In+Motion_Fall 2020

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Crystal Oczkowski Dallas/Fort Worth | 972.890.9800 Steve Perliss San Francisco | 415.908.6450 David Little Washington, D.C. | 703.968.7883 Daniel McFadden Miami | 305.500.9390

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About Lea+Elliott Lea+Elliott is a transportation consulting firm offering a broad range of planning, engineering, program management, and construction management services for clients worldwide. These services are provided to public transit authorities, airports and private sector owners for new transit systems and the refurbishment of existing systems. We have expertise in all modes of transit, including high-speed and intercity rail, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, automated guideway transit, personal rapid transit, and conventional and advanced technology buses. The firm is especially well known for its creative structuring of procurements for a wide range of delivery options that include DBOM and P3.

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Meet Woranon (Pui) Leelasvatanakj

Woranon Leelasvatanakj is a beautiful Thai name; but it’s a tough one for most of us to pronounce— so we just fondly call her Pui. With an M.S. in Energy Science, Technology and Policy from the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon and a B.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology in Bangkok she brings unique and valuable skills to the Lea+Elliott team. On top of an exceptional educational background, she has also worked on many of our clients’ projects, such as the PHX Sky Train® and the DFW Skylink while working for Bombardier. She also previously worked for Bombardier, helping bring success to some very notable APM and transit projects worldwide. Today, Pui is located in our San Francisco office, serving as an integral team member on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) project for which our firm serves as the Core Systems Oversight

Consultant. She provides diverse expertise involving design documents, drawings, test procedures, manuals, witness inspection and testing of communications subsystems. She travels frequently to the project site to provide engineering support and to represent HART in pre-bid activities. “The most interesting part of my job is the opportunity to wear many hats and work with different teams,” Pui says. “I am thankful to be given opportunities to learn new things every day.” Pui is energized by the unique qualities of the HART project and is intrigued by the opportunity to help solve the area’s difficult and growing urban traffic problem. “HART is the first light metro rail system that offers driverless transportation in the US,” she explains. “The infrastructure and technological application that this system provides are both very impressive and I am very excited to one day ride this train.” In her free time, Pui enjoys adventures across the world. “Travel is one of the most rewarding experiences,” she explains. “When I wander to new places, I learn new skills. I learn to adapt to different cultures and to deal with all sorts of situations. Most importantly, I learn to appreciate nature and friendships even more.” At work or at play, Pui believes in the power of team . “Being a part of the Lea+Elliott family environment—where everyone is dedicated to the mission and shares the vision to help improve the quality of life—is crucial to me,” she says. “I am proud that we all can build something that is bigger than ourselves to serve millions of people in the world.”

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