VVA's senior project management professionals include professional engineers, registered architects, information technology planners, and real estate and facility management professionals.

We all possess a minimum of fifteen years of industry experience.  VVA's success is in part attributed to our core value of exclusively providing seasoned managing partners as project leads.

VVA’s six managing directors represent diverse backgrounds in all aspects of project management, design, technology, facility management, financing, engineering and, real estate.

LORENZO VASCOTTO, P.E. - Managing Director Mr. Vascotto founded VVA over ten years ago after a successful career in real estate, project management, facilities, and engineering with Goldman Sachs and Syska & Hennessy. Mr. Vascotto serves as a managing director of VVA. As a 20-year veteran of the real estate and construction industry, Mr. Vascotto brings a unique knowledge, enabling him to bridge both the operational and construction issues associated with complex relocation projects where extensive move coordination is required for challenging construction projects. He has an extensive background in lease analysis and negotiation, project management, engineering and technology implementation at both new and renovated facilities. During his illustrious career Mr. Vascotto has represented such well-known corporate clients as Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs & Co., Cahill Gordon & Reindell, McDermott, Will & Emery, Fried Frank and McKinsey & Company, among others. Mr. Vascotto is a graduate of Manhattan College with a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed engineer and a licensed real estate broker.

Relevant Project Experience: AMF, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY Barneys, Boston, MA Barr Laboratories, Woodcliff Lake, NJ BTIG (Bass Trading), New York, NY Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY Fried Frank, New York, NY JAMS, New York, NY Marathon Asset Management, New York, NY McDermott, Will & Emory, New York, NY Ropes & Gray, New York, NY

IRWIN SCHNEIDER, P.E. - Managing Director For more than 25 years Irwin Schneider, P.E. has been a leading figure in the construction and project management industries. Mr. Schneider applies his extensive knowledge and technical expertise in engineering to every facet of a construction project. From design and constructability reviews to value engineering, construction coordination, troubleshooting system issues, and project close-out, he oversees all aspects of a project on behalf of his clients. Mr. Schneider’s ability to maximize value for clients is based on a comprehensive understanding of their goals and requirements combined with a willingness to challenge the assumptions on which project decisions are made. By identifying alternative approaches that can improve both capital and operating efficiency when addressed early in the planning and design process, Mr. Schneider helps resolve critical issues that directly impact the success of each project. His impressive list of clients includes such high profile companies as Credit Suisse First Boston, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Kaplan Inc., AXA Financial, Met Life Insurance Company and Sirius Satellite Radio. Prior to joining VVA in 1995, Mr. Schneider served as Senior Vice President at Syska & Hennessy. He earned a B.S.M.E degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and is a licensed professional engineer in New York and Florida.

Relevant Project Experience: AXA Financial, Various Locations Cablevision, Bethpage, NY Covington & Burling, New York, NY Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY Kaplan Educational Testing, Various Locations New York Law School, New York, NY Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Various Locations The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

RAY ARNOLD - Managing Director With 20 years of experience in project management at both the local and national levels, Ray Arnold has added invaluably to the VVA team since joining the firm as an associate in 2000. His wealth of expertise allows him to seamlessly coordinate the activities of design professionals, general contractors and subcontractors and develop schedules and phasing plans that limit the impact on user groups.  Mr. Arnold has completed a number of high profile projects across the country, as well as internationally, for such prestigious clients as Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Bank Julius Baer and Thelen, Reid & Priest. Before joining VVA, Mr. Arnold served as Assistant Vice President of GreenPoint Financial Corporation, where he was responsible for the Management of corporate wide Facilities Management, Project Management, and Construction for more than 11 years. Previous to his position with GreenPoint Financial he was an Engineering Manager with Alexander’s. Mr. Arnold holds a B.A. in Banking from the American Institute of Banking at Hofstra University as well as an HVAC Certificate from Turner Technical Training Institute.

Relevant Project Experience: American Home Mortgage, Melville, NY Cahill, Gordon, Reindel, LLP, New York, NY Carlton Hotel, New York, NY CUNY, New York, NY Frank Crystal & Company, New York, NY mcgarrybowen, New York, NY Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP, New York, NY