the end. He is an engineer, knows his stuff, and gets the things others miss. Guess that’s why he won Renovator of the Year. He’s honest, knows his stuff, and is calm and approachable, very detailed and great communication through the whole job.” Monk is a country boy, raised on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia and started in the construction industry at fifteen years old. He graduated from Duncan MacMillan High School as valedictorian and went on to pursue his engineering diploma at St. Francis Xavier University and received his Civil Engineering degree from the Technical Univer-
sity of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University) in 1993. As a young civil engineer, Monk led his own division of Atlantic Industries in Alberta where he oversaw road, culvert, and pipe-building projects. After his time “out West,” Monk came back to Nova Scotia and took a position in environmental remediation with Dexter Construction – a position he enjoyed for eight years. After fifteen years of working as a professional engineer for other companies, Monk says that, “I decided I was ready, so I put in my notice and I did it” and he took the leap of faith into entrepreneurship.
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