Name: Paul Meyer, P.E., LEED AP
Title: Regional Director
Company: Horizon Engineering Associates
Location: Smithtown, N.Y.
Birth date and place: Rockville Center, 1956
Family: Married with 2 grown sons and 1 daughter-in-law
College: Penn. State
First job outside of real estate: Auto mechanic
First job in real estate or allied field: Manufacturing engineer
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I currently split my time between my job managing 3 engineering offices and serving on the boards of the USGBC-LI and the Building Commissioning Association. All three jobs relate to building design and construction and building green. I also teach green building topics at several colleges and universities on Long Island.
Hobbies: Fishing boating, sports and just sitting in front of the TV
Favorite book: The last 3 books I read were: "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life" by Alice Schroeder, and "Outliers" and "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell.
Favorite movie: So many! How about "Caddyshack"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Dr. David Pall
Key to success: Doing the research and understanding all the details
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Tenured professor at the University of Hawaii
Hauppauge, NY The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has granted preliminary approval of a financial incentive package that will assist a manufacturer in expanding its business by manufacturing more prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals in addition to its existing over-the-counter