Name: Art Caron
Title: Vice President Operations
Company: New England Construction
Location: 293 Bourne Ave., Rumford, RI 02916
Place of birth: RI
Family: married with 3 sons
College: University of Rhode Island civil engineering degree, Brown University business certificate
First job unrelated to your current field: shoe salesman
First job in current field: estimator/project manager for drywall and masonry subcontractor
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: General construction positioned to take advantage of the market upswing (hopefully) from deferred capital spending
Hobbies: softball, tennis, skiing
Keys to success: learning from mistakes and understanding which shortcuts to take and which ones not to take
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Condoleezza Rice, Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Automobile designer, real estate sales, or physical trainer