Name: Kailee G.
Company: Independence Excavating
Title/Position: Project Engineer
Years working in construction: 7
What was your path to a career in construction? I worked as an heavy equipment operator before deciding I wanted to work towards being a superintendent in the industry.
What do you like most about working in construction? The equipment, dirt and early mornings!
This year’s theme is “Keys to the Future.” What is the key to the future of construction in Ohio? Innovation and hard work.
If you were to give young women (high schoolers) advice about beginning a career in construction, what would you say? If it’s what you want to do, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t! You can do anything you put your mind to!