David DiFillippo

Executive Vice President of Operations, UNIFIRST CORP

Search every verified David DiFillippo interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. David DeFilippo, Executive Vice President of Operations at Unifirst, delivered a keynote at HCI's 2016 Learning and Leadership Development Conference. He discussed Suffolk's business strategies of innovation, community, and people, noting that the company uses lean construction processes and digital tools. DeFilippo described the Scholar Athletes Program, a nonprofit run by Suffolk that teaches study skills to students. He stated that the company's people strategy focuses on diversification, scaling, and sustaining operations to ensure consistent experiences across locations. DeFilippo emphasized that talent is the key differentiator in construction, and that Suffolk organizes its workforce using a leadership pipeline model. He highlighted the Career Start program, which recruits liberal arts graduates and places them in three rotations to develop leadership skills, including a rotation with CEO John Fish. DeFilippo also mentioned a safety initiative called Incident Injury-Free, aimed at ensuring all workers, including subcontractors, go home safely. He described learning and talent development at Suffolk as being based on science, with technology serving as an enabler.