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The ConTechCrew 172: In 2019, A Fax Machine is a Carrier Pigeon with Mikki Paradis of PDI Drywall

June 7, 2019 | By Cristian Maza | Podcast
June 7, 2019
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The ConTechCrew’s episode 172 features PDI’ Drywall’s President and CEO, Mikki Paradis! From starting her own drywall company to technology implementation, Mikki is a force to be reckoned with. Tune in to listen to Mikki’s career details from struggles as a woman in the boys-club of construction, to tech adoption. (Spoiler alert: fax machines are fossils!) Topics in ConTech news include: hard hats-to-helmets, autonomous bulldozers, LAX, TStud and more!

Listen to “The ConTechCrew 172: A Fax Machine is a Carrier Pigeon with Mikki Paradis from PDI Drywall” on Spreaker.

Geek of the Week

We Interviewed:  Mikki Paradis

Day Job:President/CEO at PDI Drywall

Joined the Podcast to Geek Out On: Mikki Paradis built her career with her own ingenuity! Without prior experience in the industry, Mikki took the initiative to learn the drywall business with hands-on experience and a drive to leave the industry a little better than how she found it by offering higher wages and using sustainable materials. Geek out on Mikki’s adventure as a woman in drywall!

Construction Tech News

Mortenson partners with Built Robotics to roll out autonomous machines on site

Hard hats to helmets: How Skanska, Clark are improving workers’ last line of defense

How Amazon’s delivery robots will navigate your sidewalk

New York MTA calls for 10% design, engineering fee reduction

$1.6B LAX expansion team highlights BIM, AR/VR and other tech for staying on budget, schedule

TStud

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