CANTON – Having an opportunity is important, but Melvin J. Gravely II believes that learning and preparing for the next opportunity can be even more important.
As a Timken High School student in the early 1980s, Gravely saw an opportunity offered by Timken Co. and the University of Mount Union to learn computer science. Gravely took that opportunity and it led him to an opportunity to work for IBM.
With each opportunity, Gravely looked for ways to prepare for the next opportunity. He eventually had a chance to purchase and turn around a construction company in Cincinnati called TriVersity. I was ready, Gravely said of the opportunity when it was offered in 2009.