By Chris Moore Sean Nation thought he knew what he was going to do with the rest of his life, until he spent this summer at Hanson. “This internship has been enlightening, fulfilling and the best experience of my life,” said Sean, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale student who was an intern at Hanson’s Springfield, Illinois, headquarters. “This experience has…

Lauren worked at Hanson as an intern starting in 2006, and after earning her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, joined the company as a full-time employee in 2009. She is a project manager in Hanson’s Seattle office and focuses on engineering projects for rail clients. Lauren is a licensed professional engineer in Oregon and Washington.…

Growing up in Florida, Bradley Perrott, P.E., LEED AP®, GGP, EMP, and his family were regular theme park visitors every year. And for a long time, Brad wanted to design roller coasters. Brad went on to major in mechanical engineering ─ receiving a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in 2002. And while he hasn’t yet designed a roller…

A group of Hanson employees in Springfield, Illinois, has completed a welding course that was customized for Hanson’s engineers. Hanson approached Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) in Springfield for welding training after several employees in the Springfield office expressed interest. Hanson and the college collaborated to create the curriculum: a 30-hour course held during 10 weeks that ranged “from theory…

An old church bell rings again in Rochester, Illinois, a small community east of Springfield, thanks to Boy Scout Alex Baylor and Hanson Springfield employees Matt Willey, P.E., S.E., and Tom Packman, EIT. Alex, a member of Boy Scout Troop 40 in Rochester, is working to reach the rank of Eagle Scout ─ the highest level a Boy Scout can…

Hanson’s Amber Petkevicius, P.E., a transportation engineer in Oak Brook, Illinois, joined Benesch representatives and Illinois and Iowa officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new bridge across the Mississippi River. A crowd that included Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner gathered in the afternoon June 26 for the event, which was held at Leach Park in…

At home in nature and the great outdoors, Shawn Gibbs chose a career in biology that brings her plenty of chances to work outside. As a biologist at Hanson’s Springfield, Illinois, headquarters since 2011, Shawn has worked on a variety of aviation, environmental and transportation projects, providing environmental assessments, permit applications, aquatic habitat and wildlife assessments, surveys for threatened and…