As the Rail Safety Program Administrator for the Illinois Commerce Commission’s Transportation Bureau, Mike is responsible for managing the Illinois Commerce Commission’s Rail Safety Program.As Manager of the Rail Safety Program, Mike directs a staff of 24 that conducts Safety Assurance and Compliance Inspections on over 7,200 miles of track annually, provides over 4,000 Rail Safety (Public Education) Program presentations annually, and manages a Crossing Safety Improvement Program that annually provides $39 million in assistance from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund to local road agencies and railroads for safety improvements at highway-rail crossings of local roads and streets. Mike has been the Manager of the Rail Safety Section since 1999. Prior to becoming the Rail Safety Program Administrator, Mike was an Assistant Rail Safety Program Administrator and Rail Safety Specialist. Prior to joining the ICC’s Rail Safety Section in 1997, Mike worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Railroads from 1987 to 1997. He was High Speed Rail Manager in the Bureau of Railroads at the time he took a position at the ICC. Prior to entering state government, Mike worked as a Civil Engineer & Bridge Design Engineer for the Missouri Pacific Railroad/Union Pacific Railroad from 1980 to 1986 in St. Louis, MO. Mike is a member of the Association of State Rail Safety Program Managers, and serves on the Executive Committee for that organization.