Katie Johnson
Construction Lead
Katie is a Mechanical Engineer – Oil & Gas in Michael Baker’s Anchorage, Alaska, office. Her focus for the last 14 years has been the design of mechanical piping systems, primarily for oil and gas clients, and her focus at Michael Baker is the design of cross-country pipelines. Katie has served as project manager, technical staff and client representative on repair projects and enjoys the variety her clients provide.
Born and raised in Alaska, Katie is always excited to see her work go from a challenge her client is experiencing, to a solution on a page, to a structure in real life. Katie’s avocation is the promotion of STEM in young people – especially young women – and she participates in local and international service through her involvement with Rotary. She is thrilled to be able to merge her passion for community service with her professional life with the construction of the Kavumbu bridge. Outside of work, she has two “children” (a dog and a cat) and enjoys hiking, quilting and reading.
What experiences from the trip will stick with you for the rest of your life?
I was sitting by the lunch tent cutting short spans of wire for the fencing, when a woman old enough to have earned some wrinkles walked along the path outside of the build site. She paused and looked at me, so I waved (wire cutters in hand). She mouthed “murakoze” (thank you), nodded and moved on. This simple gesture reminded me that our work would be appreciated.
