John Knight:  

CLASS OF 1970
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Tonawanda, NY
Hanover, NH
Dartmouth CollegeClass of 1974
Hanover, NH
Buffalo, NY
Tonawanda, NY

John's Story

Life Graduated from Dartmouth in 74 and 75 with degrees in Economics and Engineering. Worked a few years as an Engineer and drifted into marketing and executive management. Lots of jobs, each one at a smaller company than the last. Stayed in New England, eventually moving from Nashua, NH to Scarborough ME where I live now. My wife Meredith (Mt Holyoke '75) and I had three fantastic children. Tragically, our oldest daughter Joy (26 - Mount Holyoke '01) passed away 04-05-2005 as a result of complications secondary to a liver transplant she received 02-05-1996. Our other two children are Douglas (26 as of 12/06, gone to too many colleges and still finding himself) and Noelle (21 as of 12/06, Dartmouth '08). I presently have a marketing and product design consulting business which I call "Imperative Marketing and Development." We help startup companies establish their brands and lauch new products. (I' spare you the marketing mumbo jumbo) Lately I have been emphasizing the product development side and doing a lot of engineering. I guess, doing what you want to do in your career is one of the privileges of this phase of life. I've also recentl...Expand for more
y taken over as CEO for one of my client companies - SiteWatch Technologies. I enjoy fishing, tinkering with too many cars, woodworking, playing the guitar (sorta), cooking, boating, computers, and involvement in the community. As the song says "Regrets, I've had a few, but then again too few to mention." Workplace Over the years I have broadened my work from Engineering and reached into manufacturing, marketing, and general management. Today I work as a consultant in Marketing and Product Development and as CEO of a small company Here's where I've worked: Sanders Associates - Engineer Kollsman Instruments - Engineering Group Leader MFE - Director of Engineering, Instruments Division Scully Electronics and Systems - Director of Engineering Intelligent Controls - VP Engineer, VP Product Development, VP Sales and Marketing, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Simmons Sirvey Corp- VP Marketing, Chief Operating Officer Imperative Marketing and Development - Proprietor SiteWatch Technologies, LLC - CEO Most Interesting Job - Intelligent Controls - Started in a chicken coop and ultimately took it public and listed on American Stock Exchange.
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