[2] Prior to joining N2, Genese had a successful career in the New York design and construction industry.

He was a Vice President at D&B Engineers & Architects, PC; Vice President for Capital & Facilities Management at the Queens Library; Vice President and Architect of the Garden at The New York Botanical Garden; served as head of facilities and operations at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), the City University of New York.

[3][4][6][7][8] Genese is licensed to practice architecture in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.

[9][10][11][12][13] After previously serving on Flower Hill's Planning Board and Architectural Review Committee, he was originally appointed as a Village Trustee in 2016, following Trustee Robert McNamara's appointment as Mayor when former Mayor Elaine Phillips was elected into the New York State Senate.

[16] Genese is also Chairman of the Town of North Hempstead Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission, a member of the Port Washington Fire Department LOSAP Board, an executive member and treasurer of the Science Museum of Long Island Board of Trustees, and a member of the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee.