Trevor started working at a young age. His first job was at Burger King but quickly grew into more skilled positions such as a forklift driver at BPI and at Austad’s as head of shipping and inventory.

Trevor graduated high school in 1988 and went on to work for Egger Steel from 1988-1992, where he was first exposed to working around overhead cranes. He went on to work for Dakota Riggers from 1992–1995 as an overhead crane inspector. In 1995, he took the necessary courses to become a certified crane inspector with Crane Institute of America, in Sanford, Florida.