Joseph A. Natoli Construction Corp.

Joseph A. Natoli is the founder and chairman of Joseph A. Natoli Construction Corporation. Mr. Natoli founded Natoli Construction in 1975, and has over 50 years of experience in the building construction industry.

As the son of a mason contractor, Mr. Natoli entered the construction business at an early age. He attended Newark College of Engineering at night while serving as an apprentice in Local #2 of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America (BMPIU), now known as the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC). Before starting his own business, he worked his way up through the ranks as a journeyman, foreman, job superintendent, and vice president director of operations.

Over Natoli Construction’s forty-year history, Mr. Natoli has faithfully adhered to the principles of honesty and hard work, earning him and his company an impeccable reputation for performance, integrity, and unparalleled expertise. Under his leadership, Natoli Construction has grown to become one of the most highly respected firms in the New Jersey construction industry.

He has received numerous awards on the national, state, and local level, including the New Jersey Subcontractors Association’s General Contractor of the Year; the Morris and Sussex County Building and Construction Trades Council’s Construction Man of the Year; and, most recently, the American Subcontractors Association of New Jersey’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He has served as president of the New Jersey Building Contractors Association (now known as the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey) and as a trustee for the New Jersey Statewide Carpenters Fund, the New Jersey Operating Engineers 825 Fund, and the New Jersey Masons and Laborers Fund.

Mr. Natoli is also very involved with many charitable and community organizations. Most notably, he served as the founding president of the Montville, New Jersey Chapter of UNICO, which grew under his leadership to be the largest UNICO chapter in the United States. The patriarch of his family, he is a proud father and grandfather. In his leisure time he enjoys big game sport fishing, for which he has won numerous tournaments, as well as woodworking and wood sculpture.

Paul R. Natoli is President and Chief Executive Officer of Natoli Construction. Mr. Natoli is responsible for all aspects and operation of Natoli Construction. He takes a hands-on approach and is accessible to every client.

After graduating from Purdue University in 1989, Mr. Natoli entered the construction industry and worked his way up the ranks to his current executive position. Under his leadership, Natoli Construction has completed many challenging and prestigious projects. Among them, major adaptive renovations of the Statue of Liberty, major infrastructure improvements and repairs to Liberty Island buildings and grounds following Hurricane Sandy, and construction of the New York Giants Headquarters and Training Facilities.

Mr. Natoli remains active in the construction industry at large by participating in several local and regional professional organizations. He has served as the past president of the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey (BCANJ), as well as having served as a member of the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Advisory Committee and the Rutgers University’s Construction Project Management Certificate Program Advisory Board. Currently, Mr. Natoli is a board member of the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ).

In addition to his active career and family life, Mr. Natoli has been a great friend to the Department for Persons with Disabilities’ (DPD) ministry of caring for people with disabilities. He has been actively involved in organizing and planning the Casey Classic as a member of the Casey Classic Committee, a Catholic charities agency under the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey while also serving as coach for the Mountain Lakes Youth Lacrosse Program. He is currently President of the Board of Governors of Rockaway River Country Club located in Denville, New Jersey.

Thomas G. Sutphen, Jr., obtained his CPA license and MBA designation in 2001 and has over fourteen years of experience in the accounting profession. After graduating from Rutgers University in 2001, he began his career with Ernst & Young. In 2005 he joined Wiss & Co., where he provided auditing, accounting, and tax services to privately held construction companies. Mr. Sutphen joined the Natoli Construction team in October 2013 where he currently heads all of the financial and administrative aspects of the Company.

Tom is a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA), New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA). He is also Treasurer of the Flemington Wrestling Association.