In the late 1980’s, he shifted to another medium – steel. This led to new products such as decorative planters, railings, furniture,etc. At this point, the production level grew and so did the workforce in his shop – getting up to 12 employees at one point. After years in this phase, production began to move overseas so Jeff started doing more individual, custom projects, from news desks, custom gates, trade show displays, public sculpture and everything in between. 

In 2002, his middle daughter joined the color guard at West Johnston High School and Jeff built his first set of props for their marching band. During a period of eight years of putting his skills to use for West Johnston, he was approached by a drum corps to design and build their props. Soon after, more groups followed and slowly took over his schedule, leading to a full time job as a prop/set designer and fabricator. This work has resulted in many wonderful relationships, creative collaborations, fun designs, challenging ideas, and new skills for Jeff. 

Working with Jeff, you’ll quickly learn that he is incredibly detailed, observant, level-headed, kind-hearted, genuine, considerate, and talented. He likes to push the limits, stay busy, and get things right (we’ve coined it being “Hurralell”). If he could spend all his time building things, he would….no really, he would. His other favorite activities are spending time on the tractor with his grandkids, splitting firewood, spending time with his wife and three daughters, designing sculpture and eating ice cream (or most any dessert).