2020 Issue

17 FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Cayla Naylor ITE • B.S., Brigham Young University • Works at the signal desk at the UDOT Traffic Operations Center. • Responds to public calls and emails in a professional and knowledgeable manner. • Diagnoses signal system issues and resolves them quickly. “Cayla exercises sound engineering judgement and has easily learned the vast, technical software that is used to manage the traffic signal network.” Jed Lyman with Cayla Naylor FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Austin J. Loveless SAMPE • B.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Weber State Uni- versity. Austin Maintained a 4.0 GPA while working full-time for Boeing in production. • Manufacturing engineer for Boeing • Serves as the youngest member on the board of the SAMPE Utah chapter. • Hosts Boeing STEM activities at local schools, and mentors women engineers from Boeing partners in the United Arab Emirates. • Holds an FAA Private Pilot’s License. • Speaks fluent French. Jed Lyman with Austin J. Loveless Jed Lyman with Alex Karras, P.E. FRESH FACE OF ENGINEERING NOMINEE Alex Karras, P.E. SEAU • B.S., Civil Engineering, Utah State University • M.E., Structural Engineering plus Mechanics, Utah State University • Utah Professional Engineer • Member of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Utah “Through dedication to his craft, on-going technical train- ing programs, and mentoring from Calder Richard’s senior engineering Principals, Alex has risen to the challenge of working on increasingly challenging projects as demon- strated by his current involvement on the new Hillcrest High School. This 415,000-sf project includes a cantile- vered balcony and full-scale performance auditorium. The high school incorporates a steel brace framing system along with masonry construction and was delivered under an incredibly demanding design schedule.”