Name: Gilbert Brindley
Title: President
Company: Benjamin Brindley & Sons; Brindley Engineering Services
Location: Miller Place, N.Y.
Place of birth: Princeton, N.J.
Family: Wife, Kathy (22 years), 3 sons (19, 17, 15)
College: B.S., United States Military Academy 1985; M.B.A., Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
First job unrelated to your current field: McDonalds, high school: fry guy
First job in current field: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, active duty commissioned officer, 1985 - 1990
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are construction management and forensic engineering firms that specializes in meeting the needs of the insurance industry. Our roots go back over 100 years to Benjamin Brindley, a licensed architect who started the firm in 1904. As fourth generation engineers and builders, we are uniquely qualified to perform property loss investigations to determine the cause of loss, repair costs and assist the owner in the restoration process.
Hobbies: Outdoor sports, snow skiing, hiking, camping
Favorite novel: Call of the Wild, Jack London
Favorite film: Gladiator
Keys to success: Duty, honor, country. Duty is doing what has to be done, even when you're not told to do it. It's taking care of your clients needs before they even express them. Honor is doing the right thing when no one is looking. It means telling the truth, even when it hurts you and doing what you say. Country is love for this great nation that we live in. It is respecting the freedoms we have and understanding the blood shed to keep us safe.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ronald Reagan
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? College professor, inside of me I'm just a frustrated professor. I can't resist the lure of a white board and markers. Tags: