Phil Sanborn began his new duties as branch manager in Dublin in February 2006. His first experience in the pool business was managing a pool store in Clio for five years while attending Central Michigan University. After graduating, he managed a pool store in Fenton for two years. For the next eight years he built above-ground and in-ground pools as an independent contractor. From 2001 until 2006 he fielded customer service and technical support calls at Quality Pool Supply in Clio.