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Soileau previously worked in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area as a senior transit planner for the Denton County Transportation Authority. She was responsible for planning and scheduling bus routes, including nine university shuttles for the 小蝌蚪APP of North Texas, and a commuter rail line that served about three million customers each year.
She also has experience in light rail service. While working for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, she was project manager for an engineering and environmental assessment phase of a light rail extension project. Soileau has also worked as a consultant.
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