Kosciuszko Street

Joseph has extensive experience in a number of industries which has built a foundation for the consulting services provided. Mr. Olive graduated from Washington and Lee University (1980) with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration. Since then, Mr. Olive has worked in the public accounting sector specializing in the construction industry, managed a commercial contracting company, owned a contracting company, performed project management for an intermediate size regional commercial contractor, performed construction loan monitoring of intermediate to large construction projects in the New York City area, and is currently performing construction operations consulting/owner’s representative services in the New York City market.

Joseph has experience at various levels of construction. As an employee of The Rogers Group Ltd, a family-owned construction company, Joseph started as a laborer, progressed to a carpenter, then transitioned into the office and handled various project management responsibilities including: estimating, soliciting subcontractor pricing, reviewing subcontractor proposals, and verifying work in place compared to invoices submitted by subcontractors, to mention a few. Currently, Joseph is actively involved in Owner’s Representative services for Olive Branch Consulting Ltd on multiple projects, including these current ongoing projects at: 135 West 23rd Street – an occupied rehabilitation project in Manhattan for Associated Blind/Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and at 1939 West Farms Road and 1926 Longfellow Avenue – an Affordable/Low-Income Housing Development in Bronx, NY for Shah Development/New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).