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Posted: November 20, 2009
What excites you most about this industry?
Cindy Feinberg is a partner at JFK&M Consulting Group, LLC. She has received the following awards: Top 20 Women in Residential Real Estate, September 2009 and Women Builder's Council's Outstanding Women in the Building Industry 2009. Among Feinberg's career achievements are: Professional Engineer, P.E.; LEED AP; started own MEP Engineering Design before the age of 30, which is a Women Business Enterprise. Feinberg is affiliated with AIA, AREW, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), CoreNet, CREW, NYBC, PWC, SMPS and WBC.
What excites you most about this industry?
The opportunity to help build this city and this region is the most stimulating aspect of working in the industry. Designing in the built environment means that you can walk out the door in this vast dynamic city and actually see the tangible results of your labor. Collaborating with the very talented architects, visionary developers, and professional clientele makes every day a rich learning experience. I consider myself fortunate to be in an industry that is offering engineering innovation and sustainable solutions for the betterment of all our futures. I never tire of simple walking tours to take in the architectural diversity of the city and to know that what I do each day has an impact on some small part of it is what makes it all worthwhile.
Cindy Feinberg is a partner at JFK&M Consulting Group, LLC, New York, N.Y.
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