Mr. Secord has over 40 years experience in the specification, procurement, manufacture, test & commissioning of new railway endeavors, including track system layout, rollingstock determination/acquisition and rolling stock maintenance facilities design/fit-out, together with complementary skills/experience in project management, contract/claims negotiation, interface coordination, regulatory development and compliance, accident investigation and systems safety assurance Mr. Secord experience includes 14 years as Director of Engineering for a national Railway, followed by concurrent Directorships in Engineering, R&D and Quality Control with a railway manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of advanced environmental control and safety appliance subsystems and components.As Principal Consultant for Deneb, worked with CPCS on dispute resolution over interface design abnormalities and regulatory changes, leading to successful resolution of claims and work stoppage against Eurotunnel; Accident investigation or Toronto Zoo train;on behalf of World Bank, environmental assessment of the Chinese National Railways; for MHI on the introduction of fully automated trains to Chep Lap Kok in, Hong, Kong, Sengang, Punggol & Changi Airport in Singapore, Miami & Washington Dulles airports in the U.S, for RVBA, interface management coordination for Denver RTD, WMATA Dulles Rail extension project, for Sumitomo (SCOA) ,MHI & L.K. Comstock System Safety Assurance and preparation of Safety Cases; for Canarail, concept development and preliminary engineering for Maintenance centres for new railway systems in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Baffin Island, Inuvik, Canada,Specialties: Project Management, System Safety Assurrance, Contract administration, Interface management, Claims negotiation, Rolling Stock procurement, environmental studies, Accident investigation,