Charles Mazzola
Principal & Co-founder
Charles founded FMA in partnership with David Forde in 1991. Charles is a primary liasion for all of our clients and provides field oversight for all FMA projects. He works closely with the entire project team – owner, owner’s representative, architect, designers, subcontractors and project managers. He works closely with the field construction team to ensure that all projects receive the benefit of his experience in implementing cost-effective construction means and methods, and guidance on quality control and execution.
Charles has extensive experience as a field construction manager and builder in several construction industries, including high-end residential, multi-family, multi-use, hospitality and commercial.
Charles is a Licensed General Contractor.
Aaron Bortolazzo
Principal
Aaron provides field oversight for all FMA projects on the peninsula. He’s the primary contact for the owner and owner’s representative; attends weekly team meetings; develops, monitors and updates the construction schedule; monitors and controls costs; and reviews and approves owner billings. Aaron prepares the preliminary construction budget and works with the project team and various consultants to address value-engineering issues as required to develop project details that are feasible and cost effective. He visits the jobsite on a daily basis to track progress and quality of work. He proactively and aggressively flags and tracks all time-sensitive and critical path items with the entire project team to ensure that decisions are made in a timely manner.
Aaron has more than 35 years of experience in high-end residential construction and has been with FMA since 1994.
Aaron is a Licensed General Contractor.
Peter Lau
Principal
Peter oversees FMA operations and manages the cost control, scheduling, and project management systems that make FMA unique. He handles all contractual, legal, financial, and insurance issues, and, when necessary, provides additional project management support. He oversees the project management team.
Peter has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, starting with an apprenticeship to a temple carpenter in Kyoto, Japan. He was FMA’s first project manager in the early years of the firm and then left to work in the commercial sector for world-class, international developers on the owner’s side for 12 years, overseeing $6 billion in projects comprising 30,000,000 sq. ft in the U.S., India, and Qatar. He returned to FMA in 2018.
Peter is a Licensed General Contractor and a Licensed Architect.