Professional Profile: Matthew O’Brien

College: Vermont Technical College & Boston Architectural College

First job unrelated to your current field: Autobody detailer at Mitchell Pontiac

First job in current field: Construction laborer at Tyson Building Corp.

What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Provide professional architectural service to the Life Science community. We will continue our focus on this sector for the foreseeable future.

Hobbies: Automobile racing, metalworking, woodworking, cooking, and traveling.

Favorite novel: “Call of the Wild”

Favorite film: “The Shawshank Redemption”

Keys to success: Listening and building long-lasting relationships.

Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): My business partners, Robert Johnston and Daniel Figueredo.

If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Chef