BELLEVUE, WA — Loreana Marciante, PMP, joins HNTB Corporation as Emerging Mobility Solutions Engineer, based in the firm’s Bellevue, Washington, office. Marciante focuses on advanced technologies programs and is a resource for HNTB in the electric vehicle solutions space. Marciante also supports Zero Emission Vehicle programs across the country and helps the firm strengthen partnerships with technology solution providers.
Marciante has nearly two decades of experience in the urban built environment. Her focus has been the intersection of transportation innovation and sustainable development, including electrification aspects of Smart Cities initiatives.
Prior to joining HNTB, she was the Sustainable Transportation Lead within the Paul G. Allen philanthropic portfolio, overseeing the Smart City Challenge initiative, a $50-million partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation inspiring mid-sized cities to compete for the opportunity to demonstrate how advanced technologies can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change and support economic vitality.
Prior to that, Marciante worked on the Juan Santamaria International Airport expansion in San Jose, Costa Rica, and the Sound Transit Light Rail System in Seattle. She has a commercial real estate development background on projects in the Seattle area, including award-winning Vulcan Real Estate projects in South Lake Union.
Marciante holds a Licenciatura in industrial engineering from the University of Costa Rica, a master’s degree in environmental studies from Brown University with an emphasis on urban sustainability and transit-oriented development, and professional certificates in commercial real estate and construction management from the University of Washington.