Mikaela Soriano, EIT works as a Design Engineer at Mark Thomas in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. She is involved with both public and private projects working on the transportation design and planning. She got her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. While at UCI, Mikaela was very active with ASCE for three years. She was part of the board as a Professional Outreach for one year and was heavily involved with the annual ASCE PSWC competition. She was part of both the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge team. Prior to joining the Mark Thomas team, she had interned for a city in which she was exposed to the transportation engineering side of things. She gained experience working with traffic signals, citizen work orders for city improvement, and field work assignments. In her free time, Mikaela enjoys spending time with friends and family, hiking, exercising, and driving around.