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 # Meet Samantha Nakamura, PE, LEED AP, WSP USA Senior Mechanical Engineer

 


 

 Mar 22, 2021 11:40 AM ET

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[Originally published on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wspusa_wearewsp-visonarywomen-wspusa-activity-6772345715189411840-3V8O/)

Women's History Month has begun! In observance of women's contributions to our past, we take a look from the perspectives of WSP women today, so we might catch a glimpse of our future.  
  
Meet [Samantha Nakamura, PE, LEED AP](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAjO1cwB4_GbBKygLRqiVSuDsuKeCs7MURI), [\#WSPUSA](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=wspusa&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6772345715189411840) Senior Mechanical Engineer! Sam leads the [ASHRAE](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashrae/) Hawaii Chapter as president during a pandemic, where everything became unprecedented. She traveled to Rwanda with [Bridges to Prosperity](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridges-to-prosperity/) to construct a footbridge connecting communities to services.  
  
Superpower: I like efficiency, and I have worked hard over my life to hone my ability to perform tasks efficiently. Sometimes it means taking more time to map out a process, but if it speeds up the project, then I will devote time to it up front. I think that is partly why I was drawn to the engineering profession.  
  
Resiliency: To overcome challenges, my process is to first accept the situation and identify things I can and cannot change. Then look toward what can be done and implement it, not worrying about the rest or looking back.  
  
Re-energize: My favorite de-stressing activities are to meditate, do yoga, cook or watch The Office.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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