Title: Piping Design Supervisor

Company: AECOM

Location: Highlands Ranch, Colo.

With an insatiable curiosity, Mercedes von Normann has been in the piping design industry for 20 years. Currently, she serves AECOM in Highlands Ranch, Colo. as a piping design supervisor. Having been there for the past eight years, Ms. Von Normann has found that her inquisitive nature draws her further into a successful and knowledge filled realm.

Throughout her career, Ms. Von Normann believes her success stems from having a patient mentors that have kept her learning. She also believes that her never-give-up attitude keeps her tenacious and a good leader. Ms. Von Normann’s advice to the future generation of female professionals is not to be limited when pursuing a job and do research before applying.