What was your greatest achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Taking our company from a -13.9% YTD EBIT May 2020 to a 5.53% YTD by Dec 31, 2020 with the highest booked sales and invoiced sales numbers in the company’s history and doing so during the most uncertain
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? Vantage Builders has a great company culture and I’ve missed that during the pandemic. Conference calls and video calls definitely help keep projects moving forward, but they don’t replace the buzz and excitement of an office full of people
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? I’ve learned from many mentors, managers and coworkers throughout my career. Some have taught me the right way to do things and others… let’s say I’ve learned from their mistakes!
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? The pandemic has had such a big impact on every aspect of everyone’s lives. What I’m most looking forward to are the small things, just the return to normalcy. That will be different for each person and that’s what’s nice about normalcy.
strong>Why should women consider a career in construction? Well, why shouldn’t they? Women can do whatever they put their minds to. That’s an ideal I’ve learned from a young age. It might not be as easy but it’s definitely worth it in the end.
Starting out in the construction business, who or what empowered you? All of the people who believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. As a 22 year old, petite, blonde I didn’t think that anyone could ever take me seriously in this industry.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? This past August we were approached by our long term client Northeastern University to complete a COVID-19 testing lab fit-out project on their Burlington Campus.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? As a geotechnical practice leader, my greatest professional achievement has been helping lead several climate resilience projects in the City of Boston to help prepare for the effects of climate change and sea level rise.
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My greatest professional achievement was being appointed as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Dellbrook | JKS. Being the first black woman in an Executive level position
Why should women consider a career in construction? Construction is a great, fast paced business. If women enjoy seeing something come to life and being a part of that, then it is a career for you. Seeing something go from paper to reality is such an awesome process.
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