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What is your current role? How long have you worked for Loureiro? 

I’m currently a Senior Project Manager within Building and Land Engineering. I’ve been with Loureiro for six years in September. I started off as a Project Engineer coming from a smaller firm in the south of Boston. I was looking for a change, a bigger opportunity, and a more broad range of projects to work on. I came to Loureiro and from Project Engineer made my way to Senior Project Manager. 

In my role now, my primary project portfolio involves site design, site infrastructure, and permitting. On any given day I’m dealing with clients, overseeing technical portions of the projects, quality reviews  and other general project management duties.

What is the most interesting / rewarding part of your job?

One of the things that always interested me about what we do is solving bigger and harder problems as my career has progressed. I’ve been able to take on more complex projects and more complex issues that clients have, and I’ve been given the ability to be creative in finding solutions to solving these problems. I’ve been able to put my own spin on things first. Kurt Prochorena and George Andrews encourage me to do that, and Brian Cutler is another big advocate of that approach – doing your best to solve a problem before you bring the question to someone else. 

I think the most rewarding aspect of the work I do is being able to take on these challenges, these bigger or more complex problems, and having the ability to develop unique solutions. 

What makes Loureiro unique?

A lot of firms can do one thing well. Loureiro can do lots of things well. The fact that we’re multi-faceted and that we like to engage each facet of our business as a whole allows me to assess a client issue on a larger scale – how it can affect them in multiple ways that maybe they can’t even see. It allows us to develop more comprehensive solutions. It sets us apart – we’re so multi-faceted, and we engage that diversity of expertise so that it allows us to be adaptable and nimble in our ability to problem solve.

What do you like to do outside of work?

I like going to the movies and spending time with my family. I have a small core of people and I make sure I’m spending time with them. It’s important for me to spend time with the people I love the most. 

What inspires you the most – personally, professionally, or both?

One of the things that attracted me to a career in civil engineering is how vital it is to our everyday lives. From infrastructure to livability to social components – it’s such a core piece to the basics of human society and affects everybody in a holistic way. It’s what drove me to the field, and what continues to drive me to this day. What we do is core to the world we live in.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Something my mother told me once really sticks with me, and it’s related to working hard and those late nights when maybe you’re questioning yourself and your abilities. She told me one day, “Tristan, no matter what you do you have to show up as yourself in whatever it is.” She was saying to be true to who you are, and who you are needs to present itself in the work you do. Everything falls together after that. As long as you’re being you, answers will show themselves.

Who is someone you really admire? 

My grandmother. She’s been such a consistent example of determination. She’s 85 now, going strong, and still takes care of people professionally in a nursing role. Her dedication to her work and her family, helping to raise her grandkids and great-grandkids, amazes me. I look up to her and see her as an example of having a big impact on the people around you and how important that is.