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The power to see beneath the surface, or x-ray vision as she calls it, drew Alicia Loh Ortiz to the construction industry while finishing her civil engineering degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Since then, she has served in a variety of roles at DPR with experience managing complex life science projects, mid-rise ground-up core and shell campus projects, and progressive commercial office renovations for key customers including Amgen, Edwards Life Sciences, and B. Braun Medical.

Co-leading the Southern California business unit, Alicia focuses on the implementation and alignment of company strategies and priorities at the local and national levels. She is passionate about taking care of people, sharing DPR’s unique culture, and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Alicia is also active in the greater industry; she has spoken at the Women’s Construction Coalition in San Diego, California, and has been published in Work Design Magazine. Additionally, she sits on the Global Design Alliance and was named to ENR’s National Top 20 Under 40 List in 2022.