Lau is currently a senior manager and project engineer in electrical and power for Mott MacDonald and holds active licenses in three states. Lau is a Nationally Certified Tunnel Inspector to Federal Highway Administration standards. He is also involved in the Illumination Engineering Society through various sub-committees, with expertise in tunnel and roadway lighting. Lau provides technical subject matter design for electrical, lighting and fire/life safety systems to major multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects. He has worked with the Department of Transportation and private clients on mile-long vehicular tunnels and both above- and belowground rail stations. Lau designs and inspects critical systems to ensure public safety for all facility and roadway users and provides numeric and rendered solutions to deliver accurate and detailed building inform/3D modeling. Most recently, he was promoted to team lead, where he supports and mentors a corporate team. His latest design venture is in Canada managing an electrical, lighting and fire alarm design team for the Scarborough Subway Extension, a project valued in the billions for construction costs. Outside of his work duties, Lau is the chairperson of Mott MacDonald’s Intelligent Modelling Design and Smart Processes committee, which helps pave the way for innovative approaches and streamlined processes to deliver daily or lengthy tasks in a faster, more efficient way. In his free time, Lau enjoys robotics and tries to incorporate his engineering prowess for any challenge that comes his way. He partakes in different robotic competitions to put his skills to the test.

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