{"id":6468,"date":"2021-03-10T08:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcconstruction.com\/blog\/?p=6468"},"modified":"2022-06-03T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:34:12","slug":"wic-meet-melanie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/news\/wic-meet-melanie\/","title":{"rendered":"#WIC: Meet Melanie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie-e1653958038212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie-e1653958038212.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie-e1653958038212-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>About Melanie<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>My hobby:<\/em> Skiing, playing soccer, sailing, hiking, playing with my dog<br \/>\n<em>Adjectives that describe me:<\/em> Open-minded, helpful, personable, considerate<br \/>\n<em>Little known fact about me:<\/em> I had hip surgery in high school<br \/>\n<em>Favorite dessert:<\/em> Cheesecake<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Her Story<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cIt started with a summer internship and then I never left!\u201d This is how Melanie describes her decision to veer her career toward the construction world. What started as an internship expanded after graduating with bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering management. She accepted the position of office engineer at PC and entered the company\u2019s engineer-in-training program. Now a project engineer, Melanie is looking forward to her next project building 319,000 square feet of residential housing in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy diving in and truly understanding the ins and outs of a new project,\u201d said Melanie. \u201cIt is exciting seeing the process of building something from start to finish. And you can\u2019t beat the variety in the work and the type of projects we construct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, one of her most interesting projects was also her first project at PC, where she had the opportunity to help build a plant, animal and insect laboratory facility for the University of Maine. \u201cThis project included a BSL-3 laboratory, which is one of the most specialized research laboratories. The project included equipment I had never even heard of before, such as autoclaves and biosafety cabinets. I feel so fortunate to have such an experience so early in my career. What I learned from this project was invaluable and is something I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As project engineer, Melanie is responsible for assisting with logistics, scheduling, materials forecasting and purchasing, submittal reviews, change order processing, project closeout and field quality control. Her attention to detail in the planning and sequencing of construction events ensures the efficiency of daily work activities.<\/p>\n<p>What keeps her going? New learning opportunities tops the list, as does her peers. \u201cAn ambitious and hard-working team is very motivating.\u201d She is also incredibly proud of achieving her master\u2019s degree in engineering management while balancing a full-time work schedule. This accomplishment further demonstrates her commitment to embracing opportunity and continuous learning.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what advice she would share with women interested in working in the construction industry, Melanie doesn\u2019t hesitate: \u201cLearn from every experience and don\u2019t let anyone tell you \u2018no\u2019. Believe in yourself \u2013 you can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Below: One of Melanie&#8217;s most interesting projects was this plant, animal and insect laboratory facility for the University of Maine. &#8220;I feel so fortunate to have such an experience so early in my career.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie_UMaine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie_UMaine.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie_UMaine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Melanie_UMaine-1290x860.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Melanie My hobby: Skiing, playing soccer, sailing, hiking, playing with my dog Adjectives that describe me: Open-minded, helpful, personable, considerate Little known fact about me: I had hip surgery in high school Favorite dessert: Cheesecake Her Story \u201cIt started with a summer internship and then I never left!\u201d This is how Melanie describes her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-6468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-our-crew"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - 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