b'MEET ACCOS LEADERSRon Falasca Enjoys People and the Projects that ACCO Builds MostBy Neville Samuels that his projects and goals are successfully When Ron Falasca joined ACCO as a Projectaccomplished, RichterRON FALASCAManager in the Construction Group under currentsaid. People simply ACCO Chairman Chuck Richter at the Glendaleenjoy working with, and for, Ron. office, he could barely contain himself. When he was first promoted to Senior Vice It was pretty exciting to know that I was joiningPresident in 2012, Falasca was responsible for the number one HVAC company in the LAthe Construction Group in the Glendale Office. Region, Falasca said. The onboarding backHe worked with and mentored many project then was nothing like it is today. I filled out themanagers and project engineers who are now required paperwork (by hand) and met my peers,leaders at ACCO todaysomething he saysdepartment heads and some vendors. We wenthas been very rewarding for him. to Tam OShanters, a Glendale favorite, for lunch. When I got home, I could not stop talking aboutIn 2015, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, my new job at ACCO and how great a place it is. Regional Sales Manager for Glendale, Costa Mesa and San Diego. That role evolved to his present Almost 24 years later, Falasca, who is now Seniorposition, Senior Vice President Southern Region, Vice President, Construction, Southern Region, isConstruction Group and includes Pasadena,still excited about working at ACCO because of itsCosta Mesa, San Diego, Temecula, Santa Maria, market position, the people he works with and theLas Vegas and Phoenix.projects he gets to work on.In 2008, his top highlight award as a project ACCO was, and still is, the market leader inmanager was the Cedars-AHSP project.mechanical contracting and I wanted to be on theBut as a regional leader, his portfolio has grown best team, he said. But the thing that I reallyas the teams under his leadership have won enjoy most about ACCO is the people and themany high-profile projects including SoFi Stadium projects we get to build. Strategy meetings within Inglewood; and; the Taiwan Semiconductor Engineering, Construction and Purchasing for targetManufacturing Companys manufacturing facility projects can be fun and rewarding when we win. in Phoenix, AZ. Richter believes that Falascas tenacity has made him successful.Richter is not surprised that people is one ofthe things Falasca enjoys most about ACCO. Ron simply does not give up, either in his pursuit of a contract or in the execution and completion of Ron has a unique ability to both understanda project, Richter said. He has a combination of and meet the needs and desires of hisgreat people skills and business expertise and is external customers (contractors) and internalable to successfully negotiate through any obstacle customers (people within ACCO) to ensurehe encounters.10|Spring 2024'