Todd Roe grew up in Brady, Nebraska. A town of 200 people where he genuinely thought North Platte (population 25,000) was the biggest city in America. After graduating second in a class of 11 and playing all-state basketball, he spent a year working on Ted Turner's 88,000-acre bison ranch. One day in the field, Todd calculated the remaining diesel in a 500-gallon tank using improvised geometry. Turner walked over, asked what he was doing out of school, and said nothing else. A week later a $2,500 check arrived from T.E. Enterprises; "This should cover your deposit and first month's rent." Now Todd is the Technical Specialist for Pacific Wood Tech's engineering department; the person who bridges contractors, salesmen, and engineers in a way most companies haven't figured out how to do. He spent 15 years framing and building 26 homes in Nebraska be ...