San Antonio UNITS Franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0How long had you been working for UNITS before that?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Three years prior to Lockaway buying it.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0Whoa, four years is a long time in Portable Storage, any industry really. You\u2019re practically an expert at this point.<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t call myself an expert, but I do love the work.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0With portable storage, it\u2019s not something everyone knows about. What do you see people using it for most?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0To move.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0To move across the city?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0Have you learned anything from working in portable storage that\u2019s different than what you\u2019ve learned from past jobs?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0I used to work as a welder and a machinist before I did this. When I got into this kind of work, I really loved the driving and the placing of the UNITS on people\u2019s driveways. It\u2019s convenient. It helps out a lot. We do work a lot with restoration companies .We store people\u2019s stuff, people\u2019s homes, so that\u2019s a lot of convenience for the customer, having their stuff still be at their house. They don\u2019t have to go back and forth to the facility.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0I bet it\u2019s also nice to get outside and experience the nice weather.<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Oh yeah. It\u2019s nice to get out, meet new customers and help them out as best i can. Especially placing their UNIT exactly where they want it when they want their stuff back. I enjoy the work.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0Did you help out with the recent hurricane Harvey relief efforts that UNITS participated in?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0We actually still have about 22 UNITS in Victoria, Texas. They\u2019re helping out with the restoration companies up there. One is working on a nursing home and another is working on a hospital. There\u2019s another company that\u2019s doing restoration on houses up there.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0Those portable containers are essential for that kind of work.<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0So you aren\u2019t at work all the time. Do you have any hobbies?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Oh, like I mentioned before, I still like to weld. Haha! Actually I have a couple welding machines.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0What kind of welding do you do for a hobby? Is it art or do you fix things?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0I just make stuff. Say a tool for somebody or a bar-b-que pit or just something somebody might want. It\u2019s just a hobby. Something to do.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0That\u2019s pretty cool. Do you live in the San Antonio area?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, I live in San Antonio.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0Have you lived there for a long time or did you move recently?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019ve lived here for a long time, but I was in the oil fields for a while also. My oil field job took me to Sweetwater for a while and about 5 years ago I moved back to San Antonio.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019re working in the San Antonio area every day. Do you have any favorite lunch spots near the UNITS warehouse?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong>\u00a0I don\u2019t exactly have a favorite restaurant. I think that\u2019s because I never stop to get lunch, because I am always on the move. I take a break, but I don\u2019t try to stop at a restaurant or anything. They take so long, especially when you only have 30 minutes to eat.<\/p>\nPeter:<\/strong> At the end of these, I like to ask if there is anyone on the team who you think deserves a shout out. Is there anyone on the team who has helped you out in the past and deserves some recognition?<\/p>\nGilbert:<\/strong> My salesperson that we have working with us has done a really good job for us. You know Marc Gaudet, right? Yeah, he is my sales guy and he keeps me busy, haha! I\u2019d also like to give a shout out to the maintenance team, Danny and Carlos, for always being there to help with unit repairs and assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Help celebrate 4 years with UNITS’ very own Gilbert. 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