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The ConTechCrew 160: What It’s REALLY like to Be a Woman in the Construction Trades with Ambra Melendez from Ironworkers Local 361

March 15, 2019 | By Cristian Maza | Podcast
March 15, 2019
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Episode 160 features Sasha Reed, Allison Scott, and The Ironman of IT interviewing Ambra Melendez…can you say ‘Girl Power?’ Ambra is an Ironworker based in the New York City area and also the subject of Hard Hatted Woman, a documentary about the life of a woman in trades. Topics on this week’s show include seeing AI, people on mars, The B1M, too much competition and more! 

Listen to “The ConTechCrew 160: What It’s REALLY like to Be a Woman in the Construction Trade w/ Ambra Melendez” on Spreaker.

Geek of the Week

We Interviewed: Ambra Melendez

Day Job: Ironworker, Union Local 361

Joined the Podcast to Geek Out On: What’s it like to be the only woman in an industry filled with men? Ambra shares the details of her life juggling being a young mother and an Ironworker. Ambra’s career spans from work on the World Trade Center to becoming the subject of the documentary Hard Hatted Woman.

Construction Tech News

2019 Emerging Tech Trends 

Blind users can now explore photos by touch with Microsoft’s Seeing AI   

NASA Says First Person On Mars Will Likely Be a Woman

Insight into the Future of BIM 

Can there be too much competition between startups? 

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