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InMotion
Vol. 22No2
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Crystal Oczkowski
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Advisors:
StevePerliss
SanFrancisco|415.908.6450
SanjeevShah
Miami |305.500.9390
David Little
Washington, D.C. |703.968.7883
About Lea+Elliott
Lea+Elliott is a transportation consultingfirmoffering
abroad rangeof planning, engineering, program
management, and constructionmanagement
services for clientsworldwide. These services are
provided topublic transit authorities, airports and
private sector owners for new transit systems and
the refurbishment of existing systems.Wehave
expertise inallmodesof transit, includinghigh-speed
and intercity rail, rapid transit, commuter rail, light
rail, automatedguideway transit, personal rapid
transit, and conventional andadvanced technology
buses. Thefirm is especiallywell known for its
creative structuringof procurements for awide
rangeof deliveryoptions that includeDBOMandP3.
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address or fax to972.890.9801.
Meet ScottSipes
leaelliott.com
Printedon recycledpaper.
Fruition. That first rideonabrandnew transit systemflashesmemoriesof theproject’sfirst clientmeeting
when these cars, these tracks, this routewerenothingmore than ideas. Theprocess runs through initial
concept designs towritingprocurement specifications; then theproject is awardedand the cyclebegins,
throughdesign reviews, procurement, installation, testingand commissioning. It is all rewarding, but not
until thiswork results ina successful system; that iswhenScottSipesfinally feels satisfied.
Scott joined Lea+Elliott six years ago, today servingasmanager of engineeringprojects in the
Miami office. He is currently theprojectmanager for theSatelliteEAPM replacement project atMiami
International Airport. Healsohasday-to-day responsibility for thenewAPM systembeing installedat King
Abdulaziz International Airport, thebusiest airport inSaudi Arabia.
AlthoughScott is relativelynew to Lea+Elliott, hehas a longhistorywith thefirm throughhis years as aprojectmanagerwithBombardier
Transportationwherehewas responsible for all aspectsof projectmanagement formultiplemulti-milliondollar, turnkey transit projects.
Nowon the “other sideof the fence,” Scott takespleasure inworkingonbehalf of anowner. Heenjoys the responsibilityofworking tomeet
theowner’sneeds andassuring that aproject isdeliveredaccording to the contract. “I oftenhave to tell contractors and suppliers things they
don’t like tohear, and that isnever easy,”he says. “But our job involves theenforcement of contracts, so sometimeswehave todohard things.
We strive tobebothfirmand fair in this role.”
Whenaskedhowhebuilds client trust, Scottquickly says: “That’s theeasypart forme. Lea+Elliotthas a stellar reputationas theworld’s
leader inAPMdevelopment, soour reputation speaks for itself.Our reputationdrives eachof us anddrivesour success.”Heunderstands that
relationshipsdevelopovertimeand that building trust in client relationshipsdependson the synergybetween the client and consultant. “We try
veryhard tounderstandowner needs and, as issues arrive,wepresent the facts and reviewoptionswith theowner so they canmake
informeddecisions,”headds.
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