BIO:

Stephen Polyniak is a 5th year Architectural Engineering student with a focus in construction management at Penn State University. He will graduate in May 2016 with a Bachelor's of Architectural Engineering. In the summer of 2016, Stephen will begin his career as an assistant project manager at Benchmark Construction Company in the Brownstown, PA office.

While at his time at Penn State, Stephen started exploration of his construction experience by becoming a part of Habitat for Humanity. He continued his experiences in construction by taking on a field engineering internship with Baker Concrete Construction down in Washington, DC the summer after his third year. There, Stephen worked on the Arlington National Cemetery and 5333 Connecticut Avenue Apartment Complex and gained valuable understanding about the importance of field work and being on-site. The following summer, Stephen got the opportunity to try also working in an office setting for construction at Benchmark Construction Company. Apart from work experiences, Stephen loves the Eastern Pennsylvania sports’ teams, including the Flyers and the Phillies. He also enjoys the Denver Broncos, fly fishing, hats, and the color orange. Stephen is an avid word visionary, coining words such as single rider, squad, and Darusss.