Professional Profile: Jessica Mewkalo - 2015

College: Penn State

First job unrelated to your current field: Ride Operator at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh.

First job in current field: Reliability Engineering Intern – Dow Chemical Co.

What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Siemens Building Technologies is a technology partner, service provider, system integrator, and product vendor for building systems such as automation, HVAC, fire and life safety, and security.

Involvement with IFMA? PR/Marketing & community projects committee

Hobbies: Playing tennis and being outdoors

Favorite novel: Harry Potter Series

Favorite film: “Meet the Parents”

Keys to success: Honesty, understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and being able to see a situation from multiple points of view.

If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Talk show host.