Name: Walter Ulmer III
Title: President
Company: Remlu, Inc. Emergency Preparedness Planning
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: Yokosuka, Japan
Family: Yes
College: United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
First job outside of real estate: Busboy at Rillo's Italian Restaurant, Carlisle, Penn.
First job in real estate or allied field: Can't recall. Many years of planning and exercise development as an Army officer
What do you do now and what are planning for the future? Emergency response, crisis management and business continuity. Future plans are to continue as a high-end, boutique provider of these services, focusing on crisis management and business continuity.
Hobbies: Skiing, listening to jam band music, home remodeling/reconstruction, drinking beer
Favorite book: Actually, it's a play: "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett. For a novel it's probably William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury."
Favorite movie: "Mary Poppins" — seriously.
Persons you admire most (outside of family): A tough question. Most likely current and past colleagues who have been brave in their respective professions and have sacrificed for others.
Keys to success: Transparency, hard work, diligence and always asking the question, "What have I missed?"
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Ski instructor or landscaper. Tags: