Joseph Pignataro 2010

Name: Joseph Pignataro, AIA, LEED AP Title: Associate, Office Manager Company: JRS Architect, P.C. Location: 30 West 24th St., New York, N.Y. Birthplace and year: Oceanside, N.Y., 1966 Family: Wife and daughter College: New York Institute of Technology, BArch, '89 First job outside of real estate: Bridge & Tunnel Officer (all right, toll collector) for the Triboro Bridge & Tunnel Authority First job in real estate or allied field: Innocenti & Webel, Architecture and Landscape Architecture What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Managing the NYC branch of JRS while continuing to practice architecture keeps me quite busy. Future plans: Continue to nurture the talent our firm has to continue to grow our extensive client base. Favorite book: "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: and Other Disasters" by Jean Shepherd Favorite movie: "Slapshot" Person you admire most (outside of family): Jacques-Yves Cousteau Key to success: Putting people at ease by being a straight shooter without pretense and being an expert in my profession If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Owning and operating a small Scuba shack somewhere in the Caribbean. I've already got the plans drawn up, somewhere...