Millennium Magazine_6th Ed

25 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE EDWARD FULLER VON BRIESEN BUILDER, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER Long Island Lead Assessment and Control Mill Neck, NY B acked by a BS in electrical engineering from Tufts University in 1970, Edward Fuller von Briesen has served as president and sole proprietor of Long Island Lead Assessment and Control (LILAC) since 1996. Mr. von Briesen boasts more than 20 years of experience in lead-based paint inspection services. Following the real estate and savings bank crash of the 1990s, Mr. von Briesen had to unexpectedly halt his work as a builder. When a neighbor brought to his attention of the fruition of a new lead paint law, he chose to enter the lead paint business and quickly obtained a lead paint inspector certification, as well as asbestos and mold certifications. Alongside his current role, Mr. von Briesen has been the owner of Breza Enterprises in Oyster Bay, New York, since 1982 and previously served as president of Briesmar, Inc. These firms were single-family house building companies as well as home restoration firms. Additionally, he has served as the road commissioner for the Village of Oyster Bay Cove and Village of Matinecock. Directly after obtaining his electrical engineering degree, Mr. von Briesen commenced his career as an engineer, working for the Long Island Lighting Company in Hicksville, New York. Over the course of his career, Mr. von Briesen is most proud to have discovered lead paint in a home where a child was living with elevated levels of lead in their body. Despite the physical toll of his profession, Mr. von Briesen takes pride in situations like these in which he is able to bring comfort to a family. The advice Mr. von Briesen can offer the next generation of builders and real estate developers is to be willing to learn, listen to people, be polite and never presume any situation. The work can be extremely fulfilling if approached with the right mindset, and he thanks his mentors for instilling this lesson in him. Mr. von Briesen is currently involved with Piping Rock, the Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club, and the Nassau County chapter of the American Red Cross, where he sat on the board of directors in 1998.