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1991-1995 Director of Research — HQ, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen — Mt. Prospect, IL <br />Directed a wide-ranging research program impacting contract negotiations, safety issues, and <br />the introduction and assessment of railroad signal and communications technologies. <br />RESULT • Served as the organization's primary liaison to the -FRA on railroad safety <br />issues. <br />• Initiated and led a campaign that persuaded FRA to issue regulations <br />protecting railroad workers from being struck by trains. Within two years, <br />roadway worker fatalities had been reduced by 60% and fell to zero in 2004. <br />• Granted Special Observer status in National Transportation Safety Board <br />hearings for the most deadly Amtrak accident in history at Saraland, <br />Alabama inl993. Submitted written report into the NTSB accident record <br />regarding causal factors and preventative measures. <br />1984-1991 Assistant General Chairman — Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen — Lancaster, PA <br />RESULT • Negotiated contracts with seven railroads. Managed contract disputes and <br />represented BRS at settlement conferences and before arbitration panels. <br />• Successfully lobbied Connecticut State Legislature for passage of the <br />nation's first mandatory highway -rail grade crossing safety standards. <br />1976-1984 Communications/Signal Maintainer — Consolidated Rail Corporation — Harrisburg, PA <br />RESULT • Inspected, tested, repaired and built railroad communications and signal <br />systems and highway -rail grade crossing warning devices on both freight and <br />passenger railroad lines in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania <br />and Delaware. <br />Education <br />2000- Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government – Cambridge, Massachusetts <br />-Executive Training Course - Effective Decision Making <br />1998- Federal Executive Institute - Charlottesville, Virginia <br />• Graduate – Senior Executive Service Program <br />1971-1976 Georgetown University — Washington, DC <br />• Bachelor of Arts Program – History Major <br />Professional Affiliations: <br />2005 – Present National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators <br />2009 – Present . American Society of Civil Engineers – Affiliated Member <br />2013 – Present The Air Brake Association -- Member <br />98 <br />