Meet the Intern: Brenden O’Kane

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Brenden O’Kane as the Mechanical Maintenance Intern this summer! Brenden currently attends Purdue University, where he studies aerospace engineering with a propulsion specialization. He has a fascination with the balance of incredible power and complex construction of jet and rocket engines. At Purdue, Brenden is a pit crew member of a go-kart team. He a… More

Meet the Intern: Sagar Kalauni

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Sagar Kalauni as the Analytics & Insights Intern this summer! Sagar attends Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), where is working towards a Master’s in Statistics and post-baccalaureate degree in data science. He chose this field because he found that he enjoys unraveling the hidden story behind data. As a data analyst, Sagar can give da… More

Meet the Intern: Miranda Brockmeyer

Prairie State is excited to welcome Miranda Brockmeyer as the Electrical Engineering Intern this summer! Miranda attends the Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T), where she studies electrical engineering, with a minor in mathematics. She chose electrical engineering because she likes learning new things daily, and she felt the field offered a wide range of knowledge and sk… More

Meet the Intern: Gage Heil

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Gage Heil as the Mechanical Engineering Intern this summer! Gage studies mechanical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T). He chose this path because he’s always enjoyed math and science. Most of mechanical engineering is something that can be observed, which makes for a great fit with his visual learning style. At … More

Meet the Intern: Taylor Demick

Prairie State is excited to welcome Taylor Demick as the Electrical Engineering Intern this summer! Taylor studies electrical engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He chose this major because he has always loved playing with electrical components. He also has an interest in the electric car industry, as society begins to move toward electric vehicles. At SIUC, Tayl… More