Construction Genius

Alecia Wilmeth is the V.P. and General Manager of Alston Construction Company in Northern California. Alston is an ENR top 100 contractor, corporately based in Atlanta, GA. Alecia started her thirty-year career shoveling dirt on the job site. She has been a foreman, Superintendent, Project Engineer, Project Manager, and now VP and General Manager. Highlights of our interview include: 00:01:04  Alecia's rough and tumble West Texas roots 00:02:50 Her "horrific" first day on a construction job site 00:03:53 Why she rose in just three months to running the job site 00:04:59 How Alecia survived the recession in the 1980s 00:06:28 The one skill that set Alecia apart, and enabled her to excel 00:08:41 How she succeeded by concentrating on performance, and staying away from politics. 00:09:25 How she handled her shift of role from Project Engineer to Project Manager by focusing on responsibility and accountability 00:10:48 Thriving in the "Great Recession" by combining Superintendent and Project Manager roles 00:14: