Women in Construction Week – Meet Carey Nasu

Meet carey nasu

Acres is celebrating ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค by highlighting the contributions of the wonderful women that make up our team!

Get to know Carey Nasu, Executive Assistant to the President, who had a curiosity of the construction industry, then quickly discovered it was the perfect fit.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

My move into the construction sector was pure happenstance. Many of my family members work in construction so I was always curious and wanted to gain an understanding of the industry.

During my interview I remember the feeling of alignment with one of the key topics, which was pride in your work. Knowing that Iโ€™m making a positive contribution in anything I do has always been important to me. I had a lot of work experience, but absolutely none in the construction industry, so surprised is an understatement when Jason and Len took a chance on me! Starting off was like learning a new language, but am I ever glad for the opportunity. Flash forward five years, and here I am!

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ.

My role varies day-to-day and week-to-week. One week we are working on subdivision designs, then the next week we are preparing annual business plans and then transacting on a real estate purchase. I continue to find it challenging as I am always learning new things, which is a huge benefit as my workday is never stale or mundane. My boss runs FAST and in MANY directions, so a lot of days itโ€™s just a matter of keeping up! Staying organized keeps me sane, so I always have new lists on the go, agendas, and spreadsheets. Iโ€™m extremely grateful for the priority the company has placed on technology as frankly, I would be lost without it.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ?

Research the company, they become your second family. With the right fit, thereโ€™s countless opportunities for growth and development.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ?

Early on, I was responsible for pulling together packages for proposals, which was nerve-racking when I still felt like a fish out of water! The first RFP I was a part ofย that we were successful on still stands out for me. It was a multi-year municipal project with a lot of mandatory requirements. After weeks of hard work and a waiting period that felt like sitting on pins and needles, I had this wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Working on that proposal gave me a better understanding of the technical processes of project controls and reporting, while winning that contract gave me much needed confidence and reassurance that I made the right career choice!

 

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