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Paul Bulmer: CIREB Immediate Past-President

Name: Paul Bulmer Title: Senior Director of Real Estate Company: Vanguard-Fine, LLC Location: Albany, N.Y. Birthplace and year: Troy, N.Y., 1962 Family: Wife Leslie; children: Laura (9 years old); William (7 years old) College: State University of New York at Potsdam, BA in Economics First job outside of real estate: I have been in commercial real estate since graduating from college. Prior to college I was flipping burgers at McDonald's. First job in real estate or allied field: 1985, Walter Uccellini/United Group of Companies, Albany, N.Y. my title was development specialist. Primary responsibility was to identify and determine economic viability for new commercial development opportunities, mostly hotels and office projects. What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We are a full service commercial brokerage company specializing in retail. We represent both tenants and landlords. We also provide development consulting services for a large number of clients. We work throughout NYS, Pennsylvania and western New England. We are looking to continue to expand our tenant client base and increase our work in both the office and industrial markets. Person you admire most (outside of family): John Glenn If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Chef
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