Jack Norton is responsible for the direction and operation of the firm. He has over 30 years of experience in the transit industry. He is a member of several industry professional organizations and served as the chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Automated People Mover Committee. Jack received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from South Dakota State University and an M.B.A. from Grand Valley State University.

Diane Woodend Jones is a principal in the Texas office and in addition to being Lea+Elliott's Chairman of the Board, assists in the management of operations in the Central Region. She has over 30 years of professional experience in architecture, airport planning, transportation system planning and project development, transportation system and facilities interfaces, system procurement and contract compliance, and program management. She is also certified as a LEED® Accredited Professional. Diane received a B.S. in architecture from the University of Texas and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.

Mona Hayford is an associate principal in our Washington, D.C. office.  With over 30 years of professional experience, Mona currently serves as the company's Treasurer and Director of Administration.  She is well versed in the implementation and operation of accounting systems meeting FAR requirements, as well as managing the financial aspects of the company.  Mona graduated from Virginia Polytechnic University with a B.S. in Accounting.

Philip Castellana is a principal with Lea+Elliott and serves as principal-in-charge as part of the program management team for the 23-mile long Washington Dulles Metrorail extension. He has over 30 years of experience in the transit industry, all of which have been dedicated to the design and implementation of rail, bus and fixed guideway transit systems. Prior to joining Lea+Elliott, he worked for 10 years with the Port Authority of Allegheny County as manager of rail and support vehicle maintenance and equipment engineering. Philip received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.

David Casselman is an executive vice president and principal in our Dallas/Fort Worth office. A registered Architect by profession, David has practiced Airport and Transportation Planning and Design throughout his career of over 30 years.  His major emphasis has been in the planning and design of Automated People Movers (APM's), transit systems, and rail access for Airports. David has led the planning, design, and implementation of APMs, transit systems and rail access at 33 major airports, including 20 U.S. airports and 13 international projects. He developed the original concept for the DFW Airport Skylink APM system, the world's largest airport APM system. David received a Bachelor of Architecture from Kansas State University.

David Little is a principal in our Washington, D.C. office. With over 20 years of professional experience in the transportation consulting and construction industries, David has extensive experience in the development, planning and evaluation of APM, bus, freight railroad, high-speed and conventional rail transit, as well as emerging technologies. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of New Hampshire and an M.S. in transportation engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Steve Perliss is a principal in our San Francisco office. He also directs overall business development activities for the firm. Steve has over 20 years of broad-based experience in planning, procurement, engineering and program management gained on a wide range of automated transit, rail transit and advanced technology bus projects. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Sanjeev Shah is a principal in our Miami office. He also leads strategic and international business development activities. Sanjeev has 20 years of extensive experience in the planning, programming, design, procurement structuring, contracting and program management of automated guideway and rail transit systems. He has led concepts through a strategic process to support the investment decisions including project structuring opportunities that have made them into capital projects. Sanjeev has served as president of the National Council of Structural Engineers Association and as Chair of the Structural Engineering Certification Board. He received a B.S. in civil engineering and architectural engineering from the University of Miami and an M.S. in engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Russell Green is an associate principal with Lea+Elliott and a deputy regional director in our Washington, D.C. office. He has nearly 20 years of experience in transportation systems design, procurement, construction and program management. Russell is currently the Project Manager for Lea+Elliott as part of the program management team for the Washington Dulles APM system and Principal-in-Charge for APM projects in Newark and Atlanta. His background includes a unique combination of civil engineering education and mechanical engineering practice. He received a B.S. in civil engineering from Clemson University.

Huy P. Huynh is a principal with over 20 years of experience in the transportation industry. His experience spans across different modes of transportation technologies and a wide range of assignments, including planning, design, procurement, construction and commissioning. He has led many of the firm's complex transportation projects from initial planning and design through construction and commissioning. Huy manages our Los Angeles area office.  He graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Daniel McFadden is an associate principal with Lea+Elliott and a deputy director in our Miami office. He has over 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture, test and commissioning of transit systems, including the first installation of communications-based train control on the Canarsie Line of the New York City Transit System. Mr. McFadden has in-depth expertise on automatic train control, power distribution and SCADA subsystems. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the New York Institute of Technology. 

Harley Moore, a founding principal of Lea+Elliott has over 35 years of experience in managing projects for the assessment, planning, design, and implementation of fixed guideway transit systems. He has a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy and an M.S. in transportation planning and civil engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Charlie Martin is a principal with Lea+Elliott. He has 40 years of experience in the planning, design and implementation of automated and non-automated systems. Charlie has an extensive depth of experience and knowledge in automated train control systems, making him an industry leader in system safety. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnical Institute.

John Kennedy is a principal located in our San Francisco office. For 35 years he has served as design engineer, task leader and project manager for transportation system engineering projects, including rail transit, railroad  and automated guideway transit. John received a B.S. in computer engineering from Nova University and is a journeyman electrician and a certified HVAC mechanic.

Ron Sheahan is a principal with Lea+Elliott. He has over 15 years of experience in planning, programming, design, implementation, testing, and demonstration of people mover systems. He served as the APM System Project Manager for the new DFW airport Skylink system, the world's largest airport APM. Ron received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University and an M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver.