News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: June 18, 2015
Professional Profile: Deborah Kay Nicolini 2015
Name: Deborah Kay Nicolini, CPMP
Title: Principal/Co-Director of Building Solutions
Company: RDK Engineers
Location: Andover, Mass.
Place of birth: Peabody, Mass.
Family: I have two brothers and one sister
College: North Shore Community College
First job unrelated to your current field: Medical assistant for Home Health Care Services - J. B. Thomas Hospital, Peabody, Mass.
First job in current field: Administrative assistant for the engineering department at William A. Berry & Son, now Suffolk Construction
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Full service MEP/TD/AV, electronic security, commissioning and energy consulting. Continue to grow and expand.
Hobbies: Volunteerism
Favorite novel: Burr by Gore Vidal
Favorite film: Sleepless in Seattle
Keys to success: Always follow through with what you said you were going to do.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): My former boss
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Librarian
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