NEWS

Trotter and Associates, Inc. Welcomes the 2025 Summer Interns This summer, Trotter and Associates, Inc. (TAI) welcomed a standout group of fifteen interns ready to take the next step in their engineering careers. Each intern is paired with a TAI mentor and gets their boots on the ground —gaining hands-on experience across a wide range of projects in civil, transportation, structural, environmental, water, and wastewater engineering. From day one, interns are immersed in real-world work and supported by a team that’s invested in their growth. The 2025 class includes returning interns Annette Winterland (Purdue), Grace Cullian (UW–Madison) – not pictured, Joseph Volenec (UW–Platteville), and Erik Zieba (UW–Platteville), along with Judson Levi (Purdue), Morgan McDonough (University of Colorado), Benjamin Hein (UW–Madison), Patrick Connolly (Iowa State University), Erika Salisbury (Purdue), Payten Whitfield (Purdue), Andrew Yerkes (Purdue), Samantha Johnson (MSOE), Samuel Severson (UW–Platteville), and Logan Kottmeyer (UW–Platteville). 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? Recruiting begins this September. Visit trotter-inc.com/careers and follow us on Instagram for the list of Fall Career Fairs and campuses our team will be visiting.

Trotter and Associates, Inc. is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of the 2025 City of Batavia Fireworks! Festivities begin at 5 pm with a great lineup of local food vendors (cash only), live music from the Batavia Community Band starting at 8:30 pm, and the Sky Concert Fireworks Show at 9:30 p.m. As a local engineering firm dedicated to supporting municipal infrastructure, TAI is honored to celebrate and invest in the communities we serve. Happy Independence Day! 

As part of TAI’s Boots on the Ground internship program, Patrick Connolly (Iowa State) and Payten Whitfield (Purdue) joined President Scott Trotter on-site at the City of Batavia Wastewater Treatment Facility. From observing major utility upgrades to inspecting 68-foot diameter clarifiers, the visit provided a firsthand look at how engineering plans come to life on a project.

Trotter Interns Kohl Winkle (Dayton) and Ben Hein (UW-Madison) were at the Spring Grove WWTP project site. As part of project data collection, they were trained to take measurements and evaluate key parts of the facility, including the UV disinfection system and trickling filters. After the site visit, Kohl & Ben worked with TAI’s Senior Staff to recreate the basis of design from scratch – Gaining both field experience and understanding the math behind the project.