Kaplan Construction hires Montosi as project manager

According to Kaplan Construction, a general contractor and construction management firm, Rachael Montosi has joined the firm as a project manager. With nearly 10 years of experience in the construction industry, Montosi enhances Kaplan's growing management team with her skills in value engineering and tight budget control, ensuring high quality results for clients. In addition to developing and overseeing Kaplan proposals, cost estimates, materials, and schedules, Montosi will be responsible for project phasing and logistics plans; coordinating personnel; conducting contract negotiations; and working closely with all project stakeholders. Previously, Montosi served as a project manager for Turner Construction, where she was a leader on such high-profile projects as the renovation of the New England Aquarium's Giant Ocean Tank, the construction of Massachusetts General Hospital's Museum of Medical History and Innovation, and the hospital's inpatient Lunder Building. "What impresses us most about Rachael is her constant commitment to making sure that the road to project completion is a smooth one," said Ken Kaplan, founder and president of Kaplan Construction. "Ultimately, that leads to client satisfaction, the core goal for all of us here at Kaplan. I'm confident Rachael will strengthen our team." Montosi holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology.