News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: October 18, 2012
Ted Fernald 2012
Name: Ted Fernald
Title: President
Company: Atlantic Restoration Corp
Location: Woburn MA
Place of birth: Groton, MA
Family: Wife, Melissa; 2 boys, Casey and Matt; daughter, Myah
First job unrelated to your current field: Warehouse assistant, supermarket
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Atlantic Restoration Corp. is a full-service commercial building restoration and waterproofing company. Our business is centered on building-envelope restoration and design/build construction. We pride ourselves on our construction process, which focuses on methodical planning, safety, and project execution; allowing us to deliver a superior product at a competitive price. This approach has enabled us to experience steady growth at a rate of 50% each year since 2007. Going forward, Atlantic intends to maintain its growth trend for the next 4 years after which time we expect to begin extending our services to the public sector.
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, boating
Favorite novel: State of Fear, Michael Crichton
Favorite film: Forest Gump
Keys to success: Concentrate on controlling the things in your life you can control, and spare yourself the wasted energy of trying to control that which you cannot.
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