Name: Philip Cialdella
Title: President
Company: Light Abilities
Location: 26 West 17th St, New York, N.Y.
Place of birth: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Family: Wife Barbara, Son Louis, Daughter Laine
College: Saint John's University BS Finance, Parsons School of Design Masters of Fine Arts, Architectural Lighting
First job unrelated to your current field: Floor Trader American Stock Exchange
First job in current field: Project Manager for Solution based products, Edison Price Lighting, NYC
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Providing creative lighting solutions for the image/high profile areas of the building and meeting the Energy Code, working through difficult lighting applications.
Hobbies: Swimming, coin collecting
Favorite novel: "Don Quixote"
Favorite film: "After Hours"
Keys to success: Listening to what the client needs and getting it for them, meet the design and creative requirements, stay on budget and meet the delivery schedule, delivering perfection in an imperfect world.
Person you most admire (outside of family): Ernest Shackleton 1874-1922
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Law Tags: