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“I found Heroes MAKE America, a program run through He applied with the Company and, soon after, accepted a
The Manufacturing Institute,” he said. “Never did I think position as a safety representative in the Maryland District.
manufacturing would be something I would get into, but I Recently, he celebrated his first year of Martin Marietta
did understand that manufacturing requires safety, so I service.
participated in the program thinking that was how I would
market myself.” Babs Chase, vice president of military and veterans
programs for The Manufacturing Institute, said
While Martin Marietta hosted very few quarry tours in partnerships between the Heroes MAKE America program
2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic, the Company and organizations like Martin Marietta are incredibly
worked with Heroes MAKE America on numerous important for many servicemen and women.
occasions in 2019. One such venture brought Perez to
Pomona Quarry in Greensboro, North Carolina. “We are honored every time a service member, veteran or
military spouse trusts Heroes MAKE America with their
“(Senior Safety Representative) Andy Whitworth was there transition to prepare for and find their next ‘mission,’”
doing the safety briefing and making sure we had the right Chase said after learning of Perez’ story.
site-specific training, and that’s when I said, ‘This is the guy
I have to talk to,’” Perez said. For Perez, the program couldn’t have worked any better.
He found a job he loves and his wife, Larissa Perez, and
The men met that afternoon and discussed Perez’ time in their children, Brisais, 14, and D’Artagnan, 19, are enjoying
the Marines and a bit about what is required of a Martin their Maryland home.
Marietta safety representative. Perez grew even more
interested when he heard Whitworth mention that the “In the Marine Corps, we value honor, courage and
East Division was hiring. commitment,” Perez said. “One of the things that
attracted me to Martin is that there’s a similar foundation
“When I went home and realized how large Martin here. The Company is world class. For me, it’s proven to be
Marietta really is, I thought this could be a real a great decision.”
opportunity,” Perez said.

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