News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: May 13, 2009
J.K. Scanlan, Inc. Jack Dankert
Name: Jack Dankert
Title: Vice President/Project Executive
Company: J. K. Scanlan Co., Inc.
Location: 15 Research Rd., East Falmouth, MA 02536
Place of Birth and Year: Chicago - 1971
Family: Wife, Maura and 4 children
College: Cornell University, Civil/ Structural Engineering
First job unrelated to your current field: Golf Course grounds crew.
First job in current field: Site superintendent for Wilmorite, Inc.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: Currently our firm does primarily commercial construction in both the public and private markets, as well as large scale residential construction for assisted living and some condominium construction. I have been handling primarily construction management contracts in the private sector.
Hobbies: Playing basketball and football and cartoons drawing.
Favorite film: Rocky (the first one)
Keys to success: The keys to my success stems primarily from hard work and dedication
Person you most admire: Father Dave Pignato
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Artist/cartoonist
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