Elizabeth Yeaman is the Transport Development Manager at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, EECA, where she has worked for more than 20 years. She currently oversees and coordiantes EECA’s electric vehicles programme. Before joining EECA she worked for a New Zealand based transport energy consultancy, mainly in developing countries. She holds a Masters degree in Natural Resource Engineering and is a Chartered Member of Engineers New Zealand and the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics New Zealand.

Danielle is a student at the end of her undergraduate studies in Engineering and Commerce. Her final year engineering project involved creating a tool for visualising the range of electric vehicles based on their energy consumption. Since then, Danielle has been involved in research with MRCagney on electric vehicle technology options, electric bus technology and autonomous vehicles.

Dan Marsh Dan has 12 years’ experience in the field of traffic signals, ITS and network operations in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and the United States. He is a highly competent SCATS user and has experience of daily SCATS operations and set-up, bus/LRV priority at signals, detailed monitoring and optimisation of individual intersections and corridors and designing and reviewing intersections and traffic signals. During his 9 years in Auckland, Dan has worked alongside both Auckland Transport and NZTA at ATOC Smales in various roles assisting with the monitoring, operations and maintenance of the entire Auckland network. Through this role he has developed an intimate and detailed knowledge of how the network operates and reacts to incidents and change, and the challenges that future growth will bring. The strong relationships he has with key stakeholders within AT and NZTA, and the collaborative approach he taken to working alongside these clients will be a distinct advantage in this alliance. As part of his commitment to further the traffic signal industry Dan has been an active participant in the IPENZ Transportation Subgroup Signals New Zealand User Group (SNUG) since moving to NZ in 2008. At the 2012 AGM Dan was elected to the Committee, providing steering and support for the practise and art of traffic signal design and operation in New Zealand. Although stepping down from the Committee in early 2017 to allow others an opportunity, he continues to actively contribute to the wider industry in New Zealand.

Neha is a transportation engineer at Jacobs with a keen interest in transport modelling. She is also pursuing a PHD at The University of Auckland. Neha’s current research at The University of Auckland and previous work fall under the wide umbrella of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Neha’s research and past work experience allowed her to work with wide range of technologies in the transport domain – from the sensors used to gather traffic data to adaptive traffic control systems (e.g SCATS) used to manage traffic.

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