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Posted: August 26, 2014
25 Year Anniversary Q&A: Steve Chen
Name: Steve Chen
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Company Name: Crystal Window & Door Systems
Q: The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NYREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business:
A: Subscriber for 10 years. NYREJ is a great way to stay plugged in with property owners, managers, architects and developers. It's where Crystal advertises to reach key audiences.
Q: The approximate year you discovered the NYREJ and what business you were in at the time:
A: I joined Crystal in 2005 and found NYREJ already an important publication for our business.
Q: Your most memorable or favorite "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ:
A: I was quoted in a May 2007 article regarding Crystal being named one of the fenestration industry's "Ten Companies to Watch."
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