Who is John Poyner?

Portfolio

Early Life

In the early morning of September 10th, 1985 at Riverview Medical Hospital I entered into this world.  New Jersey, born and raised.  There’s my father (Mark), mother (Beverly) and 2 siblings (Chris and Elisabeth).  I lived in Middletown until the age of 11 then moving to Tinton Falls.  I graduated from Monmouth Regional High School in 2004, participating in school sports and activities such as Basketball, Baseball, Track and Step Teams.

I began studies at Montclair State University fall 2004.  I graduated with a 3.05 GPA in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Business Management.

Early & Current Career

After college I worked at New Brunswick Cabinets & Millwork (NBCM) in Somerset. which my father had purchased early in 2008.  Starting as a shop assistant I utilized my computer skills and numerical wherewithal to learn construction estimating and head that Department.  I continued in that role (among others) until the unfortunate closure during the recession in 2010.

In the years following I transitioned across several areas.  I attempted to startup business (Cabinet Design Center), performed as a bar/nightclub/wedding Disc Jockey (DJ) and became certified as a personal trainer, including freelancing as an estimator for several companies.

Currently I’m employed at the Manville based Skydell Contracting as a residential general contracting designer and estimator.

Family

In the Spring of 2005 I met my beautiful wife, who grew up in Edison, NJ.  I introduced myself at a social gathering and 8 years later we were wed on September 27th, 2013.  We are the proud parents to our beautiful daughters, Cora Helen and Cybil Sadie.

Misc.

I enjoy studying history, economics and philosophy.  I like to dance, primarily hip hop/pop-n-locking.  I'm a pitbull advocate, having my boy Jasper since he was a small pup (almost 11 years now).  I'm quite the Microsoft excel wizard .  Mets, Devils, Nets & Cowboys are my teams of preference.

I've driven cross-country to LA and back.  I've been able to visit countries such as Italy and Iceland.  I look forward to adding more stamps to my passport in the near future.