Professional Profile: Gene Barbato - 1996

Name: Gene Barbato - 1996

Title: General Manager

Company: Paramount Development Associates

Location: Framingham, Mass.

Birthplace: Boston - 1928

Education: Northeastern University; graduate work at Babson After four years in the Naval Air Corp. as a flyer, Gene joined Cerel-Perinie Corp. as an estimator. During his cooperative program at Northeastern, he had been associated with the consulting engineering firm of Metcalf & Eddy who were doing work with the Cerel-Perini developments. Perini’s real estate division became Paramount Development and Gene has worked his way up to general manager, handling engineering, construction, negotiations, leases and sales. Paramount controls close to 400 acres in industrial parks in Natick, Framingham, Southboro, Westboro and East Natick. They have developed and sold centers in Watertown and Natick. According to Gene, “We still have 300 acres to develop out here and are always looking for new situations. We are also looking into local urban renewal situations, such as the one we were just awarded in Pawtucket, which will be a $3 ½ to 4 million apartment, motel and restaurant complex on 6 acres.” Gene is married and resides in Westwood. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and is a member of the American Society of Military Engineers