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W hen Joe Schwab was a child, he built a ramp from scrap wood with the intention of launching, Evel Knievel style, across the driveway No helmet, no pads, and no safety gear anywhere within sight, he readied his trusty vehicle for the crucial approach He eyed his course and lined up just right He was ready to soar His mother, Sherry Schwab, caught him in the nick of time, thankfully, and so he had to wait a few more years to take flight Today, Joe is flying high, happily navigating the sometimes turbulent air of the Puget Sound residential building industry with expert agility and awareness He's fresh off his win as inaugural MBAKS Future Leader of the Year (more on the award on page 21) and has been previously recognized by entities including Remodeling Magazine, Remodeler magazine, and proremodeler com as one to watch Joe is currently the CEO of Uniplex Construction LLC, which is the result of the merger with commercial enterprise Uniplex Inc and HCS Construction Services Co He and his CFO father, also named Joe, run the construction company known for its immense talent base and impressive regional impact In helping to build upon and further define the Puget Sound and its "I have watched Joe grow up over the past 20 years working with his parents. It is like he comes from building industry royalty and has clearly learned the relationship between building and ethics, and has taken that into the next generation with such a positive energy. I have personally watched Uniplex quadruple in size over the past five years with a well-thought-out strategy. It's really exciting to see such energy put into action and with such a dynamic team on top of it" — Shelli Lucus-Kennedy, American Insurance Associates 56 master builder WINTER 2018