Professional Profile: Ed Pross 2016
Ed Pross - 2016Name: Ed Pross - 2016
Title: Corporate Safety Director
Company: Holt Construction
Location: 50 East Washington Ave., Pearl River, New York NY
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Education: AAS Ulster County Community, New York University’s Construction Site Safety Management Program, UMDNJ/ Rutgers, Authorized Instructor Trainer, OSHA Outreach Region II Atlantic OSHA
First job in real estate: I worked on a farm pitching hay when I was 14 years old.
First job in real estate or allied field: Started in 1969 Apprentice Ironworker, World Trade Center North Tower (Tower A).
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I administrate safety policy and programming, in an effort to educate and maintain a company-wide safety culture with a strong focus on employee training.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Finish reading the “Wall Street Journal.”
Favorite book or author: “A Helmet for my Pillow,” Robert Leckie
Favorite movie: “Cinderella Man”
Last song you purchased/downloaded? “Best of the Four Seasons”
One word to describe your work environment: Constant
Rules to live by in business: Knowledge, Communication and Passion = Success
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go? Jimmy Braddock, and go to Murphy’s Pub in Manhattan.
What is your dream job? Buying and selling 60’s era Muscle cars………J