MEET THE TEAM
Owner & Managing Principal
With approximately 42 years of project management and development services experience, Gino Baroni is the Owner and Managing Principal of Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP. Mr. Baroni is responsible for client development, satisfaction, advocacy; assisting the Group’s Principals, Project Executives, and Senior Staff in (i) selecting potential project specific team members by participating in initial searches, reviews, recommendations for client assessments, and contract negotiations and administration oversight; (ii) managing and directing the Group’s respective staffing and project resource requirements; (iii) providing internal company risk management assessments and practices; and (iv) administering policies and procedures development and implementation. Mr. Baroni is skilled in site analysis and selection, construction management, scope/budget development, legal/contract review and negotiations, and building code and permitting processes.
Selected projects of Mr. Baroni’s involvement include Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA; One Lincoln Street office tower and garage in Boston, MA; the Ray and Maria Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, MA; Terminal A at Logan International Airport in East Boston, MA; Edgewood Retirement Community CCRC, North Andover, MA; Kingsbury Hall Engineering and Science Facility at UNH, Durham, NH; Lawrence Boys and Girls Club, Lawrence, MA; VNA Hospice House, Haverhill, MA, and Tuscan Village Development, Salem, NH.
Senior Project Manager
David Mermelstein serves as a Senior Project Manager of Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP which provides a full array of Owner’s Representation and Project Management services from which a client can select for its specific needs and requirements. The Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP is focused on providing development, design, construction, and financial instrument procurement and administration services, from concept to completion, to private, institutional, governmental, and international clients.
Mr. Mermelstein has over twenty-five years of leadership experience in Design and Construction. His most recent projects include the CCRC Renovations and Additions at Edgewood Retirement Community, North Andover, MA ($50,000,000), the Pelham Fire Station, Pelham, NH ($3,900,000), the Pelham Pre-School and Kindergarten, Pelham, NH ($3,800,000) [Not passed by Town vote.], the Quinn Municipal Building Existing Conditions and Phase 1 Envelope Upgrade, Methuen, MA ($1,200,000), the Methuen HS Athletic Clubhouse Facility, Methuen, MA ($1,000,000), the Clough Work-Force Housing, Salem, NH ($6,200,000), Tufts University CoHoI, Medford, MA, and Kellingrove Estate, Salem, NH ($10,500,000).
Senior Project Manager
Marc Lehoullier serves as a Senior Project Manager of Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP which provides a full array of Owner’s Representation and Project Management services from which a client can select for its specific needs and requirements. The Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP is focused on providing development, design, construction, and financial instrument procurement and administration services, from concept to completion, to private, institutional, governmental, and international clients.
Mr. Lehoullier has over thirty-five years of leadership experience in Design and Construction. Prior to joining Trident in 2009, he had a long tenure as Project Executive, Project Manager for a building company in Wilmington, MA.
During the many decades Mr. Lehoullier has provided successful assistance to Owners, Developers, financial institutions, and construction firms, school districts and Colleges. His responsibilities have included preconstruction services, construction project analysis, construction project management, value engineering, and budgeting, estimating, scheduling, and contract negotiations.
Current projects include, Academic, Residential and Athletic Projects at Merrimack College North Andover, MA; 7 Salem Schools in the Salem, NH School District; and the Tuscan Village Development, Salem, NH.
Assistant Project Manager
Caitlin Horan serves as a Project Manager of Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP which provides a full array of Owner’s Representation and Project Management services from which a client can select for its specific needs and requirements. The Trident PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP is focused on providing development, design, construction, and financial instrument procurement and administration services, from concept to completion, to private, institutional, governmental, and international clients.
Ms. Horan has over five years of leadership experience in Design and Construction. Prior to joining Trident in 2018, she worked as a Project Manager at GSD Associates Architects in North Andover, MA.
During this time, Ms. Horan’s clientele included developers, schools and various non-profit organizations with responsibilities including preconstruction services, design services from project conception through construction administration and closeout; presentation of projects to City boards for approval and directed project meetings with Owners and construction teams.
Current projects include: Darling Consulting Group, Newburyport, MA; Tufts University CoHo I, Medford, MA; Chandler Place II, Plaistow, NH; and Edgewood at Woodmont, Londonderry, NH.
Project Manager
Travis Parker serves as a Project Manager of Trident Project Advantage Group. Mr. Parker has over 14 years of Project Engineer/Project Manager experience in projects in the United States and the Middle East. During this time, Mr. Parker’s clientele included private developers, universities, various non-profit organizations, federal, local and state municipalities. His responsibilities including overall management of the project team and financial aspects of multiple construction projects (including cost reporting, forecasting, payable, requisitions, and change management), lead role in owner/client dialogue/coordination as well as project updates with subcontractors and owner/clients meetings, working with the preconstruction team (architects/engineers and construction preconstruction division) in developing scope, budget, and schedule, and presentation of projects to City boards for approval.
Current projects include: New England Deaconess Association – North Dining Renovation, Concord, MA; New England Deaconess Association – Façade Repairs, Concord, MA; Mary Immaculate Façade Repairs, Lawrence, MA; Pelham School District – Pelham Memorial, Pelham, NH; Edgewood at Baldwin, Londonderry, NH
Senior Administrative Manager
Anita Morrill, as Senior Administrative Manager provided over 35 years experience in the construction industry, specializing in contract, insurance, and claims review, requisition review and processing, project cost management oversight, and similar project control efforts.
Actively involved in all contract reviews (including those in which Trident provides assistance to Owners for A/E’s, third-party Consultants, Builders, etc.), insurance requirements and validations, application for payment reviews and verifications, general risk management, all in assistance to Project Management.
Ms. Morrill provides administrative direction to clients and in-house staff, risk management and proper project delivery.
Hesser College, Manchester, NH, AS in Secretarial Sciences. Graduated Highest Honors.
Office Manager
Marielle Baroni-Plante joined Trident in 2023 as Office Manager with a variety of experience in office administration, corporate data investigation, financial support and project organization. Marielle has held several supervisory positions over the past 10 years, which is directly reflected in her ability to administer support, direction and guidance to the Trident team and their clients.
Marielle is actively involved in all aspects of Trident accounting and banking relationships for existing and new accounts. She is involved in contract preparation and review, application for payment review and verification, and general risk management reporting while offering her expertise in office administration and staff support to the Trident Project Management team.
By the up-front engagement of Owner’s Project Manager services of Trident’s PROJECT ADVANTAGE GROUP’s seasoned senior level personnel, time constrained Owners, Presidents, CEO’s/COO’s, General Managers and their staffs will avail themselves to the opportunity to best serve their shareholders/stakeholders in their real estate development or construction project undertaking.