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DeLozier

What is your position within your company?
I am vice president of Black Roofing Inc., Boulder, Colo.

Why did you become involved in the roofing industry?
During high school, I had a job as a carpet installation laborer, but when I moved to Colorado after high school, roofing companies were the only companies hiring.

What is the most unusual roofing project of which you have been a part?
We installed PVC membranes on multiple steep-slope roof decks on the Denver Art Museum.

What was your first roofing experience?
I had to complete a built-up roofing tear-off project in downtown Denver on a building that had absolutely no easy roof access.

What is your roofing industry involvement?
Black Roofing is an NRCA member and a member of the Colorado Roofing Association. I also am a recent graduate of NRCA's Future Executives Institute, Class 6.

What is the most high-tech item in your house?
Definitely my television—I have to watch my Denver Broncos in style!

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
Honestly, I would go anywhere and everywhere. I just love to travel with my family and see new things.

What do you consider a waste of time?
Gossip

What's the most exciting/adventurous thing you've done?
I completed the challenging Tough Mudder obstacle course race two years in a row.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a fireman.

What are your favorite stress relievers?
Going for a run and coaching youth fastpitch softball

What is your favorite food?
Home-cooked Mexican-style meat and potatoes wrapped in a tortilla

What song are you listening to over and over?
Just about any Pink Floyd song

What are your favorite parts about working in the roofing industry?
I enjoy problem-solving, finding the best roofing solution for each situation and seeing the final completed projects.

What quality do you most admire in a person?
Honesty

What do you consider your most rewarding experience?
Completing the Tough Mudder races

Big city or small town?
Small town—I grew up in a small town in Idaho where everybody knew everybody, and it was great.

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