Profile of a valley family business leader: Barry Gump gives back to the community.Barry Gump is President and Chief Executive Officer of Andy Gump, Inc., a family owned business started by his father, Massena "Andy" Gump in the 1950's in Mission Hills, California For the neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, see Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. For the neighborhood in San Diego, California, see Mission Hills, San Diego, California. . Barry was born in San Fernando, California San Fernando is a city located in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 23,564 at the 2000 census. The city was named for the nearby Mission San Fernando Rey de España, and is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, with the in 1942, graduated from San Fernando High School San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. in 1960, served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, returning to join his father in the family business in 1964. Starting with five wooden portable toilets they built in their garage in Mission Hills, Barry worked with his dad to build the portable sanitation and septic pumping company from five. employees to the current team of 125, operating four facilities in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Under Barry's leadership since 1980, the company expanded into additional temporary site services, including Temporary Power and Temporary Fencing Temporary Fence is used where building a permanent fence is either impractical or unneeded. Temporary fencing is most commonly used as security fencing for building sites. Other uses for temporary fencing include venue division at large events and public restriction on industrial and has become the leader in "State of the Art" portable restrooms for the special events and film industries in the Southern California area. In 1990 Barry was recognized as "Small Business Person of the Year" by the Small Business Administration--Los Angeles Region. Barry contributes to the future of his industry by serving on the Board of Directors of the Portable Sanitation Association Industry, partnering with members of his industry to provide services for major events, such as the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake, and participating in the design of improved sanitation facilities, including wheelchair accessible restroom trailers, solar powered flushing restrooms and three station utility sinks. Barry serves his community as a National Board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis. The Foundation provides information about cystic fibrosis (CF) and finances CF research that aims to improve the and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for their research and services. Through his company, Barry contributes goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. to many local events and supports many Chambers of Commerce in Southern California. "I have worked with Barry since 1977" said Gary Wood Gary F. Wood (February 5, 1942 — March 2, 1994) played professional American football in the NFL from the year 1964 until the year 1969. The 5'11'' quarterback was drafted out of Cornell University in the 1964 NFL Draft by the New York Giants in the eighth round. , who serves as operations manager at Gump's North Hollywood facility. "I have always reported directly to Barry. Barry gives people the benefit of the doubt and looks for the good first more than anyone I have ever met. He has a gift at picking good, dedicated people (present company excepted)." "As long as I've been exposed to him, he has always been a visionary, able to see ahead and willing to take us to the next level," said Wood. "The fact that he is not afraid to take a chance or make a mistake is one of the qualities I admire the most. He is willing to stick it out there and also willing to take the heat when it doesn't work. Barry's business and personal belief, if I stop to think about it, is to help people. Barry always, and I mean always, taught me that if we help people get their needs met, even if it means not getting the job. They will remember us, as a business and that we personally took the time to help them, we cared." "Barry does many things today outside of business that helps others," said Wood, "including involvement with PSAI PSAI Pediatric Services of America Inc , local organizations and Cystic Fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. . If anyone has earned the right to step back a little, it is him. I am a very task oriented person and don't spend much time smelling the roses. My expectations are always high. Barry has exceeded my expectations and is a 'lead by example' leader in which I am happy to be a part of what he has built." "I've known Barry for 22 years since I became employed by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation," said Helen Johnson, who serves as the organization's Director of Field Management in California. "Barry and his wife lost their daughter to this insidious disease insidious disease (insid´ēus), adj a disease existing without marked symptoms but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. more than 30 years ago and honestly, it would have been quite understandable if they walked away completely from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. That they did not do! It is a special measure of Barry's commitment that he has continued to faithfully work on behalf of the Foundation's efforts years after he lost a child to this disease!" "Barry has a caring attitude for others and is always willing to go that 'extra mile' to give back to the community, knowing it will make the world a better place," she continued. After a reflective pause she added, "Barry is as good and decent as they come--and a very bright light in our world! I consider it an honor to have him as my friend." Barry and Pati, his wife for forty years, live in Valencia, California. |
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