Stephen started working in excavation as a teenager hanging around Augie Ramos’ yard looking for something to do. This led to life obsession of playing in the dirt, or as he puts it “digging in the sandbox.” Over the years Stephen has done everything from masonry work with Bruce Stetson and Jim Mauser, to truck driving for Tripp Trucking, doing excavation for Holdgate and Colletti, to carpentry and working on machinery. In the late 80s when Stephen and Vicky had their first child, Jason, they decided it would be best to move off island to raise their family. After a few years of driving trucks for island businesses and doing excavation for Robert Our, Stephen decided to go out on his own. Vicky left her accounting job and Final Touch Construction was born in 1992 along with a second child, Jamie. Final Touch Construction began as a landscape construction business doing mostly grading, driveways, retaining walls, drainage, brick walkways, water lines and new lawns. Over time an excavator was added to the line of equipment and Final Touch Construction began doing septic systems, foundation and pool digs, sewer lines and utility trenching. As the company was growing Vicky continued her education at Cape Cod Community College taking courses in horticulture, environmental technology and has received certification in Drinking Water Supply and Coastal Zone Management and has become a state licensed Wastewater Treatment Operator, as well as receiving OSHA 40 hour training. Stephen currently has his OSHA eight-hour training and both are licensed septic installers. After the children had completed their homeschooling Stephen decided it was time to move back to the island. In 2006 Stephen moved the equipment and himself back to the island and is currently located at his family home on Sparks Ave. Today Stephen continues to deliver quality work that comes from an owner being the operator on every job.
