diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/exceptions/InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/exceptions/InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException.java
index 5d3fb58..faf169c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/exceptions/InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/exceptions/InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington.exceptions;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 /**
  * Created by leon on 5/10/17.
  */ // Checked Exception
-public final class InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException extends Exception {
+public final class InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException extends IOException {
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/phone/PhoneNumberFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/phone/PhoneNumberFactory.java
index 36d323b..e23f25d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/phone/PhoneNumberFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/phone/PhoneNumberFactory.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington.phone;
-
+import com.zipcodewilmington.tools.RandomNumberFactory;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.exceptions.InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException;
 
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 /**
  * Created by leon on 5/1/17.
@@ -19,15 +21,23 @@ private PhoneNumberFactory() {
      * @param phoneNumberCount - number of PhoneNumber objects to instantiate
      * @return array of randomly generated PhoneNumber objects
      */ //TODO - Implement logic
-    public static PhoneNumber[] createRandomPhoneNumberArray(int phoneNumberCount) {
-        return null;
+    public static PhoneNumber[] createRandomPhoneNumberArray(int phoneNumberCount) throws InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException {
+        PhoneNumber[] numbers = new PhoneNumber[phoneNumberCount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < phoneNumberCount; i++) {
+            numbers[i] = createRandomPhoneNumber();
+        }
+        return numbers;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return an instance of PhoneNumber with randomly generated phone number value
      */ //TODO - Implement logic
-    public static PhoneNumber createRandomPhoneNumber() {
-        return createPhoneNumberSafely(-1, -1, -1);
+    public static PhoneNumber createRandomPhoneNumber() throws InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException {
+        Random randomNum = new Random();
+        int areaCode = 100 + randomNum.nextInt(900);
+        int centOfficeCode = 100 + randomNum.nextInt(900);
+        int phoneLineCode = 1000 + randomNum.nextInt(9000);
+        return createPhoneNumberSafely(areaCode, centOfficeCode, phoneLineCode);
     }
 
 
@@ -37,16 +47,28 @@ public static PhoneNumber createRandomPhoneNumber() {
      * @param phoneLineCode     - 4 digit code
      * @return a new phone number object
      */ //TODO - if input is valid, return respective PhoneNumber object, else return null
+    
     public static PhoneNumber createPhoneNumberSafely(int areaCode, int centralOfficeCode, int phoneLineCode) {
-        return createPhoneNumber(null);
-    }
+        String phoneNumberString = "(" + areaCode + ")-" + centralOfficeCode + "-" + phoneLineCode;
+            try {// if valid return phoneNumber object
+                return createPhoneNumber(phoneNumberString);
+            } catch (InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException i ){
+                logger.log(Level.WARNING, phoneNumberString + " is not a valid phone number. ");
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @param phoneNumberString - some String corresponding to a phone number whose format is `(###)-###-####`
+         * @return a new phone number object
+         * @throws InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException - thrown if phoneNumberString does not match acceptable format
+         */ // TODO - Add throws statement to method signature
+
+        public static PhoneNumber createPhoneNumber (String phoneNumberString) throws InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException {
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Attempting to create a new PhoneNumber object with a value of " + phoneNumberString);
+
+            return new PhoneNumber(phoneNumberString);
+        }
 
-    /**
-     * @param phoneNumberString - some String corresponding to a phone number whose format is `(###)-###-####`
-     * @return a new phone number object
-     * @throws InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException - thrown if phoneNumberString does not match acceptable format
-     */ // TODO - Add throws statement to method signature
-    public static PhoneNumber createPhoneNumber(String phoneNumberString) {
-        return null;
-    }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/tools/RandomNumberFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/tools/RandomNumberFactory.java
index 269dcfc..ab8489e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/tools/RandomNumberFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/tools/RandomNumberFactory.java
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ public static Float createFloat(float min, float max) {
         return random.nextFloat() * (max - min) + min;
     }
 
+
+
+
+
     /** @return a random integer between the specified min and max numeric range */
     public static Integer createInteger(Integer min, Integer max) {
         return createFloat(min, max).intValue();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/PhoneNumberFactoryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/PhoneNumberFactoryTest.java
index a607c50..670a396 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/PhoneNumberFactoryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/PhoneNumberFactoryTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.zipcodewilmington.exceptions.InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.phone.PhoneNumber;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.phone.PhoneNumberFactory;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -82,7 +83,12 @@ public void testCreateRandomPhoneNumber() {
         for (int i = 0; i < 999; i++) {
             // : Given
             // : When
-            PhoneNumber phoneNumber = PhoneNumberFactory.createRandomPhoneNumber();
+            PhoneNumber phoneNumber = null;
+            try {
+                phoneNumber = PhoneNumberFactory.createRandomPhoneNumber();
+            } catch (InvalidPhoneNumberFormatException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
 
             // : Then
             Assert.assertTrue(phoneNumber != null);