Joseph Cantone,
CSP

Project Manager

Joe Cantone serves as a Project Manager in Colden’s Syracuse office and has over 30 years of experience in the asbestos and hazardous materials industry. His professional roles have ranged from asbestos safety training for thousands of students, to management of extensive remediation and abatement projects for both public and private entities. Joe coordinates Colden’s asbestos program, which encompasses building inspections, project design, work plans, project monitoring, and project air monitoring.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the State University of New York, College at Brockport and is an American Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP). He is also certified by New York State as a Project Designer, Asbestos Inspector, Mold Assessor, Project Monitor, and Air Sampling Technician. Joe is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the Professional Abatement Contractors of New York (PACNY) where he is past president and a current board member. He is also OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER-trained, and certified and approved to provide OSHA’s 10-hour and 30-hour construction safety programs.

Starting his career as a Field Technician, he conducted project monitoring, air monitoring, and building inspections for commercial and industrial clients, institutions, military facilities, and residential owners. He then proceeded to the training arena, where he provided initial and refresher training for supervisors, handlers, project designers, inspectors, project monitors, air sampling technicians, operations and maintenance personnel, and allied trades.

In his spare time, Joe is currently a practitioner of martial arts and holds the rank of third degree black belt.