Hartford, CT CATIC National Commercial Services has moved its office to CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St., 37th floor. The move, along with an expanded underwriting department, will allow CATIC to better serve its National Commercial Services clients. The office will continue to be home to CATIC Exchange, LLC.
With a career that spans over 30 years, Denise Berger oversees the day-to-day activities of the engineering department which is comprised of 570 staff members and a professional services budget of $1.3 billion. She ensures that design and construction management are aligned to deliver the agency’s $32.2 billion ten-year capital plan
The New England Real Estate Journal connected with Cameron Blackey of Travelers for thoughts on her career, her job’s biggest challenges, and how to get more women working in construction.
Which project, deal or transaction was the “game changer” in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? The first design project where I led the structural design was a university student union. The responsibility was intimidating and sometimes it seemed like everything that could go wrong did-unexpected site conditions
What was your first job and what did you learn from it? My first job was delivering telephone directories in high school in the summer. I realize many people today don’t even know what a telephone directory is, but back in the day people actually delivered phone books to homes and businesses! I learned the value of hard work and the lesson my parents