2023 Women in Construction: Jodie Ratner, Erland Construction

What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry?

Getting into construction was a happy accident! With a degree in finance, I originally had a career in sales, selling condos for a developer in South Beach, Florida. One day while I was doing a walk-through of the building, I found a laundry list of mistakes that were overlooked. From that day forward, my manager assigned me as his owner representative, and I finished the project. I had a knack for project management and the attention to detail needed to ensure construction was done correctly. The rest is history.