The Eleven Percent: Meet Samira Kraziem, Construction Project Manager

www.familyhandyman.com: While studying for her master’s degree in speech pathology, Samira Kraziem took a job that changed her career path: receptionist for a general contractor. The reception part wasn’t the impetus; all the different aspects of the construction industry itself intrigued her. “I loved it so much that I ended up quitting my master’s program and jumping in full-time,” she says. “I haven’t looked back since.”