Leo, AKA Leorenaud, is a Global Champ and Beta Leader from the Netherlands - and the Team Leader for the local Routing Team.
Leo began editing through a colleague who was traveling to South America, and introduced him to Waze, which had already grown popular there. Curious, he downloaded the app and noticed that the route to his house was incorrect.
After searching, he found the old WME (named Cartouche), but could only find a few segments and did not succeed in editing the map. A few years later another friend recommended Waze again! Inspired to try once more, he found that not only had the WME been updated, but there was now a forum and a way to connect to the local community. Since then, Leo has been hooked!
Leo has had many dynamic experiences as a Waze Editor, including helping to monitor traffic at a festival in the control room alongside the police and other officials. On his laptop in real-time, he updated closures to the entrances and exits of parking lots and nearby freeways when traffic changed minute by minute.
Leo is passionate about giving other Wazers the best user experience, getting from point A to B on the best route possible, encouraging all editors to think from the point of view of the user. Thanks for being a star, Leo!
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