Growing up in the 90s, Wastewater Project Manager Andrew Conard was surrounded by the rapid changes and growth in technology. At a young age, he became fascinated with technology and how it worked. This interest eventually led him to a career as a civil engineer. “I love just how, being in engineering, things are always… Read More
Our Culture
Developing the Complete Engineer
Throughout May, Lamp Rynearson celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (APAHM) to recognize those who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in our nation’s future success. In alignment with this year’s APAHM theme, Advancing Leaders through Opportunity, we sat down with Dr. Yusong Li, Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusion, College of Engineering,… Read More
LampHERstory | Where I Belong
I have always been an avid reader; my sister taught me to read when I was five. Growing up in the country, hard work was the norm. Feeding animals and stacking wood was constant. We would stack wood in the summer to have enough to assist our heat in the winter. I was driving the… Read More
LampHERstory | I am Laine
My gender never played into any of my considerations in mapping my career path. Initially, I did not consider going to a women’s college; however, fate had other plans when my mother wanted to visit the campus my grandmother attended. Smith College hummed with the energy of dynamic, talented women. The school’s focus is academic… Read More
LampHERstory | Bettering the World
I grew up in northern California, which is a very different California than Hollywood portrayed of beach bums and sunny skies. Instead, I grew up with orchards, rice fields, forests, skiing, alpine lake plunges, and nights under starry skies. In a way, I didn’t want to say goodbye to my California, but I didn’t want… Read More
Lamp Rynearson Welcomes New Board Member
Samantha Mosser joins Lamp Rynearson’s Board of Directors as its newest External Director. She is the Nebraska Market President and Regional Officer at Bankers Trust and a member of the bank’s Management and Senior Loan Committees. Mosser brings a robust background in finance to her role with Lamp Rynearson. With over 25 years of experience… Read More
Day in the Life of a Civil Engineer: Travel Edition
Dillon Starck glances out of the plane window, watching billowing clouds pass. His journey with Lamp Rynearson started in 2019 as an intern while attending college at Colorado State University. Now, as a Project Engineer, he is on his way to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to visit QuikTrip’s (QT) headquarters to further his connection with the QT… Read More
Making a Difference in Millard
Lamp Rynearson Senior Project Manager Joe Zadina, PE, is looking to make a difference in Millard’s Public-School System as a newly instated board member of the Millard Public Schools Foundation. Communities are not great by chance; it takes the passion of people like Joe. He fervently believes in helping students have brilliant futures. As a… Read More
International Women in Engineering Day 2022
When I graduated in December of 1983, only four out of 100 graduates were women at Oklahoma State University. In 1985, while working for the US Army Corp of Engineers District in Tulsa, OK, we started our family. My request to work part-time after maternity leave was rejected. Although other career fields had flexibility for… Read More
Black History Month 2022
Throughout February, we celebrate Black History Month, which honors and recognizes African Americans’ successes, contributions, and sacrifices. History books have often overlooked the impacts of Black engineers and how they have helped propel the United States’ industrial progress and technological achievements. Their stories are an intricate part of American history. Black history is American history…. Read More
Shine Bright this Holiday Season
As we wrap up a year of growth, progress, and healing, we take a moment to reflect upon all we have accomplished and look ahead to all still to be achieved. The continued willingness of our staff, the commitment of our clients, and our unwavering communities have made 2021 shine brighter. So, from all of… Read More
Lamp Rynearson Welcomes New Board Member
Shawntal M. Smith, Esq. Shawntal M. Smith, Esq., joins Lamp Rynearson Board of Directors as its newest member. She is the Chief Professional Development Officer & General Counsel for Omaha Home for Boys and a Race and Law course adjunct professor at her alma mater, Creighton University School of Law. Driven to make a difference,… Read More