Direct, coordinate, plan, and prioritize all Knorr North America field technical staff functions. Execute high-quality customer service consultations, sales support, and expertise related to KB systems and products to include Knorr brake equipment, IFE door equipment and Merak HVAC. Manage a dedicated team of engineers, technicians, contractors, and temporary support staff for customer repairs, maintenance, overhauls, and special projects to include high-speed vehicle testing throughout North America. Develop and manage multiple programs to resolve customers’ critical fleet reliability and performance issues while increasing KB revenues. • Increased rail car production delivery schedule by 50% saving KBC over $1.2 Million.• Directed a 90-day emergency rail vehicle Evaporator Blower Motor change-out process (756 motors) while increasing customer satisfaction and performance reliability, savings to KBC $500K

Led WMATA rail fleet maintenance operations and facilities. Directed overall rolling stock maintenance programs ensuring safe and reliable revenue service vehicles. Forecasted and managed a $32 million Capital budget and a $146 million Operational budget. Empowered a team of 1,300 maintenance personnel (union and non-contract) and monitored contractual (LTK Engineering) staff. Provided asset management for 1,200 rail car vehicles, 350 Maintenance of Way (MOW) equipment/rolling stock and track/structure equipment. Accountable for 8 divisions. • Surpassed revenue service requirements increasing from 730 (year 2010) to 954 (year 2014) while improving on-time performance by 5% and vehicle reliability 7%. • Delivered seamless, safe, and reliable revenue service rail cars (1,000) for historic events: 2 Obama Presidential Inaugurations 2009/2013, Pope Francis DC visit 2015, and Million Man March, 2015• Developed innovative rail preventative maintenance initiatives for continuous improvements of operations, safety, reliability, and a state of good repair• Established mutually beneficial partnerships with key global rail car builders Kawasaki-Japan and Ansaldo Breda-Italy• Effectively worked with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to ensure compliance of safety procedures, policies, and regulations effecting WMATA - successfully passed all FTA triennial audit inspections, and WMATA internal/external audits• Developed short and long-range rail car maintenance plans and needs for fleet replacements, facilities and new construction improvements • Executed strategic maintenance programs (overhauls, rehabilitation, and sub system upgrades) for continuous safety improvements that increased performance and reliability by 30%• Liaison representing, speaking, and presenting on behalf of rail car maintenance to WMATA Board of Directors, public officials, community leaders, and outside agencies• Received WMATA Sustainability Award, 2016 and WMATA Safety Award, 2014

Managed all phases (inception to completion) of WMATA new rail car technical evaluation and builder selection for procurement of Kawasaki 7K heavy rail car vehicles. Planned and directed inspection and delivery of three (3) streetcar vehicles for Department of Transportation (DOT) stored in Czech Republic, secured new US delivery location. • Procured historical $1.4 Billion purchase for 754 new Kawasaki 7K series rail cars (Revenue Service debute 4/15/2015), adhered to all Federal Transportation Agency (FTA) Buy American Guidelines saving WMATA $10 million cost • Coordinated 3 light rail car deliveries to US, reduced storage costs and saved organization $300K

Multi-tasked, solved problems, implemented solutions under pressure and tight deadlines to achieve mission.• Transformed project delivery delays to a rapid turnaround process reducing delays by 25%. Procured, tested, and commissioned 358 new vehicles