Jessica Wright | Assistant Project Manager/Quality and Continuous Improvement
AGE: 29
YEARS AT GLENN RIEDER: 5
What do you do on a day-to-day basis at your job? Being in the custom architectural millwork industry, no day is the same. My typical day consists of working on various continuous improvement projects and assisting our project managers on our ongoing jobs.
How did you arrive at your current position? I started at Glenn Rieder in 2017 as an intern in our drafting department and joined full-time in 2018 after finishing my degree in Computer Graphics Technology. I participated in our shop’s apprenticeship program and am surrounded by a great team with years of experience, which has profoundly impacted my career.
What is the best part about your job? I love being a part of the process of taking our customer’s vision and putting it onto paper, building it in the shop, and installing it at its final destination. I enjoy the problem solving and collaborating it takes to get to the end product.
Avion Mualuko | Rough Mill Operator
AGE: 21
YEARS AT GLENN RIEDER: 10 months
What do you do on a day-to-day basis at your job? On a day-to-day basis I start my day off by turning on and setting up the machine I’m using that day, which are the Panel Saw and Panel Press. I cut sheet goods material into parts and layup different veneers and laminates onto sheet goods.
How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path? I started through a Youth Apprentice Program as a Rough Mill Operator, where I learned each department of the construction floor, and what it takes to complete a project. My career path started at Glenn Rieder as an Apprentice, and now as a full-time employee.
What is the best part about your job? The best part about my job is seeing the final product at the jobsite, knowing everything that went into finishing the job. The fact it all started in Rough Mill as nothing but sheet goods and lumber, and knowing that I was a part of that.