b'On Deck with Morgan6 thin g sa b o u tf b o b po u tr eoroof Tech, inc. stillwater, mn.Bob Poutre grew up on a small farm in SE Nebraska with 8 brothers and sisters. I learned so much growing up in that environment. My Dad was the hardest working man Ive ever known. He owned a small Plumbing and Heating business and provided everything that we ever needed.MRCA Board of Directors In high school Bob dreamed of playing football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As it turned Safety Committee Chair out I wasnt offered a scholarship and I decided I would enter the workforce. Not long after that, Bob found himself working for MRCA member Weathercraft in Lincoln. This was his introduction to commercial roofing. In 1984 he was sent to work on a job in Minneapolis. He went back again in 1985 and was approached by a contractor who wanted Bob to work for them. I took them up on it. I started doing some estimating and project management, became vice president and then president. Roof Tech was founded in 1993. When I started contact Us in the roofing business, I never thought I would do this for the rest of my life. Besides his ROOF TECH, INC. Staying active within the roofing industry has been a primary focus for Bob. 1775 Industrial Blvd.S service with MRCA, he has come up through the Twin Cities Roofing Contractors Association twice and served as its president and he is currently on the Board of Directors. He is also PO Box 708 active within Roofers Local 96 working towards improving their apprenticeship program. He Stillwater, MN 55802 also servers as a trustee for the jointly managed Health and Welfare Fund. I enjoy giving 651-351-7302 back to the industry that has given me so much. ROOFTECH.COM Bob calls his wife Cindy, his best friend. We dated in high school, then by coincidence and a little luck, we met again later in life and fell in love. Between them they have five children. Together they spend a lot of time outdoors. Bob is an avid hunter and together they enjoy fishing, golfing and snowmobiling. They are finishing up a cabin on Lake Vermilion in Northern MN this year. Bob has been a private pilot for over 20 year. He holds an instrument and commercial rating as well as a seaplane rating. He owns a Cessna 182 and a Cessna 175 Seaplane. He flies the 182 back and forth from the cabin and back to NE where their folks still live. He also flies it for business as he has clients that own retail buildings in 9 Midwest states. Its nice to be able fly in the morning, do a property assessment or inspection for the client, and return home all in the same day. He and Cindy leave the seaplane up North in the summer months and fly it into Canada for fishing trips. This past August they flew it with a group of 4 other seaplanes on an adventure to Churchill, Manitoba. Bob and Cindy are supporters of a local food shelf in Stillwater, MN called Valley Outreach. Its much more than a food shelf. They have the food shelf; the clothes closet, and an emergency fund that provides financial assistance to those in crisis or transition. 10 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'