Jim Pereira
Title: Director of Project Development
Company: Martini Northern, Inc.
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Place of Birth and Year: New Orleans, 1953
Family: Wife and two daughters
College: Southeastern Louisiana University
First job unrelated to your current field: None - Been in real estate & development for 34 years!
First job in current field: Mixed-use high rise and planned community developments in New Orleans.
What you do now and plans for the future?: Enjoy working with clients to plan, develop and construct facilities of all types. Plan to expand this work.
Hobbies: New Orleans-style cooking and mentor young professionals
Favorite book: America's Secret War
Keys to success: Strong, trusted relationships. Listen and observe. Be resourceful and never give up!
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, and H. Ross Perot
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Church design/builder