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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: February 16, 2012
Stephen Garvin 2012
Name: Stephen Garvin, PE, LEED AP BC+D
Title: President
Company: Samiotes Consultants, Inc.
Location: 20 A Street, Framingham, Mass. 01701-4102
Place of birth: Boston
Family: Joanna - wife, Emma and Matthew - children
College: UMass Dartmouth
First job unrelated to your current field: Testing chemicals / water for pool store
First job in current field: Project engineer at RJ Cohen Engineering
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? SCI is a civil engineering and land surveying firm specializing in site design that emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and a daring approach to create value for our clients. Breaking out of established methods in order to look afresh at what we take for granted allows us to improve what we do in the future - for our industry, our environment, and our workplace.
Hobbies: Sports, Reading, Outdoor Activities
Favorite novel: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite film: The Godfather Part II
Keys to success: Hard Work, Ingenuity, Perseverance - But most importantly, working with people you like at something you enjoy!
Person you most admire (outside of family): Arnold "Red" Auerbach
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? GM - Boston Red Sox
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