Marc Chiapperino 2011
May 9, 2011 - Construction Design & Engineering
Name: Marc Chiapperino, P.E.
Title: Managing Director, Partner
Company: VVA Project Managers & Consultants
Location: 117 E. 31st St., New York, NY 10016
Birthplace: Staten Island, N.Y.
Family: Married with two children
College: BME, Pratt Institute, magna cum laude
First job outside of real estate: Landscaping design
First job in real estate or allied field: Project manager, IBM Corporation, Real Estate Division
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? VVA, LLC is a leading full-service project management firm, headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, D.C. The firm manages commercial construction, renovation, relocation, infrastructure and development projects. VVA recently completed a new corporate website: www.vvallc.com and announced a strategic alliance with Cyril Sweett, the top international construction and property consultancy.
Hobbies: Salt water fly fishing, family time, classic muscle cars
Favorite book: "The Old Man and The Sea," Hemmingway; "The Sum of All Fears," Tom Clancy
Favorite movie: "A River Runs Through It"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Ronald Reagan and Albert Einstein
Keys to success: People skills, hard work, determination and patience
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Charter fishing and/or a diving business - somewhere warm!