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Posted: August 20, 2010
Elias Dagher 2010
Name: Elias Dagher
Title: Senior Principal
Company: Dagher Engineering
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace and date: Planet Earth, May 6
Family: Wonderful wife and 2 wonderful boys
College: Manhattan College and Pace University
First job outside of real estate: Nuclear power/power generation
First job in real estate or allied field: Project engineer at Lehr Associates
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Currently managing and overseeing the designs of high-performance systems for buildings. Future plans: Continue to research, design and implement systems and materials that reduce energy consumption within the built environment.
Hobbies: Sailing, biking, travel
Favorite book: "Bhagavad Gita"
Favorite movie: A toss between "Good Will Hunting" and "Cinema Paradiso"
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Research/education
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