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Posted: May 14, 2015
Professional Profile: Andrew Verderame 2015
Name: Andrew Verderame
Title: Sales Executive
Company: Siemens Industry, Inc. - Building Technologies
Location: Canton, MA
Place of birth: Phoenix, AZ
Family: Single; parents Joe & Michele, sister Natalie
College: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Associations: IFMA / pr commitee
First job unrelated to your current field: Cook, Barro's Pizzeria
First job in current field: Operations intern, Nestlé USA
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Siemens provides building technologies for commercial facilities a vast array of solutions and services, including: Electrical systems, Building Automation systems, Security systems, Mechanical systems, and Fire Safety systems. Our work consists of the maintenance, repair, replacement, and optimization services for all of the previously listed systems.
Hobbies: Playing basketball, watching sports, exercising at the gym, cooking, and traveling
Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Favorite movie: Batman Begins
Key to success: Discipline, passion, integrity, and putting other people before myself
Person(s) you admire (outside of family): Steve Nash
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Actor or cartoonist
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