Pamela Armstrong

Member Spotlight

Company: DIRTT

How did you first hear about CREW Portland?

I was a member in Washington DC prior to moving to Portland.

What motivated you to join CREW Portland?

Networking | Bus. Dev | Meet Inspiring People | Be a voice for women in CRE

How did you get here?

Started college at Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan for Interior Design. After getting my Bachelor's in Interior Design. I worked for large architectural design firms in New York and found myself loving talking to companies, learning about their organizations, and programming and designing their future workspace. I found myself enjoying the front end of projects and not the detailed back end of projects. After awhile I was spending time in the firms marketing department and got intrigued. The Marketing Director became a great mentor. At the same time I had a mentor who was a business development person for a large furniture manufacturer. Before long, I moved from architectural design firms as an Interior Designer to Business Development. In addition, in my field development creates business but I did not like the environmental issues it caused. When I discovered DIRTT the light bulb went off. We can build differently to be sustainable..”

Tell us something we didn't know about you?

I am from New York and you probably would not know I spent two years running Human Resources for a large company. In addition, I started my Masters in Organizational Development. With travelling so much I never finished it.

If you could describe yourself in three words what would they be?

Focused | Learner | Strategic (Strength Finder)

Favorite Travel Destination?

Switzerland or Bali

What is one goal you would like to achieve through CREW?

Get to know more women in our community, develop friendships, help each other out.