Alethia Wallen
Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Company: 5 Points Electrical
Location: Norcross, Ga.
Age: 29
Years on the Job: 6
Interests: Going to parks, reading books and manga, and working out at the gym
As a child, Alethia Wallen had a strong interest in heat, fire, and static shock; she also preferred remote-control vehicles over dolls.
“I always loved to take my father’s tools and disassemble electronics around the house, much to my parents’ dismay,” she says. “As I got older, I turned to psychology, but my interest in the invisible particles that power society never disappeared.”
When she was in between jobs, her cousin suggested that she give the electrical trade a try.
“I researched the company he worked for and the electrical trade as a whole, and I was really excited about the thought of a clear career path in which I can use my mental and physical abilities without being behind a desk or in sales,” she says.
She started her journey in the electrical trade with Encore Electric in their prefabrication warehouse in Colorado and never looked back. Now at 5 Points Electrical, she has led commercial and residential projects as a field leader. She currently helps manage the Fulton County Government renovation project in the heart of Atlanta. Because all the construction work is done at night, she tries her best to be available — even if it is late in the evening.
“The success of the project is more important than a few minutes of sleep,” she says.
Along with focusing on her day-to-day job, she is working to achieve project manager status, complete her engineering degree and the PMI certification, and obtain a master electrician license. She says she is honored to be selected as one of EC&M’s 30 Under 30 recipients.
“I can truly say that this is the best and most forward-thinking company I have been a part of, and I look forward to continuing my journey with it,” she says.
