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“ While the business had many positive aspects when I joined , there were also a lot of systems and processes I thought could be improved ,” he continues . “ As things progressed , I started working in both the commercial and industrial sectors .” Frank narrates : “ I worked in the commercial market for some time , but decided to strategically re-enter the industrial market , and so , Total Wrecking was born . Since then , we ’ ve worked on some of the most challenging , yet exciting jobs in the industrial sector . We work on projects in the industrial sector , liaising directly with the owners , who are typically like – minded people , working towards the same goals as us – to get the job done safely .
“ With a renewed focus on long-term career growth , I joined the NDA , which went on to be one of the greatest , most transformational elements of my career ,” he reflects . “ I worked alongside my peers and learned a great deal from them ,
gradually understanding more about the industry and gaining more confidence .”
Frank continues : “ It was at the NDA that I learned that everybody in this business makes mistakes ; if you don ’ t make a mistake , then you ’ re not pushing yourself hard enough . But I ’ ve had some great advice over the years , from both my father and grandfather , and there are other elders from the NDA that stick out in my mind as inspirational : Tom Robinette , Bill Moore , and Leonard Cherry , to name a few .
“ One of my mentors at the NDA , Ron Dolell , gave me a piece of advice that I will never forget ,” he states . “ We were at a conference in Las Vegas , and he called me over to show me something . He took me to the top of the building in a glass elevator and said , ‘ look out of the window , what do you see ?’
“ I was confused for a moment , and after multiple wrong answers , he finally said , ‘ everything out there must come down at some point ; every building has a
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