Name: Fernanda Lopes
Title: Assistant Project Manager - Power Overhead Transmission & Substation Distribution Projects
Company: Burns & McDonnell
Location: Wallingford, CT
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Family: Husband: Bernard Champagne; stepson: Tyler Champagne
College: MS - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; BS - Central Connecticut State University
First job unrelated to your current field: Executive assistant at a mortgage company
First job in current field: Assistant project manager at a building construction firm
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Burns & McDonnell is a fully integrated engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting firm. We provide project management services for some of the largest infrastructure projects in the country, such as electrical transmission projects for utilities in the northeast. Helping team members and learning from others has always driven me to succeed in everything I do.
Hobbies: Songwriting and photography
Favorite novel: "The Little Prince"
Favorite film: "John Adams"
Kys to success: Perseverance, education, energy, team work, respect, and faith.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Dr. Benjamin Carson
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Music production