W H O’ S W H OIN HARDWOOD PURCHASINGAlan Boren handles design, marketing andsales for Burnich Frame & Moulding inMissoula, Mont.Burnich Frame & Moulding is a manufacturerand finisher of picture frame mouldings,architectural mouldings, stair parts and fireplacemantel systems. The company canmanufacture and completely finish any solidwood and grade of moulding of a customer’schoosing from one stick to thousands of linealfeet.Burnich Frame & Moulding offers mouldings in raw, sanded orcompletely custom finished. The firm makes its own moulderknives, and purchases 700,000 board feet of lumber annually.Burnich is a member of the Professional Picture Framers ofAmerica, <strong>National</strong> Home Builders Assoc. and the MissoulaChamber of Commerce.Boren joined Burnich Frame & Moulding in 2002. Prior to that,he worked at a family owned sawmill and Hardwood timber companyin Warren County, Iowa, since 1969. His other responsibilitieshave included a custom homebuilder in Jackson, Wyo., and customcabinet builder in Missoula, Mont.Boren received a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation administrationfrom the University of Oregon. He and his wife, Georgia,have been married for 16 years. Boren enjoys hunting, fishing,canoeing, skiing, mountain biking, and he is in a band that performsfor dances.•John A. Campana handles outside sales forRex Lumber Co. in South Windsor, Conn.Rex Lumber Co. offers custom millwork,mouldings and flooring in Cherry, Hard andSoft Maple, Walnut, Red and White Oak,Poplar, Basswood, Alder, Mahogany, Ipe,Spanish cedar, cypress, Poplar and pine (allthicknesses). The company is a member ofthe Forest Stewardship Council, HardwoodManufacturers Assoc., Northeastern Retail Lumber Assoc. and theArchitectural Millwork Institute.Campana has been with the company for one year, and has over13 years of experience in the industry. He began his career in 1995in outside sales. Campana is a graduate of Dobbs Ferry (N.Y.) HighSchool, and received a bachelor’s degree in economics from IonaCollege in New Rochelle, N.Y.Campana and Mara, his wife of 13 years, have one child. Heenjoys playing golf, fishing, boating and coaching CYO basketballand Little League baseball. Campana has coached three basketballteams to the New York state championship.•64 Hardwoods Have Versatility
A brief sketch of the leading purchasingexecutives in the Hardwood IndustryEric David Culton has been head lumberbuyer for Ozark Mountain HardwoodsLLC in Koshkonong, Mo., for over one year.Ozark Mountain Hardwoods LLC specializesin flooring in Red and White Oak,Walnut, Cherry, Hickory and pine (1-1/2, 2-1/4 and 3-1/4 widths, 4 through 7-inchplanks), 4/4 Red and White Oak (FAS/FIF)and ICOM random width and length, roughor S2S. The company also offers fine tooling,custom widths, color sorts and rustic flooring products. OzarkMountain Hardwoods is a member of the Missouri Forest ProductsAssoc.Culton has been involved in the forest products industry for over12 years. He began his career in 1995, pulling and stacking greenlumber. His other responsibilities have included stacking lumber,planer operator, stacker operator, lumber grader, kiln operator,night shift supervisor, yard foreman and lumber buyer.Culton is a graduate of West Plains (Mo.) High School, andattended North Arkansas College in Harrison, Ark. He is a graduateof the <strong>National</strong> Hardwood Lumber Assoc. (NHLA) InspectionSchool in Memphis, Tenn., and received the highest board runscore of the 131 st class.Culton and his fiancée, Amy, have been together three years. Hehas two children, is a self-professed family man and enjoys meetingnew people in the lumber industry.•W. Springfield, NHJohn N. Nilsen is the vice president/general manager of GrandAmerican Doors (G.A. Doors Inc.) in La Mirada, Calif.Since 1984, G.A. Doors Inc. has produced custom crafted, highqualitydoors. The company specializes in a full line of stain andpaint grade louver doors and shutters from 12 different Hardwoodspecies such as Red and White Oak, White and Dark Stain Maple,Cherry and Genuine Mahogany. A 20-minute fire rating is alsoavailable.G.A. Doors Inc. manufactures exterior, interior, panel and Frenchdoors to custom specifications with or without trim, mouldings orjambs. The firm offers same day quote service and four-week deliverieson many doors, and purchases 180,000 board feet of lumberannually. G.A. Doors is a member of the Woodwork Institute andthe Architectural Woodwork Institute.Nilsen has been with the company for 20 years, and has been inhis current position for a year. His first job in the industry was as aproduct manager for glass and glazing of wood products. He alsoserved as vice president of G.A. Doors Inc.Nilsen is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz.He has been married for eight years and has a son. He enjoys hiking,camping, fishing and baseball.•P.O. Box 96 • Route 4AWest Springfield, NH 03284603-763-4525 • FAX: 603-763-4701Web Site: www.ghevarts.comE-mail: ghevarts@tds.netContact: George H. Evarts • Greg WinnieLebanon, NHPlease turn the pageJUNE/2008 65
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