Our Leadership Team

Founder of Aquicon, Mario has been directly responsible for the tremendous growth of the company. Under his leadership, Aquicon has successfully completed over 300 projects to date representing a volume of nearly three billion dollars in construction and many satisfied clients since the company’s inception in 1986. A firm believer in vigilant field representation, Mario works closely with the project teams providing guidance and input in order to ensure successful completion to the company’s high level of standards.

As President of Aquicon, Daniel is charged with formulating and implementing the company's strategic planning activities and setting measurable standards of performance for each area of the business.

Prior to assuming the role of President in 2014, Daniel spent over fifteen years in the company in various project management roles, eventually serving as Vice President of Operations. Embodying Aquicon's Hands-On From The Ground Up approach, Daniel is routinely involved in guiding the project teams and ensuring our clients’ high expectations are met every time.

As Vice President of Project Development, Alessandra is involved in the earliest stages of projects, from preliminary costing to planning of the construction efforts. Her extensive experience as a project manager has given her an excellent understanding of the construction of complex facilities.

She has managed construction on a variety of projects, from large operations centres to high profile multi-storey condominium and office buildings in downtown Toronto. Passionate about construction, Alessandra continues to manage select projects for Aquicon. She is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Civil Engineering program and holds her Masters of Business Administration from Griffith University.

Joe Gizzarelli joined Aquicon in 1989 and has held progressive roles in estimating and purchasing since joining. As VP of Purchasing, Joe oversees the company’s estimating and purchasing departments, working closely with the estimating team and maintaining sub-contractor relationships. Joe’s experience and long-term relationships with key suppliers/subcontractors are critical to Aquicon’s ability to ensure adequate resources for all projects and continual improvement of pricing and quality of work.

An experienced auditor and controller, Rosa has been part of Aquicon since 1990. As Controller, Rosa is responsible for the accounting operations of the company, the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of adequate accounting records, and ensuring reporting compliance.

As Senior Project Lead, Robert plans, directs and coordinates the activities of a designated project to ensure that goals are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters. Since joining Aquicon in 1993, Robert has overseen construction on some of the firm's largest and most complex projects. Robert's extensive industry experience lends to his ability to provide expert value engineering and creative solutions to Aquicon's clients.