Brittany Mareno Email & Phone Number

In 1995 Hurricane Opal devastated my hometown. I remember days of power outages, waiting in gas lines for hours for a 10 gallon maximum, and pathways that cut through the trees from mini tornadoes feet from our house. But most of all I remember the blue tarps. Nobody had a roof. My dad showed me the value of neighbors as we went around fixing fences, roofs, and anything we could figure out how to fix in the wake of the storm. I was 10 years old.In the years that followed, there were more. In '97 it was Danny, in '98 Georges, and worst of all was Ivan in 2004. I was at Auburn working on an engineering degree, and my family and neighbors were trapped a mile down a dirt road with trees down and no more gas or blades for the chainsaws. My roomate and I drove down and missed a football game (much to the chagrin of the band director,) brought in supplies, and spent a week cutting my neighborhood free. My family was without power for almost a month. When I got back, I changed my major to Building Science and never looked back. Construction was in my blood.Since then, I've worked for General Contractors and Trade Contractors. I've taken lessons from each place with me throughout my career. But the most important lesson I have learned is that it's the tradespeople that build the project. They are our most valuable resource in the industry, and their dirty boots and hands deserve much more respect than they are often given."He who works with his hands is a laborer.He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” ― Francis of Assisi

Listed skills include Construction Management, Scheduling, Contractors, Construction, and 42 others.

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  Auburn University

  Building Construction