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Posted: January 18, 2008
John Passanante Vice President Technology Team Leader Syska Hennessy Group
Name: John Passanante
Title: Vice President, Technology Team Leader
Company: Syska Hennessy Group
Location: 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10023
Birthplace: Long Island, N.Y.
Family: Married
College: SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y., bachelor of engineering, Mechanical Engineering
First job outside of real estate: Stuffed toy factory worker
First job in real estate or allied field: Concord Air Conditioning, Inc.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Syska's breadth of services today goes far beyond the design of building systems to include the implementation and perfection of processes that drive out clients' success. Designing Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Audio-Visual (A/V) and Security Systems demands global best practices in consulting, engineering, technology and construction. At Syska Hennessy Group we deliver it all - from pre-design to construction administration and final acceptance.
Our multi-disciplinary engineers specialize in integrating your facility's infrastructure to support every network system.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, football, softball, beach volleyball
Favorite book: "The Lord of the Rings"
Favorite movie: "Braveheart"
Person you admire most (outside of family): George Washington
Keys to success: Integrity, hard work and learning from your colleagues
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Teacher
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