News: Green Buildings
Posted: July 28, 2009
Ted Acworth 2009
Name: Ted Acworth
Title: Founder & CEO
Company: Artaic, LLC
Location: Boston, MA
Place of Birth: Glen Cove, NY
Family: Wife, Martha, son, EJ
College: BS, MS Columbia University. PhD Stanford University. MBA MIT
First job unrelated to your current field: Bartender at a small live jazz club
First job in current field: Started a research program at St. Luke's Hospital in NYC, to develop a "quantitative Coronary Arteriography" system.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Artaic aims to revolutionize the design and fabrication of the ancient mosaic art form. Artaic's patent-pending robotic precision manufacturing and computer aided design systems drive the production of large scale and/or high volume mosaics. Artaic offers exceptional customization, lead-time and financial value to the global tile industry.
What is the biggest green change you would like to see happen in your industry over the next 10 years: A reversion to natural materials. Like organic food, but for building products.
Favorite Novel: The Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. All 21 books.
Keys to Success: Work at what you enjoy. Work hard.
Person(s) you most admire: (outside of family) Lance Armstrong
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: I'd be a university academic.
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