Elise Purguette
About Elise Purguette
Elise Purguette is a Transportation Engineer and Modeler at Arup, with a background in traffic engineering and urban/civil engineering.
Current Role at Arup
Elise Purguette works as a Transportation Engineer/Modeler at Arup since 2022, based in New York, New York. In her role, she develops micro-simulation models, prepares conceptual street and intersection designs for both urban areas and airport landside environments. She also creates presentation materials and writes reports for various transportation projects. Her responsibilities include performing analyses for corridor studies, site master plans, and multimodal planning studies.
Previous Experience at KLOA, Inc.
From 2018 to 2022, Elise Purguette worked for Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona, Inc. (KLOA, Inc.) as a Traffic Engineer in Chicago, Illinois. During her tenure, she gained extensive experience in traffic engineering, contributing to various projects and enhancing her understanding of transportation systems and traffic management.
Transportation Research Internship at The University of Auckland
In 2017, Elise Purguette completed a Transportation Research Internship at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. This short stint allowed her to engage in valuable research activities in the field of transportation engineering, honing her analytical skills and gaining insights into academic research methodologies.
Educational Background in Transportation and Urban Engineering
Elise Purguette has a solid educational foundation in transportation and urban engineering. She achieved a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Transportation Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, studying from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, she earned another Master of Engineering (MEng) in Urban/Civil Engineering from Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris, studying from 2015 to 2018. Prior to these, she completed Classes préparatoires scientifiques at Lycée Saint Louis between 2013 and 2015, focusing on PCSI-PC.