She calls herself a steel geek. But “woman of steel” would be a more apt moniker for Bobbi Marstellar, for she breaks through barriers with apparent ease. The structural engineer holds the distinction of being the youngest vice president of the American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. And she is the only female vice president in the Chicago-based institute’s 86-year history: All that by age 32.
Marstellar, now 35, is in charge of AISC’s fabricator certification program. “We want these companies to be better businesses,” she says. That increases the quality of the product, she figures.