About me
Elisabeth Leaf is a Senior GIS Analyst for Tacoma Water. She works with the Business Services Department to keep Tacoma Water’s internal and external map applications and data up and running and accurate. Elisabeth has a diverse career spanning GIS, asset management, urban planning, teaching, and construction plan review. She holds a Master of Science degree in Geospatial Technologies and a BA in Urban Studies from the University of Washington, Tacoma Campus. When she’s not meticulously crafting and updating utility maps, you’ll likely find her exploring new destinations and capturing moments through photography and sketching.
Nick Bateman is a Senior Business Analyst for Tacoma Water, who focuses on building reliable and future-proof client-side systems in Tacoma. He has a passion for improving business processes. Nick approaches projects with curiosity for the current state, and systems thinking for how things could be done. In the last 5 years he's become an evangelist for GIS, and become certified in Agile, change management and Lean Six Sigma. Before working for TPU, Nick worked in the private sector doing supply chain, business administration and customer education.