Derek Venticinque | Age: 35 | Company: TRAC Builders Inc. | Job title: Project manager | Education: B.A. in history, University of Rhode Island
Derek Venticinque started at TRAC Builders Inc. six months ago, when he came on board as a project manager. But in truth, he has been training for this job since he was a child.
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His father was a site contractor. He started learning the trade when he was about 13, working in the family business through high school and college.
Still, a history buff, he attended the University of Rhode Island, earning a bachelor’s degree in history in 2007, intending to be a teacher.
But once he graduated, his focus shifted. “I started to realize I had a real passion for construction,” he said.
He originally started as a sales rep and estimator for Electro Standards Laboratories in Cranston. He worked there for about seven years, where he learned more about the commercial construction industry, eventually becoming a senior project manager.
After a stint at New England Construction, Venticinque started at TRAC.
‘[Construction] is what I know, and it’s what my passion is.’
Currently he is managing a large-scale project in Worcester, Mass., a two-year, $19 million rehabilitation of the Pearl Elm Garage.
One of Venticinque’s favorite parts of his work is “you are involved in some intricate challenges on a daily basis. … When you’re looking at a set of blueprints, there’s always something different when it comes time to put the work in place. … It’s almost like building a puzzle.”
As for the future, he can see himself overseeing other project managers as a vice president of operations.
Jaime Lowe is a PBN contributing writer.
