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Posted: January 28, 2013
Joseph Pignataro 2013
Name: Joseph Pignataro, AIA, LEED AP
Title: Associate, Office Manager
Company: JRS Architect, PC
Location: 181 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola NY
Birthplace: Oceanside, NY 1966
Family: Wife and daughter
College: NYIT, BArch, '89
First job outside of real estate: Toll collector
First job in real estate or allied field: Innocenti & Webel, Architecture and Landscape Architecture
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Being involved in all kinds of architectural projects, including healthcare, retail, critical systems and more keeps me quite busy, and will hopefully keep me busy in the near future
Hobbies: Technical SCUBA diving
Favorite book: "No Regrets" by Ace Frehley
Favorite movie: "Slapshot"
Keys to success: Being able to stay proficient in my profession and have the ability to interact with all types of people and personalities
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Kenneth Garvin, AIA
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Owning and operating a
small SCUBA shack somewhere in the Caribbean...
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