Co-Producer Society Co-Producer
Mr. Carlos Duart and Mrs. Tina Vidal-Duart
Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart own and operate
CDR Maguire, Inc. an engineering and emergency
Presidential Design Awards, ranked as one of the
nation’s Top 500 Engineering Firms (2015) and Top
Design Firms (2017) by ENR Magazine, awarded the
Most Innovative Company A/E/C Category (2016)
by the Providence Business News, and winner of
the ACEC/MA 2017 Silver Award for Engineering
Excellence. CDR Maguire has been involved in the
planning, design and construction of some of the
Mid-Atlantic and New England’s most important
infrastructure projects and overseen emergency
management services from some of the nation’s most
recent catastrophic disasters including Hurricane’s
Matthew, Irma and Michael.
Tina Vidal-Duart began her career turning around
distressed assets in the healthcare industry and
expanded into other industries including distribution
and logistics, clean energy, sports, marketing and
media, and engineering. She is considered an industry expert in start-ups, corporate restructurings and mergers and
acquisitions. Tina has been recognized nationally for her work turning around businesses in various industries, including
write-ups in Modern Healthcare Magazine and lectures and panel talks at multiple universities and colleges. She holds a
B.A. in International Business and Marketing, magna cum laude, and a Master’s in International Business, summa cum
laude, from Florida International University. She currently sits on the board of the Florida Grand Opera (since January 2019)
and is the former Chair of the Florida International University (FIU) Honors College Advisory Board, a position she held from
2012 to 2016, and Co-Chair of the Development Committee of the FIU President’s Council from 2011-2012.
information technology development and deployment. Carlos was the former chairman and president of Metric Engineering
Group, Inc. where he oversaw operations, business development and strategic direction growing the consortium of
companies to over $75 million in revenues and 450 employees. During his tenure, he completed four (4) successful
acquisitions (including CDR Maguire) and expanded the group’s presence nationally as well as into new services including
ITS, emergency management and international work. The group ranked #262 (2011) on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms and
#47 (2010) on ENR’s Top 100 Construction Management list. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s
degree in Taxation from Florida International University. He has attended Harvard’s Business School Executive Program
in Leading Professional Services Firms, Financial and General Management. He is a licensed C.P.A. in Florida. Carlos and
Tina live in Miami, FL with their daughter, Eva, and son, Carlos Jr. Avid animal lovers, they champion causes that support
abused and neglected animals and currently have six dogs who were rescued from abuse and neglect.
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