Yousaf Shah Associate VVA, Project Managers & Consultants
Name: Yousaf Shah
Title: Associate
Company: VVA, Project Managers & Consultants
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: Peshawar, Pakistan
Family: Two parents and three siblings
College: Pratt Institute
First job outside of real estate: Working as a monitor in the school computer labs
First job in real estate or allied field: Working as an estimator at the Stuart-Lynn Company
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? VVA, LLC is a leading full service, independent project management and consulting firm, headquartered in New York City. VVA is regarded as an expert in project management among a variety of industries. VVA continues to grow by expanding its scope of services offered and providing project management services to clients in various industries.
Hobbies: Reading, movies, walking, photography, and scouring the city for a bottle of Tikal Amorio Malbec!
Favorite book: "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
Favorite movie: "Fight Club"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): The Google guys (Sergey Brin and Larry Page)
Key to success: Surrounding myself with highly capable people
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Journalist
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