Perrier and his employees refused to be deterred by the devastation Katrina wreaked on them and their business. Key to Universal Data's success is Perrier's philosophy, passed on to him from his dad, Jim Perrier Sr., a World War II bomber who flew 21 missions by keeping focused on the job at hand and not worrying about the risk of being shot down. "My father told me a long time ago and I live by this," said Perrier. "'For those things that you can do something about, you do something about. Those things that you can't [do something about], you don't worry about. Move on."
