Meet our interns
Lucas Finders
School info: Civil Engineering at the University of Mary – First Year/Freshman
Office: Williston
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
Anything out in the field.
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
Getting to experience each individual role on the team.
How has your team helped you grow?
They have shown me what a team-oriented work environment looks like.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Running and playing the piano
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
A big lake cabin
If your internship had a theme song, what would it be?
Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Swedish Fish
James Horgan
School info: Civil Engineering at the University of Mary – Third Year
Office: Jamestown
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
Field Work
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
The people I’ve gotten to work with.
How has your team helped you grow?
They’ve given me the confidence to use the skills I have, as well as to pick up new skills.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Spending time with my siblings or playing video games.
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
A house
If your internship had a theme song, what would it be?
Everybody Wants to Rule The World by Tears for Fears
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Garden Salsa SunChips
Caleb Kleinke
School info: Civil Engineering at Montana Tech – Third Year
Office: Sidney
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
Field work like staking, observation, etc.
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
Surveying water gate valves, water hydrant valves, and fire hydrants for GIS.
How has your team helped you grow?
Always helpful and take time to answer any questions that I may have, even if they are beyond or semi-relevant to the task at hand.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Fishing and hunting
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
New truck
If your internship had a theme song, what would it be?
Can’t Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Pepper sunflower seeds
Drew Johnson
School info: Architecture at NDSU, Freshman
Office: Fergus Falls
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
Building models
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
Getting to do a wide variety of engaging work.
How has your team helped you grow?
I’ve become a lot more comfortable interacting with people who are not my age, and they showed me how to work as a team in a professional environment.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Sports and theatre
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
A car or motorcycle
If your internship had a theme song, what would it be?
Hardwired! – Lent
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Gummy worms
Mason Zerr
School info: Civil Engineering at NDSU, entering my senior year.
Office: Jamestown
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
I’m excited to see more of the middle section of the work. At school, we do a lot of the math that makes up what we do, and interning at Interstate Engineering before has given me the opportunity to view the construction, and now I’m eager to see more of the part between school and construction.
How has your team helped you grow?
My team has been very willing to answer questions that I have along the way.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Hanging out with the important people in my life.
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
A BMW I8
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Berry Punch Nerd’s Gummy Clusters
Maria Strong
School info: Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mary, Senior
Office: Mandan
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
I’m most excited to continue doing CAD work and creating drawings. I’ve really enjoyed seeing how survey data turns into a finished design.
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
My favorite part has been working with such a great team while learning both surveying and CAD.
How has your team helped you grow?
My team has been great about including me on different projects and taking the time to explain their thought process.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
Reading and hiking
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
A trip to the beach.
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Protein balls or cheese sticks
Daniel Runningen
School info: Land Surveying and Civil Engineering Technology at NDSCS, entering my senior year.
Office: Alexandria
Internship info:
What project or type of work are you most excited to experience?
I’m just glad to gain experience within the land surveying world.
What’s been your favorite part of the internship so far?
I’ve enjoyed going to a bunch of new places all around the state, but also the places I know, like driving by a place and saying to a family member Hey! I actually helped on that project.
How has your team helped you grow?
The team here has helped me grow by really explaining the how and why behind our work. Instead of just telling me what to do, they want me to learn the best methods to get the job done accurately and correctly.
Outside of the office:
What is your go-to hobby when you’re not busy with school and work?
After work, I’m usually umpiring for little kids’ baseball games. But if I’m not doing that, I’m riding a motorcycle or playing with my St. Bernard.
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d buy?
If I won the lottery, I would buy a new dirt bike. Well, actually, I would buy my grandpa’s pulling tractor and my uncle’s tractor. Then I would fix up my uncle’s tractor and do tractor pulls with both of them.
If your internship had a theme song, what would it be?
Watching Airplanes by Gary Allan
What’s your go-to road trip snack?
Beef jerky