Upon graduation from Connellsville Senior High School in 2003, Stephen Haines chose Pennsylvania State University to further his education. Steve excelled in math and science in high school and chose Architectural Engineering as his major in college. In his first year he was accepted into the Pennsylvania State University Marching Blue Band where he marched for two years in the drumline. Upon admittance into the Architectural Engineering department, Steve decided to choose the mechanical option, feeling it was the most interesting, challenging, and gave him the best job opportunities.

In May of 2006, Steve studied abroad in Rome, Italy for seven weeks, studying the architecture and culture in Rome and other parts of Italy. By doing this, he was able to obtain an Architectural Studies minor in addition to his bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering. Steve also worked as an intern for JBA Consulting Engineers, located in Costa Mesa, CA. There he worked on several different projects for Hilton and Hyatt hotels, and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

The summer of 2007 brought new challenges to Steve as he relocated to Las Vegas, NV for a summer internship with the same engineering firm in their main office. There he primarily worked on a new casino/resort for ECHELON Resorts, Las Vegas designing the HVAC system for one 4,000 seat theater hall and one 1,500 seat theater hall. He also did design work for Diamond Jo Casino, in Dubuque, Iowa and some drafting for the Wynn, Las Vegas's ENCORE project.

Steve also participates actively in the Penn State student branch of ASHRAE. This year he is in charge of planning and coordinating the ASHRAE winter meeting trip to New York City in January of 2008. Steve plans on graduating in May 2008 with a bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering, mechanical option, and a minor in Architecture. He then plans to begin his career with an engineering firm designing HVAC systems for commercial buildings.

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