News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: August 18, 2009
Blake Hodess 2009
Name: Blake Hodess
Title: President
Company: Hodess Construction Corp.
Location: North Attleboro, Mass.
Place of Birth and Year: California 1958
Family: Daughter Erika Leigh 23 years old, son Jacob Pappas 20 years old
College: Colby College, Harvard Business School OPM program
First Job Unrelated to your current field: None, always worked in construction
First Job in current field: Project engineer, Creative Building Systems, Melrose Mass.-They were a design build contractor
What Your Firm Does Now and Its Plans for the Future: HCC is a general contractor, construction manager specializing in cleanroom and labs for advanced technology companies for R&D and manufacturing for 40 years. We plan to continue this and become the premier cleanroom contractor in the U.S.
Hobbies: Playing soccer, skiing, reading
Favorite Novel: John Sanford Novels
Favorite Film: Remember the titans
Keys to Success: Hard work, creativity, understanding a customer's needs
Person(s) You Most Admire (outside of family): Warren Buffet
If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be: Soccer Coach
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