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Get To Know YOUR NUCAFL LEADERSHIP Q&A WITH PAST PRESIDENT BILL LEE Briefly tell us about your professional background. Lee: My name is Bill Lee. I’m president of Utility Service Company, Inc. in Gulf Breeze, Florida. We are a small familyowned underground utility contracting company installing water, sanitary sewer, natural gas and drainage systems. My Father started the company as a parttime business in the late 80’s and I worked with him on the weekends carrying water service material and tools since I was 14 years old. Why you are in the underground utility business and how did you get started? Lee: When I got out of Junior College I continued working with the Company and in my midtwenties I figured out that I really wanted to fish but I knew that construction was the better option and I was pretty good at my job. I’m now a lot older and wiser and I did make the right decision. What is your favorite travel location? Lee: My favorite travel location is Florida and the Florida Keys. I also enjoy the South Carolina coast and trips we make out west to Colorado and Montana. 20 DITCHMEN • AUGUST 2020