Cailian Gentrup

Bio

Cailin is from Waterbury, NE, and is studying architectural engineering and mathematics. Her non-profit experience includes partnering with the Omaha Street School. As a community action project, her team created a prototype that helps students empathize with each other. This includes weekly team activities along with a year-long group project. Her leadership experience includes being a member of the Society of Women Engineers, which empowers women in the engineering workforce and strives to engage children in STEM. Her internship experience includes working as a field and office engineer intern at Kiewit. In this role, she completed extensive online training and researched past Kiewit projects. This summer, she will continue at Kiewit as a field/office engineering intern in the estimating department. Her career interests include electrical and lighting design, with a specialization in residential structures. She also has a passion to raise STEM awareness in rural schools.