Name: Michael Tucker, P.E.
Title: Group Leader for Civil Engineering
Company: Creighton Manning Engineering
Location: Albany, N.Y.
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Family: Married with two sons (8 and 6)
College: BS, Civil Engineering, Syracuse University
First job outside of real estate: Dishwasher in a hospital kitchen
First job in real estate or allied field: Summer internship in Syracuse conducting field work for a countrywide I & I study.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Creighton Manning Engineering provides civil/site design, traffic engineering, land surveying and planning services for retail, residential and commercial development projects in New York and Massachusetts. Its plans for the future include geographic expansion of the firm.
Hobbies: Running, skiing, golf
Favorite book: "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite movie: "The Godfather"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Lance Armstrong. I admire him for what he overcame to become the greatest ever, and how he continues to give back.
Keys to success: Listening closely, and never taking anything for granted.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? A pilot
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