David Provost
Bacchus Caves
Napa Valley, CA USA
"I mean, right now, you guys have got nothing to lose."
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David's work combines: Design, Engineering, and Building Things
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Construction Management, General
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Grew up around heavy civil mining and tunneling for railroads and highways.
2.
Went to Colorado State and majored in construction management.
3.
Worked at major engineering firm Kiewit for some time; "could've stayed with them for life," but didn't feel challenged or engaged.
4.
A co-worker brought him out to Napa Valley to do some tunneling; he'd never heard of Napa Valley, didn't drink wine.
5.
Found a contractor struggling to build a cave and helped him out-"it's been going since then."
6.
He and his wife said, "Let's just do it," started Bacchus Caves without any sort of business plan; lived off credit cards for eight months.
7.
Says every cave he builds is simultaneously a fun challenge and a work of art.
8.
Considers his career a "right-place, right-time" kind of thing, so urges roadtrippers not to stress too much about any one decision.