Harrowing moments—usually triggered from afar—come with Nick Billotti's territory as president of project manager Turner International.
He recalls the time he was watching television on Easter Sunday morning in 2002, while at Orlando's Disney World. He did a double take when he realized he was looking at damage from a major earthquake in Taiwan, including tower cranes dangling from the half-erected Taipei 101, which now stands at 508 meters. "That's our building," he said to his wife.