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Christa Construction welcomes Havranek, Cannioto, Vella, Gears, Garone, Fassl, Curletta, and Koegst to Rochester office

Rochester, NY Christa Construction has hired Shawn Havranek as a project superintendent, Sam Cannioto as senior project manager, Jessica Vella as an administrative assistant, Emily Gears as accounts payable/payroll specialist, Carly Garone as marketing assistant, Brett Fassl as an estimator, Anthony Curletta as an assistant project manager, and welcomes Martin Koegst to the full-time co-op program. 

Havranek brings over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. In his new role he is responsible for day-to-day coordination of subcontractors on the jobsite. 

Cannioto brings over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. In his new role he is responsible for managing contracts, projects and project teams as well as the procurement of future projects and clients. 

Vella is responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to project managers. Vella received an associate’s degree from Monroe Community College and brings three years of experience in the construction industry.

Gears is responsible for providing support to all vendor suppliers, preparing and entering payroll, and maintaining employee benefits and personnel files. Gears received a marketing degree from Monroe Community College and brings nine years of accounting experience. 

Garone is responsible for assisting the marketing department with preparing and submitting press releases of projects in the works, creating profile packages for all projects, and updating social media outlets as well as the company website. Garone received a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Ithaca College and has worked in the construction industry since graduating in 2016. 

Fassl is responsible for analyzing drawings and specifications to quantify and assemble accurate, well-organized estimates and proposals for clients. Fassl has been in the construction industry since 2006. 

Curlett is responsible for creating daily task lists and delegating responsibility, undertaking site checks to monitor progress, as well as filing all RFIs. Curlett attended Genesee Community College and Monroe Community College and received an associate’s degree in construction management.

Koegst in the full-time co-op program as he is working toward receiving his Civil Engineering degree from RIT. In his new role, he is responsible for performing takeoffs for upcoming projects, site-work estimates, as well as off-site project inspections. 

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