Name: Matthew Payne
Title: Vice President
Company: Build Ecology
Location: New York
Birthplace: Australia
Family: Fiancé Miriam; parents: Andrew and Sue; sister, Sarah
College: BE (Mechanical), University of Sydney and BCom., University of Sydney
First job outside of real estate: Picking/packing fruit
First job in real estate or allied field: Environmental design consultant
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Built Ecology provides design advice and quantification of building performance issues, including energy, water, daylight and thermal comfort. We will expand our geographical spread of these services to our client base to further create buildings that use less resource and are simply better places to be.
Hobbies: Cycling, cricket, rugby
Favorite book: "Millennium Series"
Favorite movie: "Braveheart"
Person you admire most (outside of family): John McLean (completed the Iron Man world championship in Kona - without the use of his legs)
Keys to success: Respect, honesty, determination
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professional golfer (you get paid per stroke - right?) Tags: