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Member Spotlight: U&M Construction
scott.huish//March 8, 2019//
journeyman glazier,
U&M Construction
Monica Ortega has been working in construction for nearly four decades and had wanted to start her company for a long time. Last November, she celebrated the one-year anniversary of her business, U&M Construction LLC.
鈥淚 just keep reaching for the stars and contracting is the next step up from putting on your tools,鈥� she said.
The journeyman glazier bids labor only and installs glass store-fronts, curtainwalls and other projects, primarily in new commercial construction. While her job involves long days and hard work, Ortega said she still continues to enjoy it.
鈥淚 love my trade and absolutely love the construction trade. I have a blast on the job site,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he work is hard and the work is dirty, but we鈥檙e not there for a beauty contest and we just crack each other up. It鈥檚 been an adventure every day for the last 35 years.鈥�
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