Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

This episode features Allison Barnes, Project Manager for Z Modular. Allison has 25 years of experience in the construction industry ranging from residential, commercial, institutional, high rise and hospitality. Her employer, Z Modular is a subsidiary of Zekelman industries, based in Kitchener with several plants throughout the United States, however Zekelman industries originated in Windsor.

Allison shares her journey of getting into the construction industry, working in a male-dominated field and often being the only woman on-site, what attracted her to choose Project Management in the first place, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions!

Tune in to hear more about Allison’s story including:

• What her day-to-day looks like as a project manager and working away from home
• How she maintains work/life balance and hobbies that help her with this
• Mentors she has had along her career and how she is also a mentor to others
• Some advantages and disadvantages of working as a project manager in the construction industry
• What a career defining moment looks like to her

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Resources:

Watch the full interview at: https://youtu.be/vwgSukfJ140

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