Episode 16: Michael DeLuca
Michael DeLuca, Crew Chief, Harvard Custodial Services
In this episode, Edgar sits down with Mike DeLuca, from Custodial Services, who was born and raised in Massachusetts. Mike spent his childhood in Arlington, Medford, and Wilmington. Right after high school he worked at Burger King, Dunkin Donuts and FedEx. Eventually, he decided to go to Job Corps in Grafton, MA and took some plumbing class. From there he worked for a south Boston company, of a family friend, doing pipe fitting work for almost two years. He later found another job at United Automobile Worker and while working full time there, found a part time job at Harvard Smith Center. When another part time position opened at Harvard Athletic Center near Business School, Mike left his previous job at UAW. In 2021 Mike received an offer to work full time at HLS in custodial and recently was promoted to Crew Chief, where he frequently works with events in the WCC Milstein area as well as helping with exams setup request.
Some fun facts about Mike:
-He loves to ride motorcycles
-His favorite place to visit is Lake Winnipesaukee
-He’s a big fan of Kid Rock
The goal of this podcast is to introduce folks to HLS staff members from across the community. You may recognize the names of some guests, and if you don’t, that’s okay! We hope that you will tune in to learn more about your colleagues—what their role is, what makes them tick, and why they do the work that they do at HLS. If you’re interested in being a guest, please let us know—we would love to hear your story. Our stories bring us together; we come from different backgrounds and serve all different roles, but our shared community at HLS unites us. Let us hear your story!
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