Family: Wife, married for 57 years; three daughters, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren
College: Electrical Engineering Associate Degree, Waterbury Community College
First job unrelated to your current field: Dish washer and bus boy
First job in current field: Apprentice with Scovill Mfg., Waterbury, CT
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Our firm installs solar PV equipment and sells solar equipment. We plan to distribute solar equipment and manufacturing and create rental space for green manufacturing.
Hobbies: Travel and golf
Favorite novel: "Gone With the Wind"
Favorite film: "D-Day"
Keys to success: Education, hard work and honesty
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Michael Bloomberg, mayor of NYC
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Financing stocks