Eric O'Brien - Chairman, O'Brien + Sons
January 16, 2008 - Construction Design & Engineering
Name: Eric O'Brien
Title: Chairman
Company: O'Brien + Sons
Location: Medfield, Mass.
Place of Birth and Year: Winchester, Mass. 1939
Family: Wife and five kids (7 grandchildren)
College: Fairfield University
First job unrelated to your current field: Five years in the Navy (1961-1965)
First job in current field: sales with O'Brien + Sons
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Manufactures representative of outdoor products for playgrounds, bleachers and water play.
Hobbies: sailing and golf
Favorite novel: "Pillars of Fire"
Favorite Film: Gone with the Wind
Keys to success: Diligent to the needs of your clients
Person you most admire: Winston Churchill
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Landscape architect