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Posted: October 27, 2008
Eric Simonds, CCIM Senior Consultant
Name: Eric Simonds, CCIM
Title: Senior Consultant
Company: Conley Associates
Location: 194 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Birthplace and year: Gloversville, N.Y., 1976
Family: Married
College: SUNY Cortland/SUNY Albany
First job outside of real estate: Staff accountant
First job in real estate or allied field: Consultant with Conley Associates
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am a senior consultant with a tenant representation firm. I plan to continue my career in real estate and branch out into commercial investments and development.
Hobbies: Soccer, camping, watching the History Channel
Favorite movie: "Back to School"
Key to success: Working as many hours as it takes to get the job done
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Historian/museum curator or archeologist
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