Mari Zapata, CCM, CQM-C
Field Operations Manager
Joined
2006
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration Management, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
Associate in Applied Science, Architectural Technology, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Credentials
Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
Construction Quality Manager (CQM-C)
LEED AP
Professional
Affiliations
Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
Leadership Corpus Christi
Leadership Texas
As a Field Operations Manager for the AG|CM Central region, Mari is responsible for ensuring that clients' project needs are effectively managed by AG|CM team members. She also mentors fellow employees in their career growth. She coaches them to develop their leadership skills by building strong business relationships with stakeholders, design teams, and general contractors through effective communication skills, conflict management, problem-solving, and a positive attitude. Mari has nearly two decades of experience in the construction industry in a wide variety of construction environments, with extensive experience in education projects in particular.
Mari joined AG|CM in 2006 and brought with her several years of construction management and inspection experience. She is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and additionally was selected to join the Inaugural Class of AG|CM’s Leadership Development Program in 2022.
Six-Word-Bio
"What doesn’t challenge, won’t change you"
Which achievements are you the proudest of during your time with AG|CM?
I am most proud of achieving the CCM and participating in the Leadership Development Program.
How did you get into this industry? / Did you always know you wanted this career?
I was working in a “go nowhere” desk job for an insurance company and decided to go back to school. I found out about an Architectural Technology 2-year degree at Del Mar College and was quickly introduced to AG|CM and Derwood by my professor. Prior to meeting Derwood, I did not know this type of Management existed. I always enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together. Playing and building things with tools, but when I got into the Architectural program it opened up another aspect of construction. I will always be grateful for the opportunities AG|CM has given me and can’t imagine doing anything else as a career.
Who has been your greatest role model growing up?
My mother is my greatest role model. She always worked full-time, went to school, and made sure we had dinner together at the end of the day. She has always put her family first but also managed to grow a nursing career that eventually ended with her own Senior Care Management company.