CSL Consulting Welcomes Gary Cuneo to the Team as Director of Finance
Burlington, MA – September 22, 2023 – CSL Consulting is pleased to welcome Garry Cuneo to its team as Director of Finance. With roots in corporate finance and experience in higher education planning and process management over the last two decades, Garry’s expertise will be instrumental in the continued development of financial controls for CSL’s expanding client base.
In his previous role, Garry spent 20 years managing Harvard University’s capital projects office as the University’s Senior Director of Capital Planning and Capital Project Services where he led the $3+ billion multi-year capital planning effort by successfully developing and executing strategies and overseeing the review and monitoring processes for over 400 projects annually. Under his leadership, he implemented the automation of project approvals, capital planning, costs controls, commitment management; implemented integrated capital planning procedures; and established a university-wide construction mitigation program. Garry also supported Harvard’s Corporation Committee on Facilities and Capital Planning and Capital Projects Review Committee, and championed diversity and inclusion in capital construction by developing guidelines and accountability to ensure the University successfully met its diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
In addition to managing CSL’s finances, Garry will also assist in managing the company’s expansion in existing and new regional offices, and he will work with CSL’s teams to streamline its project management systems and processes, bringing greater value to CSL’s clients and giving its project management teams greater bandwidth to focus on creating exceptional client experiences.
Garry is a certified public accountant with a master’s degree in taxation from Bentley College in Waltham, MA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration/accounting from Merrimack College in North Andover, MA.
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CSL Consulting Welcomes John Shenette to the Team as Vice President
(Burlington, MA) – September 19, 2023 – CSL Consulting is pleased to announce that John Shenette has joined its team in the role of Vice President. In his new position, John will join the company’s leadership team and will be charged with opening and managing CSL’s new North Carolina office based in Charlotte; aiding in the development of CSL’s growing team of project managers and owner’s representatives; and expanding the company’s client relationships in the middle and southern Atlantic region.
John brings more than 35 years of experience in facilities operations, budget development, staff development, cost control, and capital construction to CSL and has enjoyed a twenty-plus year professional relationship with CSL leadership, which will allow for a seamless transition. John’s leadership and business acumen will not only support the company’s staff development program, but also our new clients’ transformational projects.
Prior to joining CSL, John served as Vice President of Facilities and Campus Services at Wake Forest University where he oversaw an annual capital construction program of $55M. Among his accomplishments, John led a staffing model restructuring initiative, which brought the University’s athletics operations under centralized management. He also led the development of a leading-edge, in-house energy efficiency program that contributed to a 44% decrease in the University’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Earlier in his career, John served in leadership roles at Smith College, Bentley University, and East Carolina University as Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, Executive Director of Facilities, and Construction Manager respectively, where he provided organizational leadership and oversight for the colleges’ grounds, construction management and capital planning, operations, facilities renovations, utilities, central and building services.
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Central New England College in Worcester, MA.