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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: August 16, 2012
Jane Scammon 2012
Name: Jane Scammon
Title: Lead Designer
Company: Sterritt Design
Location: 110 Arlington St., Watertown, MA
Place of birth: Westwood, MA
College: University of Massachusetts
First job unrelated to your current field: Kindergarten teacher
First job in your current field: Showroom support @ Dalia Kitchen Design
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Sterritt Design specializes in fresh, innovative kitchen & bath designs with a strong focus on eco-friendly products & services.
Hobbies: Travel, cooking, boating, and chasing my 6-year-old!
Favorite film: "Life is Beautiful"
Favorite novel: The Fountainhead
Keys to success: Never met a problem I couldn't solve!
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I'd want to work with Ted Reinstein covering the main streets and back roads of New England for Chronicle!
Person you admire most (outside of the family): That's a tough one! I admire many people within my industry from Dalia Tamari to Leslie Saul to Tom Clarke to Dawn Willis to Sandra Lashway to Tom Kelly and many more.
All of these people have been influential in my growth and success throughout the years. I'm a better person for having known and worked with all of them. They've taught me more than design; they've taught me how to be a better person...and I thank them all!
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