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2023 Women in Construction: Carla Giarrusso, Suffolk Construction
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? This year my team and I completed a 1 million s/f warehouse in Maspeth, Queens. We finished the project under budget and ahead of schedule, two accomplishments that should be celebrated in the construction industry.
2023 Women in Construction: Anita Skara, MGE Unified Technologies, Corp.
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? Lennar Homes corporate headquarters, Miami Florida. The Lennar project was a total transformation of 156,000 s/f of a 212,619 s/f building, once the world headquarters for the Burger King corporation. The project team took advantage of 24,847 s/f
2023 Women in Construction: Julie Yun, Suffolk Construction
March 28, 2023
What was a pivotal point in your career? During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare management and construction were deemed essential services in New York. We aimed to construct safe and efficient spaces for hospitals, as quickly as possible, while continuing with our ongoing projects.
2023 Women in Construction: Nadine Loggia, Hylan Datacom & Electrical Division
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? Across all of its divisions, Hylan’s business continues to grow and I am extremely proud of my ability to rethink the way I do things to accommodate the growth. I am coming up on my 25-year anniversary with Hylan Datacom
2023 Women in Construction: Swarupa Samant, DIGroup Architecture
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? Last year, I had what I consider to be dual successes. The first is in New York City while working with NYCSCA, where I oversaw the fast-track design AND construction administration of a 3-K facility in Brooklyn to open in time for the upcoming 2023 school year.
2023 Women in Construction: Lisa Randazzo, LMJ Management and Construction
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? Within the past year at LMJ I was promoted to assistant project manager and given the ability to grow with the firm. Becoming actively more involved in the overall construction process and seeing how these commercial and industrial buildings
2023 Women in Construction: Masha Dinaburg, MG Engineering D.P.C.
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? One of the most exciting projects I recently completed was the conversion of an existing office building located at 730 Fifth Ave., to a new state-of-the art, luxury Aman Brand Hotel. The project included residential dwelling units, restaurants,
2023 Women in Construction: Lori Panessa, EW Howell Construction Group
March 28, 2023
What was a pivotal point in your career? I started my career working for the NYC District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds as an auditor. After passing my NYS Certified Public Accountant exam I went to work in public accounting and later in the financial services industry. It wasn’t until I accepted a position
2023 Women in Construction: Samantha Smith, Buckingham Properties
March 28, 2023
Which professional associations or organizations would you recommend to women who are starting out in the AEC industry? It’s extremely important to get involved with organizations such as NAWIC and WIRED which focus on empowering women in the industry. Women are naturally exceptional networkers and should be capitalizing on that innate ability.
2023 Women in Construction: Kafi Jones, Outsource Consultants, Inc.
March 28, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I have been managing a project to procure the necessary construction permits for an interior fit-out and addition of an Orthopedic Center in midtown. This has been an interesting project with extensive architectural,
2023 Women in Construction: Megan Zahnow, EW Howell Construction Group
March 28, 2023
In the past year, what project or accomplishment are you most proud of? I led a team during construction of a $87 million core and shell office building through the well-known difficulties that COVID brought to our industry. The project achieved TCO/Substantial completion three weeks ahead of contractual schedule
2023 Women in Construction: Alejandra Sepulveda, Outsource Consultants, Inc.
March 28, 2023
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Most of my work focuses on healthcare infrastructure, which is in high demand for upgrading in its response to what is happening in our country; providing renovations and new infrastructure for pandemics such as COVID and Hurricane Sandy.
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