Name: Robert Hewitt
Title: Owner/Vice President
Company: HewittYoung Electric LLC
Location: Rochester, NY
Place of birth: Rochester, NY
Family: Wife Chris, son Cody, daughter Ashley
College: MCC
First job unrelated to your current field: Paperboy
First job in your current field: Apprentice electrician
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: HYE currently has electrical projects on multiple colleges, including RIT, SUNY Geneseo, and SUNY Brockport. We also have public projects at Monroe County Office Building. The new Lake water pump station in Webster and Van Larre treatment plant. We have a variety of private customers and recently added a bucket truck to our fleet. HYE has invested in new tools to streamline processes on certain jobsites. We are looking to new areas to diversify in the communication field and other geographical areas.
Hobbies: Golf, boating and snowmobiling
Favorite film: Field of Dreams
Favorite novel: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Keys to success: Hard work, determination, and the ability to work with others
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Investment banking
Person you admire most (outside of the family): The men and women in the armed forces keeping us safe.
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