that I had set for myself, professionally.

In 2019, we welcomed our beautiful little girl Sharla Ann into the family, filling our lives with so much joy and laughter!  She’s brought so much to our life! With our ever growing family, I knew that I could no longer continue to commute over a hundred hours a month up to Seattle and I was determined to find something close to home so I could spend that much needed extra time with my family. My decades of leadership in construction management led me to Westmark Construction. A commercial construction company where I was hired as the General Construction Superintendent. Essentially charged with leading our Superintendents and crews on as many as twenty or more jobs at any given time, from beginning to end. I love my job and the people with whom I work, every day. We are a cohesive group of hard working people who also like to have fun while we work.