Di Filippo

On January first ,2025, Pat retired from Turner Construction Company to pursue other important personal goals. Pat worked for Turner Construction Company for forty years and was a senior leader for twenty years as an executive vice president.    He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a specialization in construction engineering and structures from Rutgers University in 1984.  While at Turner He provided company wide strategic, operational, and institutional leadership and was also responsible for Turner’s construction operations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the New England states. He was also responsible for the firm’s partial ownership of E. E. Cruz, a NYC-based heavy construction company. He has been associated with many notable projects, including Hearst Tower, The Spiral Tower, Philadelphia Eagle, Buffalo Bills, Yankee Stadium, the World Trade Center reconstruction, Madison Square Garden Transformation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Lincoln Center, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion, and Jet Blue Terminal and Delta at LaGuardia and JFK airport expansions along with numerous other projects.  Additionally and most importantly, Pat was responsible for safety for the entire company.

He was an active in the Contractors Association of Greater New York and the Building Trades Employers Association, and chaired Non-Traditional Employment for Woman (NEW), a leading NYC work force development organization for women in the trades. He also served on the board of the NYC Construction Industry Safety Council and remains active with the Rutgers College of Engineering Industry Advisory Board.  Pat Continues to support the industry he loves and deeply respects.