Wendy Edwards

Wendy Edwards serves as Project Coordinator for a construction company based in Axis, Alabama. She has spent the last three years in this role after accumulating eight years total in the construction field. Her responsibilities include coordinating new construction projects, additions, and work involving piping and steel, with a recent major project being the ground-up construction of an aluminum plant. Edwards typically works on-site to oversee daily operations, ensure safety compliance, and manage timelines amid multiple contractors. Prior to construction, she spent ten years in human resources at a family business and six years as an engineer assistant at a manufacturer producing vessel tanks for 18-wheelers and oil rigs. She holds an OSHA 30 certification for safety oversight and advanced her career without a college degree by working her way up through on-the-job learning. Edwards attributes her success to hard work and dedication, often putting in ten-hour days, and values family above all, having entered the industry as a single parent seeking better income opportunities. She advises letting challenges roll off one's shoulders in a male-dominated field and encourages young women to push forward, noting the rewards of seeing completed projects. She supports Make-A-Wish and Ronald McDonald House through annual donations.