Carey, a professional engineer, joined SSOE in 2015 as a Project Manager for the Basebuild Division of the Advanced Technology group in Hillsboro, Oregon. She became a Section Manager and assumed more of an operations role in 2018 with oversight of both project delivery workflows and project finances. In 2021, she became the Division Manager of the Advanced Technology – Basebuild Operations and in 2023, was promoted to SBU Manager. Carey holds a Bachelor of Science from University of California San Diego and Master of Science from California State University Long Beach.