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People Procopio Announcements

Boyer
Vitale
Lefort
Procopio
Middleton,
MA
–
The
Procopio
Lefort joins Procopio from Veris
Companies has named Bryan Vitale chief investment officer and hired PJ Lefort as senior vice president, property operations, in a set of leadership appointments the firm says is designed to sharpen accountability, speed decision-making and strengthen alignment across the platform.
Samuelle Boyer has been promoted to vice president, people and workplace operations, and Greg Procopio’ s role has been refined to executive vice president, operational excellence, with a mandate to operate, scale, execute and continuously improve.
Vitale’ s promotion underscores the strategic importance of investments and capital deployment to Procopio’ s growth. Boyer’ s promotion recognizes people, workforce and organizational capabilities as a core business function.
Residential and brings a 25-year career in property management and operations. He will serve on the leadership team and lead the firm’ s operating platform as it grows.
“ These appointments sharpen how we deploy capital, develop our people, and operate at scale,” said Mike Procopio, president and CEO of The Procopio
Companies.“ Clearer accountability and stronger alignment across the platform put us in a better position to execute with discipline for 2027 and beyond.”
“ Elevating investments as a core leadership seat reflects how central capital allocation and disciplined deployment are to our growth,” said Vitale.“ The CIO role is about aligning strategy, underwriting, and execution so every decision advances a scalable, high-performing platform.”

Weston & Sampson Hires Finnigan

Foxboro,
MA
–
Deborah
Finnigan,
PE,
has
joined
Weston
&
Sampson
as
a
senior
project
manager
with 30 years of experience
in
transportation
systems,
engineering, and construction
management,
including
site
plan review, roadway safety, and
transportation
safety
studies.
Finnigan
She is also a strong advocate for meaningful public involvement, helping engage communities and stakeholders impacted by local transportation projects. She will work closely with the firm’ s clients to develop practical transportation solutions and support projects from planning and design through construction.

Metro Walls Adds DeCoste and Kellett

Manchester, NH – Metro Walls has added Matt DeCoste as estimator for its Specialties Division and Matthew Kellett as assistant project manager supporting the company’ s Maine operations.
DeCoste brings nearly a decade of industry experience, including preconstruction work across healthcare, mixed-use multifamily and other commercial projects. In his new role, he will strengthen the Specialties Division’ s preconstruction capabilities as Metro Walls continues expanding its Specialties services and supporting a broader range of client needs.
Kellett, based in the company’ s Maine operations, most recently worked as an assistant project manager handling project coordination, client communication
DeCoste
Kellett and field operations. His construction background also includes safety and carpentry experience. In his new role, he will work with Metro Walls’ project and field teams on project execution.
Founded in 2005, Metro Walls is a commercial framing, drywall, acoustical ceiling and specialties contractor serving clients across the Northeast.

Viking Construction Promotes Three

Bridgeport, CT – Viking Construction has promoted Patrick Moughty from project manager to project executive, Mike DeFonce from project engineer to assistant project manager, and Jamaal Gee from site
Moughty project engineer to site superintendent.
Moughty began his career as a carpenter working through the ranks to become office engineer, project engineer, superintendent, and project manager. He worked in custom highend residential construction before moving into commercial construction at Viking in 2019.
DeFonce began his construction career
DeFonce
Gee in 2011 and joined Viking in 2025. He has worked in project management and quality control on some of Viking’ s more complex projects.
Gee has been with Viking since 2016 when he began working as a laborer. Since then, he has developed expertise in building CAD and GPS site models used for estimating, planning and project management.

South Coast Improvement Hires Three

Marion, MA – South Coast Improvement Company( SCIC) has hired three new team members as the company continues to expand its project portfolio and
time Academy with a Bachelor of Science in International Maritime Business, Proctor also served as captain of the academy’ s football team.
operational capacity.
Daniel
Rodríguez
Lozano,
Joining SCIC are Timothy Faria, preconstruction assistant project manager; Zachary Proctor, assistant project manager; and
Faria
assistant project manager, brings a construction and civil engineering background to SCIC. His experience spans project management
Daniel
Rodríguez
Lozano,
, construction supervision,
assistant project manager.
estimating,
project
controls,
Timothy
Faria,
assistant
budgeting and resource management
project manager in SCIC’ s preconstruction department, joins the company with project management experience in the ship repair industry. Most recently serving as a project manager with
Conneaut
Creek
Ship
Repair, Faria led the end-to-end delivery of projects valued at approximately $ 7.5 million or more annually. His experience includes estimating and producing quotes, negotiating with vendors, coordinating regulatory
Proctor
. Most recently, he served as an assistant project manager with DML Builders in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where his responsibilities included construction supervision, estimates, drawings, architectural designs and project management. Earlier in his career, Rodríguez Lozano held construction management and public works leadership positions in Mexico. He earned his bachelor’ s degree in civil engineering from Universidad del Valle de México.
requirements,
and
managing
“ Our
continued
portfolio
large, schedule-driven projects. Faria is a 2020 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Rodríguez Lozano
growth makes it essential that we invest in talented people who can help us maintain the
with a Bachelor of Science in International Maritime Business.
level of service and execution our clients expect,” said Matthew Smyth, senior vice
Zachary
Proctor,
operations
coordinator
president of operations at SCIC.“ Daniel,
,
joins
SCIC
following
Timothy and Zachary bring different
previous experience with the company
experiences and perspectives to our team,
through
an
eight-week
construction
but they share the qualities we value at
management rotation in 2025. During that program, Proctor gained exposure to business development, estimating, operations, safety and field operations while helping coordinate subcontractors and track project progress against schedule. A 2026 graduate of Massachusetts Mari-
SCIC— accountability, a willingness to learn and a commitment to getting the job done. Expanding our team with people of this caliber positions us to support our clients and sustain our growth without compromising the standards that have built our reputation.”
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