After 35 Years,
Bill Harritos Calls it a Career
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Bill Harritos, Outgoing Facilities Engineer for QDC |
The Quonset Business Park has evolved quite a bit over the past three decades, but one constant has been Vasilios "Bill" Harritos, who is retiring as the QDC's facilities engineer after 35 years.
Bill began at Quonset in 1981 after 14 years with the Maguire Group (now CDR Maguire). Since then, he has had an up-close view of Quonset's transformation from an abandoned Navy base to one of the most successful business parks in the country.
"Oh, it's changed quite a bit," Bill said. "The number of companies that have moved in since my first day on the job has been phenomenal. I remember when we had just a handful of companies back in the early '80s. Now look at it."
Among his many roles over the years, Bill is most proud of helping with the re-development of the 60 acres now known as the Kiefer Park district.
"Before development, the property was old unit housing," Bill explained. "Now it's completely occupied with big companies like Fuji Film, Hexagon Metrology, Hayward Pools, and others."
As Bill's time at Quonset comes to an end, he looks forward to traveling and having time to relax, but he will miss the people he worked with every day.
"They're all so helpful and friendly," he said. "They are going to be what I miss most about this place."
"Bill will be greatly missed by his colleagues here at Quonset," said Steven King, P.E., managing director of the QDC. "His institutional knowledge and commitment to our success have been an enormous asset over the years."