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New York City Real Estate Expo Energy Seminar Profile: Robert Ragozine, Panelist

Name: Robert Ragozine Title: President Company: Connelly Sustainable Energy Services Location: Queens Village, N.Y. Birthplace: West Caldwell, N.J. Family: Wife, Kim; 3 sons College: Rutgers University First job outside of real estate: Investment banker First job in real estate or allied field: General manager of SYCOM Enterprises What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We provide a full range of energy services for commercial clients including energy benchmarking studies, energy audits and the turnkey installation of all recommendations for energy efficiency upgrades. In the future, we will be helping our clients integrate energy efficient design strategies when they build out their commercial space. Hobbies: Sports, travel, classic cars Favorite book: "The Godfather" Favorite movie: "Blazing Saddles" Persons you admire most (outside of family): Anyone who has overcome adversity Keys to success: Positive attitude, hard work, learning from others If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? I would be in the automotive industry, most likely owning dealerships.
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