Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • May 2018 | Page 8

LEADERSHIP 8 Mike Kivlin Pictured Centered NUCA OF FL VICE PRESIDENT MIKE KIVLIN Q&A Can you briefly tell us about your professional background? KIVLIN: I started working on a crew as a hillman in 2007. Over the past 11 years, I’ve worked my way up to being a foreman, and now Vice President of John Woody, Inc. I’ve been serving on the Executive Committee for NUCA of FL & NUCA of N. FL since 2014 and I am the current president of NUCA of N. FL. DITCHMEN • MAY 2018 Why you are in the underground utility business and how did you get started? KIVLIN: I needed a job, my father in law needed help at John Woody, and I started working as a hillman 1 week after I graduated. What is your educational background? KIVLIN: Bachelors Degree in Business with a focus on Human Resources from Auburn University.