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Posted: August 25, 2009
James Kimball 2009
Name: James Kimball, Jr., AIA
Title: President
Company: Phase Zero Design
Location: Boston, Hartford and Greenwich, Conn.
Birthplace and date: Somerville, Mass., 1961
Family: Wife, Traci; sons, Chris and Ben
College: University of Detroit
First job outside of real estate: Adjunct facility, Boston Architectural College
First job in real estate or allied field: Intern at RTKL Associates in Baltimore
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Working hard to grow my new firm.
Hobbies: Reading, sketching and coin collecting
Favorite book: "1776" by David McCullough
Favorite movie: "The Patriot"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Benjamin Franklin
Keys to success: Work hard and pay attention
If you had to choose a different profession; what would it be? Teacher
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