Chief Nucatola began his career with the Department in 1974 as a Sanitation Worker assigned to Manhattan District 9 Garage, which covers Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. 

He rose steadily through the ranks to various supervisory positions within the Department, including Borough Chief in charge of Queens East Borough, Assistant Chief assigned to the BOO, and most recently as Director of OMD.

Among his many achievements, Chief Nucatola played an integral role in the Department's response in the aftermath of September 11th. He is credited with planning and implementing some of the Department's most ambitious technological upgrades, including OMD receiving the 2008 NYC Excellence in Technology Award for the "Best Wireless Project" for GPS/AVL.

He has developed calculated target adjustments that have kept the Department at the forefront of productivity initiatives among mayoral agencies.

Chief Nucatola has attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  He and his family reside on Long Island.