In my first career out of university, I gained experience in a large number of diverse industrial type projects, including an LNG combined cycle power plant, a leaching-process salt-dome ethylene storage and transport interconnection project, an Air-Separation Unit, and an LDPE processing plant. In these assignments, I learned the importance and standards of safety, authored Requests For Information (RFIs) to solve design and construction shortcomings in the field, managed sub-contractor duties and performed quality verification, calculated power and safe-distance testing requirements, verified construction and engineering drawings, and assisted with client system turnover and document control. To accompany my technical project experience, I rotated in PCL’s Houston office between assignments to focus on developing my leadership, technical writing, and formal presentation skills. I lead a new-technology implementation initiative in conjunction with the University of Houston while participating in new-hire company recruiting events and job fairs. In addition, I had the opportunity to restructure the Women in Construction Diversity and Inclusion Group within the Houston district and created a brand-new training guide for new hire Field Engineers. I was selected to attend a Diversity and Leadership conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where I was educated in key diversity and inclusion initiatives, unconscious bias, implicit bias, and important dialogue to implement to empower fellow colleagues. This was a collection of experiences that made me a more well-rounded engineer.

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