New York Real Estate Journal

Jonathan Lane

April 23, 2012 - Spotlight Content
Name: Jonathan Lane Title: CEO Company: Quad State Solar, Inc. Location: Plainview Birthplace: New York, N.Y. College: SUNY Fredonia First job outside of real estate: Designing and building trading floors and the data centers that support them for numerous Wall Street clients First job in real estate or allied field: Selling solar energy systems What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We are currently transitioning from a mostly residential client base to a largely commercial base and plan to continue that transition as well as migrate towards larger projects including solar farms. Jonathan Lane is also the lead solar instructor at the solar energy center at Farmingdale State College. Hobbies: Skiing, sailing and flying Favorite book: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand Favorite movie: "It's a Wonderful Life" Person you admire most (outside of family): Othmar Ammann Keys to success: Learning and listening If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Structural engineer