 At various times during his career at USC, his areas of responsibility included the present-day divisions of capital construction, facilities management, auxiliary services, career and protective services, and compliance, among others.Additional areas he led include campus master planning, the ticket office, real estate, the bookstore, transportation, licensing, student housing, campus security, and risk management.While serving as a business manager and later vice president for business affairs, Lazzaro applied lessons learned as an engineering officer in the U.S. Navy, mandating an organized and economized approach to the administration of the university's physical plant and business operations.