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Professional Profile: Barry Markham, 2015

Name: Barry Markham Title: Senior Project Manager Company: Kaplan Construction Location: Brookline, MA Place of birth: Portland, CT Family: 2 boys, AJ and Evan (Evan is a superintendent at Kaplan) College: Wentworth Institute, Boston Architectural Center First job unrelated to your current field: Raking leaves First job in current field: Kaplan Construction What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are a family owned, WBE construction company going on our 39th year of business. During this time we've developed a solid reputation in several markets, including multi-family residential, healthcare, institutional, commercial, and houses of worship. We often take on projects that require a great degree of detailed coordination (in fact, one of our mottos is "We do the messy jobs"). Our plan is to continue this strong presence for the next 39 years and beyond. Hobbies: Skiing, hiking Favorite novel: The Dawn of the Night Favorite film: Dirty Harry Keys to success: Work hard to make my job easier. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ronald Reagan If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Pro skier
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