Doug Mueller

Tecumseh, Michigan
Family Status: Married

Children: 4
Daughter Alison (Boyer) lives in Chubbuck with her husband and 3 children (Braedon, Dawson and Taelor). Alison babysits up to 10 kids, so between this and the activities with her kids, her day is full.

Grandchildren: 3
Braedon (10) is the athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football. Likely going to be a big guy as his father is over 6' tall.

Dawson (8) is the 'artsy' kid who enjoys drawing and doing anything creative.

Taelor (4) is the feisty boss of the bunch. She is likely going to be girly and athletic at the same time.

After Graduation I: Went to work.

Career: Started working full time and went to CSI for a semester and decided I didn't have time for both and unfortunately, dropped out of CSI. Worked for Buttrey Foods in Twin Falls and was transferred to Boise in 1982. Wanting to get out of the grocery business, in 1984, I went to work for Robertson Supply in Boise heading up the millwork division and selling Andersen Windows. Stayed in Boise until March of 1988 and then moved to Modesto, CA and sold residential/commercial flooring products and DuPont Corian surfacing. In 1990, we were transferred to Fresno, CA. I joined Andersen Windows in 1997, covering all of northern California in a sales position and, in 2000, I was transferred to cover the Michigan/Ohio area as a district sales manager. We landed in Tecumseh, MI (just south of Ann Arbor) and as of January 2008, I've now been transferred to Minnesota where I'll be district sales manager covering most of Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin. Our plan is to move to MN/WI area in the summer of 2008.

5 Years from now...
My hope is to stay with Andersen in upper management and settle into the Minneapolis metro area and enjoy the seasons and the culture.

Retirement
My goal was to retire at 55, but with some investments gone south and with current economic conditions, I could see delaying this until I'm 60. I'm in good health and my goal is to maintain my health well into retirement and tour the country. I've been lucking to see a lot of the USA in my work travels and vacations that Cathy and I have taken, but there is so much more to see. We take long motorcycle trips and this would be another way to see the country in our retirement.

Other Information:
I'm one of the lucky people to land good employment positions without a formal college education. Hard work, common sense and doing what is 'right' have gotten me to where I'm at. I've had the good fortune to work for some great mentors and leaders that have added to my success. My biggest regret is not going to college and getting a degree as I earned my success in a harder fashion than those who have taken the time to get a degree. Education cannot be emphasized enough.

I've been married to Cathy for 24 years and she's been the greatest partner in my life.

I miss a lot of things about the simple life I had in Twin Falls and it’s good to go back and visit my parents and brother. There is something about your 'roots' that gives you a feeling of security and comfort and visiting Twin Falls does that for me.