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Posted: November 21, 2008
A diverse background is one of my most important assets
What do you consider to be your most important assets?
Prior to joining Hunter Roberts, I was in the media industry for over 20 years. I worked at Bloomberg and completed the build out of their headquarters at 731 Lexington, 750,000 s/f of open plan office space and broadcast facilities. Making the move to the construction management side afforded me a unique opportunity to bring my experience on the owner's side to help clients address the myriad challenges that are always part of complicated build outs, especially those with sophisticated technology and media components. Clients appreciate my diverse background because I understand their perspective on balancing budget, schedule and quality.
Andrea Baker is the vice president, project executive at Hunter Roberts Interiors, New York, N.Y.
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