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47 B U S I N E S S P RO F I L E S S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E His advice for Doug in 2002: If I could give 2002 me advice it would be to take a breath before speaking, think before reacting emotionally, count to 10. When I first started the company, I was extremely emotional and inexperienced. I had never managed anything or anyone. Looking back now I said some things I wish I wouldn't have said and reacted immaturely in stressful situations and to this day I still regret some of those outbursts. What he loves about the people of CPDI: Everyone here cares deeply about the job they do and the product that we produce. Even though we have grown the company to a size that doesn't allow me to talk to everyone every day, I have incredible confidence in the staff because we all share the same values and move through the day executing at a high standard. I also enjoy the fact that we are all never satisfied. at we are constantly looking for ways to improve. A ank You: ank you to all of our customers, employees, friends and family that have supported Connectivity Point over the last 20 years. It goes without saying that none of this would have been possible without all of you. If you would have told me in March 2002, that a company with five employees working out of a basement and garage in Cumberland would grow into a company with more than 200 employees, and offices in five states, I would have said you were crazy. It has been an incredible ride and an honor to work for you and with you. ank you. — Doug Watt Two of the Original Technicians Weigh In Dan Hodgkin, Connectivity Point Telephony Technician since 2002: I have worked with Doug for roughly 24 years since first meeting him at New England Communications, where I was one of his trainers. I noticed that he was a fast learner and a good people person. It didn't take long for Doug to start leading projects and getting awesome results from his team. He left NEC to pursue his career and started working for Point to Point. About six months later, Doug helped bring me on their team as a Senior Tech for the Maine office. As head of the Maine office, Doug was great to work for – he was fair to you if you were fair to him. Unfortunately, after a couple of years the company went out of business and Doug was left to shut everything down and give us the bad news. He asked me to hold off a couple of days before looking for a new job because he had a plan but needed to work some things out. A couple days later he called me to let me know he was starting a new company – Connectivity Point Design and Installation, and the goal was to install cabling infrastructure and services. I remember telling him that I didn't want to run cable again as a full-time posi- tion. Doug said he would work on keeping me busy with telephone service and installs as much as possible, and boy was he right. I have had the privilege for the past 20 years to watch Connectivity Point grow to where we are today. Although the company has gone through many changes, the one thing that has been consis- tent is the way Doug has treated his employees and their fami- lies. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have been part of Connectivity Point's story. Mike Dunnigan, Connectivity Point Project Technician since 2002: Going from working one job to the work we have now is pretty incredible. I've stayed with Connectivity Point over the years because there is always plenty of work. e team here is great. I know and have a good time working with a lot of the other technicians. I have to say that my favorite thing about Connectivity Point is the independence and trust. As long as my projects are done in a timely manner, I'm pretty much left alone and able to call my own shots. It makes a difference when you work for a company that trusts you. l Connectivity Point Design & Installation 187 Washington St. South Auburn, ME 04210 (207) 782-0200 Sector: Technology Infrastructure Doug Watt, President & Founder Founded: 2002 Number of Maine Employees: 98 ConnectivityPoint.com P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F C O N N E C T I V I T Y P O I N T D E S I G N & I N S T A L L A T I O N Connectivity Point trucks parked outside of the newest office in Cranston, R.I. The Connectivity Point fleet in the early years. P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F C O N N E C T I V I T Y P O I N T D E S I G N & I N S T A L L A T I O N

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