15 Things You Need to Know This Morning

Title: Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield.
Job: Responsible for mid-Atlantic project and development services practice–30 people, $350M development and construction management business. 
Years on the job: 15.
Company: 43,000 employees, $5.5B in revenue and 4.3B SF under management.
Current project: Development advisor for new 400k SF eastern distribution center for Fiat Chrysler.
CRE career: Started at Clark Construction in late 90s, building spec office buildings on Toll Road.
Grew up: Staten Island, NY and Marlboro, NJ.
Current home: Falls Church.
Why DC: Applied to several southern engineering schools and landed at Virginia Tech’s civil engineering program.
Side gig: Guest lecturer at Georgetown Real Estate Development master’s program.
First job: Swim instructor for 2- and 3-year-olds.  
Job in another life: Elon Musk, Tesla Motors founder.
Daily habit: Bike at least 20 miles on W&OD.
Favorite apps: Pandora and Bloomberg.
Favorite movie: Godfather II.
Favorite restaurant: Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab.
Favorite music: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and any good 70s and 80s rock.
Favorite vacation spot: Viceroy Anguilla luxury hotel and resort. 
Guilty pleasure: Many Jolly Ranchers at one time.
Bucket list: Start real estate fund or services business and buy distressed office properties; tour Amalfi Coast and Barcelona, Spain to show kids their family heritage. 
Family: Married to Janel eight years; two children–Julian (6) and Avery (3). 
Hobbies: Biking, music and going to Dogwood Tavern with friends.
Startling fact: Accomplished singer and songwriter, who’s written several dozen songs and toured Eastern seaboard with original and cover bands.