{"id":6502,"date":"2021-03-11T08:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcconstruction.com\/blog\/?p=6502"},"modified":"2022-06-03T11:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:35:51","slug":"wic-meet-laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/news\/wic-meet-laura\/","title":{"rendered":"#WIC: Meet Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Laura_1-e1654270195606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Laura_1-e1654270195606.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/pcconstruction.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Laura_1-e1654270195606-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>About Laura<\/strong><u>\r\n<\/u><em>My hobby:<\/em> Cooking\r\n<em>Adjectives that describe me:<\/em> Resourceful, honest, efficient\r\n<em>Little known fact about me:<\/em> My husband and I want to live off the grid when we retire (except for internet!)\r\n<em>Favorite food:<\/em> Chili\r\n\r\n<strong>Her Story\r\n<\/strong>Construction has always been a part of Laura\u2019s life. Her family was active in the industry and she saw first-hand that a career in construction could provide a good life. Her own interests in building and drafting further cemented a career in the industry. She attended Vermont Technical College and graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in architectural engineering.\r\n\r\nAs a senior project engineer at PC, Laura instantly took to the water and wastewater market, collaborating with project team members to deliver important infrastructure improvement projects in the Mid-Atlantic.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is so satisfying knowing that you are helping to improve your community with such an essential part of life \u2013 clean water,\u201d said Laura. And that is exactly what she is doing on her current project, the $271 million Piscataway WRRF Bio-Energy Project. This extensive design-build project will enable WSSC Water to use thermal hydrolysis process (THP) and anaerobic digestion to treat the facility\u2019s biosolids and a sidestream process to treat the resulting effluent. The project is also designed to capture and clean the digester gas to feed back to the Washington Gas pipeline and\/or to be used in the new CHP facility to generate electricity and steam to feed the THP process.\r\n\r\nWhile very technical in nature, Laura enjoys the challenge and the opportunity to work with a team of creative and innovative problem solvers to ensure every aspect of this project goes smoothly.\r\n\r\n\u201cSeeing things come together at the end of a project is what I enjoy most. That start-to-finish perspective, where you can stand back at the end of the day and say you helped build something so significant is especially gratifying.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat perspective is just one of the things she hopes carries down to her daughter. \u201cI do my best every day because I want her to learn from that example and grow up to be a successful and independent woman.\u201d\r\n\r\nWhen asked what advice she would give women interested in the construction industry, she stresses the importance of getting involved and learning all areas of the business. \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid \u2013 get into it and learn as much as you can. Get out in the field and be involved with all parts of the construction process \u2013 civil, concrete, mechanical, start-up, commissioning, and closeout. Be ready for anything and everything because you never know what opportunities are right around the corner.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer biggest career accomplishment is successfully growing her career and her family at the same time, an obstacle that many women in the industry define as a challenge.\r\n\r\n\u201cI want to be an encouragement to all woman that if you work hard and are dedicated, you can have a successful construction career and a family without impacting one or the other. It might be a little bumpy along the way, but you will eventually find a rhythm and a system that works for you, your family, and your job.\u201d\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Laura My hobby: Cooking Adjectives that describe me: Resourceful, honest, efficient Little known fact about me: My husband and I want to live off the grid when we retire (except for internet!) Favorite food: Chili Her Story Construction has always been a part of Laura\u2019s life. 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