William Lin

Background

About William Lin

William is a Rail and Systems Engineer (P.Eng.) with 7 years of professional experience in the rail transit sector. He specializes in passenger rail infrastructure advisory with extensive technical expertise in railway operations planning, service concepts development, business cases, concept of operations and maintenance, transit station planning, and operational performance assessment using data-driven, state-of-the-art simulation techniques. His dynamic approach has proven successful in helping clients understand and address the interplay between infrastructure design, operational performance, and passenger service delivery. William’s robust background in rail transit projects spans all stages of the infrastructure lifecycle. He has delivered a wide variety of streetcar, light rail, subway, and commuter rail projects in Canada and the United States. Project Highlights: • Ontario Line Subway (Toronto, ON) • Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (Toronto, ON) • Finch West LRT (Toronto, ON) • Eglinton East LRT (Toronto, ON) • Union Station Hub Planning (Toronto, ON) • Northeastern Passenger Rail (Toronto, ON) • Brampton LRT Extension (Brampton, ON) • Austin Light Rail (Austin, TX) • MARTA Atlanta Streetcar East Extension (Atlanta, GA) • Calgary Transit Green Line LRT Advisory (Calgary, AB) • Valley Metro I-10 West Light Rail Extension (Phoenix, AZ) • Valley Metro Tempe Streetcar (Tempe, AZ) • Omaha Streetcar (Omaha, NB) • KC Streetcar NorthRail Extension (Kansas City, MO) • KC Streetcar Main Street Extension (Kansas City, MO) • Sound Transit OMF South (Seattle, WA) • LA Metro K Line Centinela Grade Separation (Inglewood, CA) • LA Metro Southeast Gateway Line (Los Angeles, CA) • Metro Transit Blue Line Extension (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) • HNL Airport Terminal 2 Planning (Honolulu, HI) • Washington Headquarters Services (Arlington,VA) • Link Union Station (Los Angeles, CA) • Brampton GO Station Pedestrian Study (Brampton, ON) William graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering from the University of Toronto, with an emphasis in Data Analytics. William’s proven experience combines technical excellence, effective communication, and creative problem solving, making him an invaluable subject matter expert for any team dedicated to optimizing infrastructure design and enhancing operational efficiency.