Rob Cooper is the President of Associated Lightning Rod Co. Rob started out installing lightning protection for his father's company 27 years ago. He started running the business 13 years ago when his father retired. He purchased the business from his parents in 2002. Rob spends most of his time traveling to meet customers, about 75,000 miles a year. It is not unusual for him to be in Albany, NY in the morning, and then Manhattan, New York City in the afternoon. He feels that it is very important to physically go and look at the potential job, and meet the customer. He wants the customer to have a face with a name to associate the company with. This process gives the customer peace of mind, and a chance to ask questions.