Experience

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  Naik Consulting Group, PC

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Project Manager

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    Project Management Plans for major transportation engineering projects.

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  Arup

  • NYC, NY

  • Project Manager

    • Jun 2013 - Nov 2018
    • NYC, NY

    Development of specifications on transit engineering projects. Developed innovative concepts for transportation facilities using autonomous vehicle technology.

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  Transportation Research Forum NY Chapter

  • Greater New York City Area

  • President, NY Chapter

    • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    President of the TRF NY Chapter. TRF is a leading professional society appealing to practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in all modes of transportation. We have a great program with interesting transportation executives and senior professionals speaking to our group 10 months a year. It's also an excellent networking opportunity.Contact me for more information.

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  SYSTRA Consulting, Inc.

  • Based in New York, working nationally

  • Manager, Engineering Initiatives

    • Feb 2011 - Jun 2012
    • Based in New York, working nationally

    Responsible for developing engineering proposals including teaming, strategy, proposal themes and technical content. Successful efforts resulted in contracts with NYC Transit, Amtrak, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, FRA, FTA, and Caltrain.

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  NYC Transit

  • Senior Director

    • 1992 - Feb 2011

    • Developed foundation documents: scopes, conceptual plans, concepts of operation, site selection and building criteria, cost/benefit analysis, and technical specifications that created real time train monitoring and control systems, and a new 165,000 square foot Rail Control Center Facility.• Worked with operators and engineers on job definitions, human factors, and ancillary technology to make transformation from decentralized field offices to coordinated central management and control in a new consolidated Operating Theater a reality. Published several papers describing program. • Created and directed systems administration group for the Rail Control Center. Served on negotiating and selection committees for projects valued at nearly a half-billion dollars.

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  Metropolitan Railway Club of NY

  • Nw York

  • President 2008 - 2010, Past President 2010 - date

    • 2008 - 2010
    • Nw York

    Leading networking and professional organization for transportation executives. Speakers at three meetings a year are typically chief executives of transportation providers; also a holiday networking meeting and a summer golf outing. Come join us.

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  IEEE

  • New York, NY

  • Chair NY Section 2007 - 2008, Past Chair 2008 - 2010; Rep to Met Eng Societies Council

    • 2007 - 2008
    • New York, NY

    Leading engineering organization. Also served as Chair of its award-winning Vehicular Technology Society and Student Activities Committee. Representative to Metropolitan Engineering Societies Council (2015- present)

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  Camp Sussex

  • President and Chair 2001 - 2005

    • 2001 - 2005

    Summer Camp for 600 disadvantaged children each summer.

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  Gibbs&Hill

  • Chief Transportation Engineer

    • 1985 - 1992

    Technical leadership in transportation planning and engineering, Project management, and Business development. Forged successful relationships with partner companies. APTA committee Chair.

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  Gibbs & Hill Inc

  • Director of Operations & Planning; Chief Transportation Engineer

    • 1968 - 1992

    • Responsible for management and execution of numerous rail and transit projects. Work encompassed strategic plans, alternatives analyses, environmental impact statements, operations analyses, and design for signals, power and communications systems. Through this work built extensive expertise in development of light, heavy and commuter rail, freight, maglev and high speed rail systems. • Advised governments and a wide array of agencies on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and optimizing value of capital improvements. Recommendations implemented in such properties as Florida Tri-Rail, Metro North, Cleveland, and NYC Transit.• While Director of Business Development at Gibbs & Hill firm won record number of transportation projects valued at over $30 million in fees in 6 month period.