Oates Associates, a local civil and structural engineering firm, is pleased to announce the addition of eight talented professionals to its growing team: Aidan Wright, Colton DeLong, Garima Shrestha, Jack Morra, Joel Italiano, Nate Clarey, Nick Thurston, and Wilson Hamby.
Six of the new team members – Aidan, Colton, Garima, Jack, Nick, and Wilson – have transitioned from interns to full time associate project engineers upon graduating. Their contributions have already made significant impacts on ongoing projects.
Aidan, Colton, Jack, and Wilson are spring graduates who earned their bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Aidan has supported our civil/municipal group on local projects, including reconstructions, resurfacings, trails and parking lots. Colton has been integral both in the field and office working on several assignments for municipal and DOT clients. Jack and Wilson have been focusing on various projects within the transportation group involving intersection improvements and resurfacings.
Garima earned her master’s degree in civil engineering from SIUE this past May. Coming from an engineering family, she has assisted design engineers as an intern for the last six years. Since joining Oates, she has worked on a variety of transportation assignments including a local road widening, roadway improvements associated with a bridge replacement along a highway and the extension of a greenway.
Nick graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (at Omaha) with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in the spring. He has interned at Oates Associates for over two years during academic breaks. As a full-time associate project engineer, he focuses on building structural design.
Nate joins the firm as an associate project manager in the civil/municipal group where he focuses on site projects for municipal and commercial clients. As a licensed Professional Engineer with 10 years of engineering experience, Nate brings knowledge and flexibility to the team.
Joel is a senior CADD designer who recently rejoined the team at Oates. He was a technician at the firm in the early 2000s and brings extensive experience in engineering design platforms. He assists the firm with plan production, implementing CADD standards and best practices, training staff and managing software.
Oates Associates is continuing to expand the team! Interested candidates can explore current structural / transportation engineering openings: https://oatesassociates.aaimtrack.com/jobs/
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About Oates Associates:
Oates Associates is a multi-disciplined design firm with offices in Collinsville and Belleville, Illinois and St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri. Oates provides engineering and surveying services for transportation and building projects. Specifically, this includes transportation and traffic engineering, ADA transition planning, stormwater management, site design, building and bridge structural design and inspections, surveying and drone operations. For more information, visit www.oatesassociates.com or call 618.345.2200.