Name: Eddie Widofsky
Title: Associate
Company: Amenta/Emma Architects, P.C.
Location: Hartford, CT
Place of birth: New Orleans, LA
Family: Married, 2 sons and a daughter
College: University of Southern California
First job unrelated to your current field: Sunday School teacher
First job in current field: Architectural/Structural Drafter at Lockheed Martin
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Now: public K-12 schools, higher education, corporate, mixed-use, elderly living. Future: expansion of current market areas.
Hobbies: Teaching, mentoring, coaching baseball, playing softball, watching football, camping, cooking, playing video games, home renovation, reading.
Favorite novels: Anything by Stephen King, the Harry Potter series, The Book of Guys, The Kite Runner.
Favorite films: Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Shawshank Redemption, Tommy Boy, Animal House.
Keys to success: Commitment, creativity, humor, surrounding yourself with the right people.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Marc Angelil (college design professor), Marc Sternberg (childhood friend, founder/Principal of the Bronx Lab School), Drew Brees/Archie Manning (great athletes, family men and humanitarians)
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Sports broadcaster