Before joining the Architect of the Capitol as Deputy Architect of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer in 2010, Merdon worked in private industry, starting as a project manager and ascending to the role of Senior Vice President of Program and Construction Management with McKissack & McKissack.
Her responsibilities included projects in Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California.
She has been responsible for the program and construction management of more than $15 billion in major construction projects and programs including: Washington Nationals Major League Baseball Stadium, O’Hare Airport Modernization Program, Los Angeles Unified School District, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorial Renovations.
[1] Prior to her work in the private industry, Merdon was employed by the White House Military Office as a project manager responsible for managing classified design and construction projects at the White House, Camp David and other presidential support facilities.
[1] Merdon began her federal career in 1981 as a cooperative education engineering student for the U.S. Navy.