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Susana Santamaria, a ’98 and ’03 civil engineering graduate,\u00a0optimizes\u00a0public\u00a0transportation, working with GPS and travel demand forecasting software to implement intelligent transport systems that help us get from A to Z.<\/p>\n

Susana Santamaria<\/strong>
\n\u201998, \u201903 civil engineering
\nSenior transport consultant and associate
\nDiadro Consulting
\nMadrid, Spain<\/p>\n

Typical day . . .<\/strong> working with geographic information systems and travel demand forecasting software that models public and private transportation<\/p>\n

Current project . . .<\/strong> fieldwork on a road concession project in Brazil, driving roads to get GPS data and check network elements to simulate traffic scenarios from changes in infrastructure, toll tariffs and socioeconomic forecasts<\/p>\n

Engineering challenge . . .<\/strong> implementing intelligent transport systems to make individual vehicle travel, mass transit, bicycling and walking as easy and efficient as possible<\/p>\n

Early on . . .<\/strong> I came to the U.S. during my senior year in high school and lived with a host family in Newnan, Ga. The father, Stephen Lee, is an Auburn mechanical graduate \u2014 I always liked math and science, and visiting Auburn made me realize that engineering was for me, and that I had to go to school there<\/p>\n

Geek moment . . .<\/strong> realizing that although people say that things are not black and white, to me, everything always adds up: 2 + 2 = 4, no matter where you are!<\/p>\n

My Auburn Engineering . . .<\/strong> prepared me for real work experience, not only the scientific side that I use every day at work, but also a sense of responsibility and ethics<\/p>\n

Turning point . . .<\/strong> coming back to Spain after 10 years in the U.S. and adapting to a different work environment; my background is in hydrology and hydraulics \u2014 I got a job with a transport company, and a few years later, I started my own transportation consultancy firm with four partners<\/p>\n

Sense of pride . . .<\/strong> the changes that my work brings to people\u2019s travel behavior; optimizing public transportation such as metro, light rail transit and bus lines to improve quality of life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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