DiPrete Celebrates Women in Construction
DiPrete Engineering would like to recognize all of its female employees whose hard work and dedication has helped make the firm as successful as it is today. “Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of the firm’s largest institutional and commercial projects,” said Nicole Reilly, Vice President at DiPrete Engineering. “I really enjoy working one-on-one with clients and teammates to overcome obstacles and provide the best possible results.” “This September will be my fourteen-year anniversary…
Q&A with Karen King, Managing Director of Administration
Q: What led you to your career at DiPrete Engineering? How long have you been with the firm? A: I have been working for DiPrete Engineering since 1991. I formerly worked for Governor DiPrete’s campaign and conveniently had a baby one month after his last election. When my son was six months old I was ready to get back to work and the opening for a part time accountant position at DiPrete had just opened. My bachelor’s degree from the…
Kevin DeMers Promoted to Senior Project Engineer of Dedham, MA Office
DiPrete Engineering would like to recognize Kevin DeMers for being promoted to Senior Project Engineer of the firm’s Dedham, MA office. Kevin joined DiPrete Engineering in 2000 after earning a civil engineering degree from the University of Rhode Island. As Senior Project Engineer of the Dedham office, Kevin is responsible for all aspects of a project’s engineering, including oversight of engineers, design implementation, and preparation for public hearings. Kevin will also continue to play a key role in the firm’s…
Farrar Equities, LLC and Crosspoint Associates, Inc. Team on New Long Wharf Hotel
Plans for a new 57-room, four-story hotel in Newport, RI are moving along. Located at the corner of Long Wharf and America’s Cup Avenue, the new hotel will replace a two-story building which formerly housed a Hooley store and the Corcoran, Peckham, Hayes, Leys & Olaynack PC Law Firm. Developers of the proposed hotel, Farrar Equities, LLC and Crosspoint Associates, Inc., have named the upscale boutique property the ‘Brenton Hotel’ after Brenton Reef located at the entrance to Narragansett Bay….
Discovering and Implementing Strengths in the Workplace
“What leaders have in common is that each really knows their strengths, has developed their strengths, and can call on the right strength at the right time.” – Dr. Donald Clifton, father of strengths-based psychology and inventor of CliftonStrengths. As part of Leadership Rhode Island’s “Make RI Stronger” initiative, Karen King, Managing Director of Administration at DiPrete Engineering, uses Gallup CliftonStrengths to provide strengths-based training to Rhode Islanders in an effort to boost engagement and well-being. Over the past five…