Desmond Smyth 2009

Name: Desmond Smyth Title: President and Founder Company: SecureWatch24 Location: One Penn Plaza (Suite 4000) New York NY 10119 Birthplace and Year: Dublin, Ireland in 1957; NYC Resident since infancy Family: Wife and three (3) daughters College: Undergraduate Studies: NYU & John Jay; and Aircraft Technician First job outside of real estate: Xerox Corporation (Technical Specialist) and 20 years as an NYPD Detective First job in real estate or allied field: Real Estate Security Consulting What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently the founder and President of SecureWatch24, the largest private internet surveillance network in the country. I have no plans of retiring any time soon. In the future, I plan on taking the success of SecureWatch24 to other cities throughout the country. Hobbies: Literature; more specifically American History, strong interest in reading biographies Favorite Book: "The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge" by David McCullough Favorite Movie: "The Pope of Greenwich Village" (1984). Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Key to success: Hire talented people and pay them well If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Teaching.