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Remy Saintil – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Growing up in Boston, Remy Saintil never rode a school bus. Instead, the T would take him straight from his neighborhood in Mattapan to his school in Roxbury—a cheap and reliable mode of transportation tailor-made for city living. It’s those twin principles of practicality and convenience that continue to drive the first-generation American in his […]

Dan Zalkow — Portland State University

Est. reading time: 5 mins

A $100 million construction project is hard enough for any one builder, even with the best of plans. Now try it with four vested stakeholders in the project, three of them viewing it as crucial to the future of the educational opportunities they offer. Such is the case in Portland, Oregon, with 4th & Montgomery, […]

Gregg Collison – P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc.

Est. reading time: 5 mins

He is ready for the next challenge, confident that his nearly three-year stretch as vice president of facilities and construction at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., along with 29 years of professional experience, have more than prepared him for whatever the future holds. In the meantime, Gregg Collison can mull options from his Scottsdale, Arizona, […]

Adam Cimaroli – LafargeHolcim

Est. reading time: 4 mins

Adam Cimaroli thinks about cement so his customers and partners don’t have to—where it needs to go, safely, effectively and at the lowest cost. “We want to have cement available when customers need it, where they need it, how much and what type they need,” says Cimaroli, senior manager of terminal projects for LafargeHolcim. It’s […]

Harry Peck – Wawa

Est. reading time: 5 mins

While Harry Peck is charged with maintaining Wawa convenience stores, he and the people under his wing undertook another project this past summer. The Police Athletic League facility in Southwest Philadelphia showing wear and tear, Peck and his team partnered with Wawa’s operations department and vendors in upgrading the place with fresh paint, new restrooms […]

David Martinson – Wells Fargo & Co.

Est. reading time: 5 mins

When the new Wells Fargo corporate campus is completed in mid-2025, its twin 10-story buildings will loom large over the Las Colinas community in Irving, Texas, just outside Dallas. Their tinted exterior windows will literally reflect the growing community surrounding them, while helping heat and cool the 6,000 employees working there. The employees will also […]

Shon Sparks – DISH Wireless

Est. reading time: 5 mins

As another Colorado winter inched toward spring, Shon Sparks was counting the days until his favorite annual convention, Connect (X). He’d find himself in good company with other forward-thinking technology innovators and likely rope in more partners for his employer’s ambitious agenda. Director of national real estate at DISH Wireless, Sparks is among those spearheading […]

Mark Seale – Baker Hughes

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Compared to other projects Mark Seale has guided for Baker Hughes as North American real estate project leader, building out its new headquarters almost seems mundane. Creating 129,000 square feet of office space on five floors in an existing building in Houston’s energy corridor does require “taking it down to slab and building it back,” […]

Tony Palumbo – Rush Oak Park Hospital

Est. reading time: 4 mins

In the early 2000s, Tony Palumbo was a general contractor, someone who handles everything from materials and equipment to labor for construction-related projects. Rush Oak Park Hospital hired him every so often on a contract basis. Having worked on everything from retail to residential homes and commercial properties, he found he really enjoyed working on […]

Lisa Smola-Hollo – Ulta Beauty

Est. reading time: 4 mins

Light drastically influences the way people perceive their surroundings. Imagine a haunted house without flickering and broken lights or a Broadway play without a spotlight shining down on the performers. Since 2013, Lisa Smola-Hollo has been bringing a similar mindset to Ulta Beauty, where she has been the director of construction and remodels for one […]

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