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Professional Profile: Tom Dube 2015

Name: Tom Dube Title: Chief Operating Officer Company: Green Leaf Construction Location: Leominster, MA Place of birth: Lewiston, ME Family: Wife and son College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute First job unrelated to your current field: Supermarket grocery clerk First job in current field: Carpenter for my father's business What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Green Leaf is a design build, construction management, and general contracting firm serving corporate, health care, academic, and advanced technology clients. We want to be known as a nimble contractor that will steadfastly advocate for our clients best interest each and every time. Hobbies: Golf and (mostly) anything my son wants to do Favorite novel: 7 Habits, not really a novel, but a great way to go about life. Favorite film: Tommy Boy, Swingers, & Pulp Fiction Keys to success: Sharpen the saw. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Anyone with a green thumb, and eye for art, or an ear for music. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? You've heard of starving artist...I'd be the lesser known starving pro golfer.
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