What was your most notable project, deal or transaction in 2019? My column was a personal notable project. Dishing Social Media – 75 columns completed in the NEREJ! Published in print and digital paper along with monthly email blasts in prime location, 33,000 blast subscribers and 22,000 newspaper readers.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? As COO at Fairbanks Energy Services, I am proud to have supported growing our team by over 30% this year while simultaneously achieving my own personal stretch goal for sales. Maintaining the balance between executive leadership development and feeding my professional motivation in a sales role
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? Being able to balance and run this company while helping my best friend, partner and wife of 23 years, Lynn, beautifully battle breast cancer.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? The creation of The Breakaway at Salem Common, a luxury 18-unit apartment rental property which I am currently transforming from an abandoned former Knights of Columbus building is hands-down the most exciting endeavor from my many projects of 2019.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? I was asked to be on the Advisory Board for Ronald McDonald House.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? At Griffin Electric, the success of our company hinges on the health and safety of our employees. We have always taken great pride in maintaining
What was your most notable project, deal or transaction in 2019? The most notable deal was the sale of 33 Sword St., Auburn, Mass. The property is a 75,000 s/f building that closed in January 2019 for $4.45 million ($59 per s/f) and took 15 months from start to finish.
What are your predictions for commercial real estate in 2020? For 2020, we expect the pace of activity for new projects to remain as strong as 2019.
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? In our occupation as a commercial roofing company we are constantly dealing with risk and potential for injury. With regard to construction in general, the roofing industry is in the top 5
What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2019? Our greatest professional accomplishment in 2019 was the establishment of a formal co-op relationship with UMass Lowell (UML).