Name: Cy Kilbourn
Title: Manager of Engineering
Company: Ekotrope Inc.
Location: Cambridge, MA
Place of birth: Maine
Family: Mother, father and sister
College: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University, Providence, RI
First job unrelated to your current field: Bus boy at a local restaurant
First job in current field: Carpenter's assistant
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Ekotrope helps homeowners, builders, architects and large construction firms increase profit margins and reduce design process overhead by analyzing thousands of design options at once, helping users choose the most cost effective designs that meet their project goals.
Hobbies: In my spare time, I enjoy playing sports like soccer and tennis, and skiing in the winter time.
Favorite novel: The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite film: It's a Wonderful Life
Keys to success: Don't forget your core values, despite where life may lead you.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Nelson Mandela
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would be a math teacher, since I like working with numbers. I'd also like to be a cosmologist.