Kara Fragola is a field engineer at Skanska USA Civil, working primarily in the northeast region. During her time at Skanska, she has worked on numerous noteworthy projects such as LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment, Hunt’s Point Interstate Access Improvement Contract 1, and Harmon Shop Replacement.  

Kara holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. She is a Part 107 FAA Certified Commercial Drone Pilot and leads Skanska Civil’s drone program for the northeast region. She is currently leveraging this technology at the $1.6 billion Portal North Bridge project in Kearny/Secaucus, NJ, as well as helping to train and support other Skanska employees as they embark on their journey to receiving a drone pilot license. The drone and technology work Kara is doing will help keep Skanska at the forefront of innovation.