June 25, 2012 -
Green Buildings
Name: Sam Ritter
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Company: Plymouth Rock Energy
Location: Woodmere, NY
Place of birth: New York, NY
Family: Wife, Jessica, and two children, Elijah and Sadie
College: Yeshiva University - BA in Physics, Columbia University - MS in Operations Research Engineering
First job unrelated to your current field: Day Camp Counselor for 1st graders while in high school.
First job in current field: Supply Analyst at Econnergy Energy
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Plymouth is an energy supplier selling competitively priced natural gas and electricity in the tri-state area. Our plan at Plymouth is to continue providing exceptional service as we continue to grow into other states as well as expand our service offering to include Solar (financing and installation), Demand Response, and Oil to Gas conversions.
Hobbies: Family, snowboarding, squash, golf, cycling
Favorite novel: "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, "A Song of Fire and Ice" by George RR Martin
Favorite film: "Cool Hand Luke"/"The Natural"
Keys to success: knowing you don't know everything but never stopping the effort in trying to
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Our service men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect the freedom of this great nation
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? A snorkeling instructor in Hawaii