Professional Remodeler's Forty Under 40 Class of 2012

Rich Estes, 37
Team leader, Landis Construction, Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION

• BS, Public Health, University of South Carolina

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• LEED AP

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Working toward MBA at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business.
• Built the first-ever Energy Star certified home in Charleston, S.C., in 2002.
• Passion for sustainable construction shared by firm, which now incorporates sustainable building technologies into every remodeling project.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Advocate of LEED for Homes.
• Founded Community Development Studio to educate community businesses and residents about the value of improving their neighborhoods.
• Active member, Think Local First DC, promotes benefits of choosing locally owned businesses.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Can’t live without: Spending time outdoors.
• Favorite hobbies: Offshore fishing, and more recently fly-fishing.
• Favorite movie: “Shawshank Redemption.”
• Favorite food: Thai and steak.

SECRET LIFE

• Originally planned to attend medical school, following summer internship in a hospital his attention turned to sustainable construction methods.
• Father, who passed away a few years ago, started a business selling lumber in a vacant lot; the business is still going 37 years later.

David Lloyd, 35
President, Lloyd Construction, Ketchum, Idaho

EDUCATION

• BA, Geography/Land Use Planning Policy, University of Nevada, Reno

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Recently constructed a new addition/remodel for a man with Parkinson’s disease who wanted the freedom to live at home again. “Seeing him enjoy the new space was very rewarding.”

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• CGP

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Regional president, NAHB.
• Zoning and planning commissioner, Hailey, Idaho.
• Registered master builder, NAHB-Idaho Building Contractor Association.
• Member, USGBC.
• Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Can’t live without: Ketchum, Idaho. “There is no other place I’d rather be.”
• Favorite hobbies: Avid collector of antique decoy ducks.
• Favorite vacation spot: City of Rocks, Idaho for rock climbing.

SECRET LIFE

• Lived in Norway during senior year of high school.
• Completed the Boston Marathon with his wife, now competes in ultra-marathon trail running races. 

Chris Kimbro, 38
President, Kimbro Renovations, Montgomery, Ala.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• CGP
• CGR
• GMB

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• First place, Bathrooms under $20,000, 2012 Alabama Remodeling Excellence Awards (AREA).
• Third place, Bathrooms $20,000-$50,0000, 2012 AREA.
• First place, Bathrooms over $50,000, 2012 AREA.
•2011 Best in Show winner, AREA.
• First place, Kitchens Over $80,000, 2011 AREA.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Board of Directors, 2011 Greater Montgomery Homebuilders Association.
• Immediate past president, GMHBA Remodelers Council.
• Volunteer and board member, White Water Camp.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Can’t live without: Diet coke.
• Favorite hobbies: Hunting, saltwater fishing, playing guitar.
• Favorite movie: “Shawshank Redemption.”
• Favorite food: White tuna nigiri sushi.
• Favorite vacation spot: Any comfortable deer stand.

SECRET LIFE

• Avid guitar player—can even mimic the moves of Jimi Hendrix.

Brad Burgin, 39
President, Burgin Construction, Santa Ana, Calif.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• CAPS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Over two decades, grew a small, one-person shop into a reputable and innovative general contracting business with multiple employees.
• Places emphasis on communication with customers in order to be successful. “Customer service is our number one priority.”

OFF THE CLOCK

• Can’t live without: Family.
• Can live without: Cable television.
• Favorite hobbies: Fly-fishing, golf, and target shooting.
• Favorite movie: “Star Wars.”
• Favorite food: Thai.
• Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii.

SECRET LIFE

• Grandfather, Wendell Renken, manufactured sailboats.
• Avid gardener with wife Rhonda.

Chip Crawford, 39
Co-owner, Crawford Builders, Lexington, Ky.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• CGB
• CGP
• CGR

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Home Builders Association of Lexington (HBAL) Remodeler of the Year, 2008.
• Helped local Remodelers Council rewrite bylaws, policies, and procedures. Assisted council to grow membership from 45 to 185 in two years.
• Currently involved in the restoration of a historic building that houses a local crisis center.
• Grew company’s remodeling revenue to an average of $2.5M per year for the last seven years.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Treasurer, executive committee member, HBAL.
• Chair, HomePac chair for HBA Kentucky.
• Board member, NAHB, HBAL.
• Board member and vice president, Realtor Community Housing Foundation.
• Past chair, Local Remodelers Council.
• Member, Home Builders Care and Home of Excellence steering committees.

OFF THE CLOCK

• Can’t live without: My family, and my dog Abbey.
• Favorite hobbies: Sailing and anything to do with water. Coaching baseball and football.
• Favorite food: Fresh wahoo or tuna
• Favorite vacation spot: On my boat in a small lake in Kentucky
• Favorite read: Cornbread Mafia (James Higdon). “It is weird to read a book about people you kind of knew as a kid growing up.”

SECRET LIFE

• Team finished third in their sailing division in the 2003 Key West Race Week Regatta.