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