Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., Wins ComEd Supplier Diversity Award 1 00:00:11,812 --> 00:00:13,280 My name is Donna Stevenson 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,250 and I'm the president of Stevenson Crane Service. 3 00:00:16,250 --> 00:00:20,554 We've recently expanded into Stevenson Crane, Rigging, and Heavy Haul. 4 00:00:20,554 --> 00:00:23,457 We do just such a great variety. 5 00:00:23,457 --> 00:00:25,459 And that's the nice thing about being a crane operator: 6 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:27,628 no two days are alike. 7 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:30,297 I worked for a construction company many years ago 8 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:35,469 and I was responsible for hiring out the drill rigs, cranes and heavy equipment. 9 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:39,640 And after dealing with the people and seeing the response time I got, 10 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,441 the way they answered the phone, 11 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:43,410 I thought, "I can do this better. 12 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:47,114 I can do it with much more enthusiasm and much more drive," 13 00:00:47,114 --> 00:00:48,916 and I decided to give it a try. 14 00:00:48,916 --> 00:00:52,653 With ComEd, people, as well as their subcontractors, 15 00:00:52,653 --> 00:00:57,457 we've done thousands of miles of transmission lines 16 00:00:57,457 --> 00:01:00,928 and I have worked for ComEd in an increasing capacity 17 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:02,763 over the last 27 years. 18 00:01:02,763 --> 00:01:06,033 The women that work for me get paid absolutely the same as the men. 19 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:10,671 All of my women employees, I pay their daycare, 20 00:01:10,671 --> 00:01:12,940 which that's very hard; 21 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:14,641 that's very hard for them otherwise. 22 00:01:14,641 --> 00:01:17,644 I've been so successful because of all the people 23 00:01:17,644 --> 00:01:19,079 that have assisted me, 24 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:21,181 because of companies like ComEd 25 00:01:21,181 --> 00:01:28,555 that have given me the opportunity to go to educational sessions, 26 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:29,890 networking opportunities. 27 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:34,628 And they're truly a great group of folks 28 00:01:34,628 --> 00:01:36,229 that I've had the pleasure to work with.