Christopher Higgins:  

After high school I attended and graduated from the University of Maine with a dual major B.S. Chemistry and Biology and a minor in math. The math thing was definately ironic. After college 1980, I went to work at Great Northern Paper Comapny in the Engineering and Research Department performing environmental impact work for the Big "A" Hydro Project. I was transferred to the mill and became a process engineer. In 1985, I got married to Lorri Davis of Millinocket. In 1987, we had our first child, Kylie. In 1989, we had our second, Adam. During the late 80's the company started to scale back and I left the company and went to work for Signal Sherman Energy Company. This was a biomass plant that generated electricty for Maine Public Service. I obtained my 1st Class Engineer's license. In 1989, I left Signal Sherman to get back into the paper industry. I went to work at International Paper Company in Jay. There, I was in charge of operating their hydro stations, water treatment facilties and their wastewater facilities. In 1990, Lorri's mom got sick and we moved back to Millinocket, where I ran the Town's wastewater facilities. The facility won an national award from the EPA, which was a very big deal. In 1995, Great Northern Paper...Expand for more