News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: June 18, 2015
Professional Profile: Graham Ruggie 2015
Name: Graham Ruggie AIA
Title: Principal Architect
Company: Janez Design & Development LLC
Location: 1253 Worcester Road, Suite 101, Framingham, Mass.
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio
Family: Wife Ana and two daughters
College: B.S. Boston University, M.Arch. Boston Architectural College
First job unrelated to your current field: Restaurant manager
First job in current field: Office staff at CBT
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Mixed-use, multi-family, retail, day care and residential
Hobbies: Golf, reading, gardening and more golf
Favorite novel: Profiles in Courage, JFK
Favorite film: Godfather
Keys to success: Honesty, Integrity and preparation
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): My next door neighbors. The wife is a saint that never complains and is always thinking of others. The husband can fix anything.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Navy pilot
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