Name: Jim Powers
Title: Director of Business Development
Company: Bohler Engineering
Location: 20 offices, I work in the New York offices; N.Y.C. and Hauppauge
Birthplace: Astoria, Queens
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, NYIT
First job outside of real estate: Picking Blueberries in New Jersey
First job in real estate or allied field: Project architect for Siegmund Spiegel, East Meadow, N.Y.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Putting Bohler Engineering at the pinnacle of the civil engineering/consulting world.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Besides golf, I run a non-profit, The Townwide Fund of Huntington.
Favorite book or author: "The Fountainhead"
Favorite movie: "The Godfather"
Last song you purchased/downloaded? Steely Dan
One word to describe your work environment: Control-central
Rules to live by in business: Treat your clients and colleagues as you would want to be treated.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go? Sophia Loren....Where? Would it matter?
What is your DREAM job? Coaching the New York Knicks (without a salary cap and a new owner.) Tags: