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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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