Name: Jonathan Ninnis
Title: Associate/Project Manager
Company: VVA, LLC
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace and year: Queens, N.Y., 1981
Family: Wife
College: New Jersey Institute of Technology
First job outside of real estate: Worked in a deli
First job in real estate or allied field: Architectural/draftsman
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? VVA, LLC is a leading independent project management firm, headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, D.C. VVA provides project management & consulting to a variety of industries, including: law firms, financial services and media & entertainment companies, libraries, museums, hotels, hospitals & healthcare facilities, educational facilities, new building development and retail. The firm manages commercial construction, renovation, relocation, infrastructure and development projects. We continue to grow by branching out into new client sectors.
Hobbies: Skiing and doing construction work
Favorite movie: "Fight Club"
Key to success: Having more ambition than most
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? A stockbroker
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