"Being a servant of the public is the most honorable thing you can do, as long as you fulfill your obligation."

About John Joseph Mercadante

I was born in a suburb of Boston’s Middlesex County. Literally walking by American history that not realizing it, I was absorbing it all. Previously I’ve been recognized by the Mayor of Malden, MA for my unsolicited Civic Duty that seemingly never ended. Starting out as an apprentice Carpenter early in life had taught me to get it right the first time. Finding a more lucrative position with Aetna Life and Casualty in the Boston Branch, three years later I again found a more lucrative position, I became an Assistant Manager at a medium size grocery store and wholesale distribution center. Feeling the itch for more, I Attended Minuteman Vocational Technical Institute followed by Northeast Institute of Industrial Technology where I received my Diploma and immediately came to Miami.

I have worked at many interesting sites such as Military, Federal, State, County and City sites including many Law Enforcement locations. The night Hurricane Andrew Andrew struck