News: Spotlights
Posted: July 7, 2010
Bill Carkin 2010
Name: Bill Carkin
Title: Director of Construction
Company: Worcester Business Development Corporation
Location: Worcester, Mass.
Birthplace: Worcester, Mass. Birth Date: 1959
Family: Wife, Deborah and two children, Eric and Ryan
College: University of Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
First job unrelated to your current field: Papa Gino's Restaurant in high school
First job in current field: Engineer, Bechtel National - supervised and coordinated cleanup efforts at 3-Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: The WBDC mission is to promote job creation and tax base expansion within the city of Worcester and central Massachusetts.
Hobbies: Camping, travelling
Favorite book: "Blind Man's Bluff" by Sherry Sontag & Christopher Drew
Favorite movies: "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
Keys to success: Perseverance and a great sense of humor go a long way.
Person you most admire (outside of family): A former college professor
If you had to choose another profession, what would it be? A mentor
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