In 1983 he graduated from the University of Connecticut with a master's in anthropology focused on Northeastern American archaeology. Frink asks, expounding on the all-encompassing nature of the endeavor. You never become an archaeologist. Following his master's, Frink worked at the Consulting Archaeology Program at UVM's department of anthropology, one of Archaeology Consulting Team's few competitors in the area. He also worked at the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation in Waterbury, and Atlantic Testing Laboratories in South Burlington, before founding his business in 1989.
Landscaping remains an interest and passion.
I'd probably encourage them to, because there're no retirement plans for archaeologists. Whether his flippancy is meant to be taken seriously or not, Frink is planning for the future with an employee benefit plan that rewards long-time team members with shares in the company. It's a shrewd strategy to prevent the business from devaluing. Your competitors in the area wouldn't buy it because all you have to do is go out of business and your clients would then go to them. The goal is to allow an easy transition to the future generation when Frink retires by bringing employee ownership up to 50 percent where either side can easily buy out the other.