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Posted: December 18, 2009
Robert Morrisey 2009
Name: Robert Morrisey, AIA
Title: Vice President
Company: JRS Architect, P.C.
Birth date and location: December 19, 1964, Massapequa, N.Y.
Family: Wife, Allison; Cat, Bailey
College: New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury
First job outside of real estate: IBM Corporate Facilities Department
First job in real estate or allied field: JRS Architect, P.C.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? In 2001, I became a partner at JRS Architect, P.C. and currently serve as vice president and account executive for several of our financial clients. Our plans for the future include maintaining our current client base and expanding and diversifying for the future. We are looking to continue our efforts in pursuing green design opportunities and seeking out green products and technologies to help educate our clients and implement these items to insure a healthy future for all.
Hobbies: Music, computers, cooking and movies
Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite movie: "12 Angry Men"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Theodore Roosevelt
Keys to success: Listen to your clients, and understand their needs
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Something in music
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