Professional Profile: James McIndoe 2013

Name: James McIndoe Title: Senior Project Manager Company: SWBR Location: Rochester, N.Y. Place of birth: Syracuse, N.Y. Family: Celine my wife, and our daughters Kate and Emily who are in middle and high school. College: Syracuse University First job unrelated to your current field: I ran a commercial landscape crew summers while I was in high school. First job in your current field: Three-person architectural firm specializing in custom designed homes and small commercial & retail buildings. Looking back on it was a great learning experience, as I got to do everything in the office. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are multi-faceted as we have studios practicing in several marketplaces -life services: housing & healthcare; education: college, university & K-12; products & services-commercial, retail and industrial. Hobbies: Cycling Favorite film: The 1990 John Boorman film featuring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman "Where the Heart Is" it's a little known comedy about a building demolitions expert. Favorite novel: "Letters from Earth" by Mark Twain; "Antifragile" by Nassib Keys to success: Thoughtful persistence If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? A profession that involved more travel and the outdoors like archaeologist. Person you admire most (outside of the family): Winston Churchill