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Transportation Panel Biographical Information
Pages 78-84

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From page 78...
... He began his career as Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at Texas A&M University and has since served as Vice President and Governor of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
From page 79...
... , he served for 11 years as the federal government's senior career avia tion safety official. He led FAA's development of the International Aviation Safety Assessment program, and was instrumental in leading international efforts to establish certification and operational standards for safety.
From page 80...
... police force dedicated to port activities, which enforces all federal, state, and local laws applicable to cargo protection, pollution investigations, vessel traffic control, and drug interdiction. He is immediate past President of the International Association of Airport and Seaport Police.
From page 81...
... In his capacity as AASHTO Executive Director, he was an active participant in and supporter of TRB activities, including the TRB Executive Committee and the Strategic Highway Research Program. He was recently a member of the Committee for a Study for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program and is currently a member of TRB's Task Force on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection.
From page 82...
... At Union Pacific, he was Assistant Vice President of Communications Technologies and General Manager of the North American Joint Positive Train Control Program. He has also served in several positions with the federal government, including Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator and Associate Administra-tor for Planning of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.
From page 83...
... Serving for 11 years, he played a key role in developing many innovative flight safety pro grams in the aviation industry, including flight operations quality assurance, enhanced ground proximity warning systems, the Aviation Safety Action Program, and the Crew/Leadership/Resource Management Program for flight officers. He cochairs the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, an industry group that works with FAA to address significant safety issues.
From page 84...
... , where he was Chief Executive Officer for the regional rapid transit and express bus service. Before joining BART, he worked with the New Jersey Transit Corporation, where he managed a variety of activities for this statewide public transportation author ity.


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