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Posted: July 13, 2010
Jimmy Carchietta 2010
Name: Jimmy Carchietta, LEED AP
Title: Founder, CEO
Company: The Cotocon Group
Location: Manhattan and Long Island
Birthplace: The Bronx, N.Y.
Family: Married, with 3 boys
College: SUNY Farmingdale
First job outside of real estate: Laborer working in family construction company.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I run my green building consulting firm that specializes in LEED certification and energy efficiency for commercial buildings. My plans for the future is for The Cotocon Group to be nationally recognized as setting the standard for making green building construction and operations financially feasible.
Hobbies: Martial arts, coaching my children and their friends, playing hard - working hard
Favorite book: "Old Yeller"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Dr. Lanskowski, chief oncologist at Schneider's Children's Hospital (ret.)
Key to success: Focused and disciplined behavior
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Dog training
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