2024 Event Speakers & Presentations
Keynote Speaker
Thomas G. Williams
Executive Vice President And Chief Marketing Officer
BNSF Railway
Keynote Speaker
Britt Burt
Senior Vice President of Research – Power IndustryIndustrial Info Resources
Keynote Speaker
Daniel Zedack P.E.
Senior Engineer
Railroads for National Defense
Keynote Speaker
Joe Locke
Vice President
HICO America
Keynote Speaker
Justin Wheeler
Senior Rail Analyst
Boeing
Rail 101 Presentation, Rail Clearance Panel, AREMA
Greg McComas
Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances
BNSF Railway
Open Top Loading Rules & Safety Presentation
Joe Sindelar
Senior Project Engineer
UTC Overseas, Inc.
Rail 101 Presentation, Rail Clearance Panel
Mike Hamilton
Clearance Manager
CXS
Open Top Loading Rules & Safety Presentation
Scott Van Gosen
Sr. Manager LARS – Open Top Loads
BNSF Railway
Open Top Loading Rules & Safety Presentation
Chris King
Rail Clearance Manager
Logisticus Group
Open Top Loading Rules & Safety Presentation
Rama Maram
Open Top Loading Rules Committee Manager
MXV Rail
Pad To Rail
AJ Bush
Sales
Bay Crane
Pad To Rail
Rick Maloyed
Business Development
Buckingham Transport Group
Pad To Rail
Andy Burns
Director Of Business Development – Midwest Projects
Bay Crane
Pad To Rail
Ron Montgomery
VP
Omega Morgan
Pad To Rail
Gedge Knopf
VP Of Project Development
OXBO Mega Transport Solutions
Ocean Carrier Panel
Grant Wattman
President
JMG Inc.
Ocean Carrier Panel
Ed Bastian
Director Global Sales
BBC
Ocean Carrier Panel
Scott Krantzcke
Chief Commercial Officer
Norton Lilly International
Ocean Carrier Panel
Stephen Garifalos
Director Of Sales – North America
Dship Carriers
Rail Clearance Panel, Rail Service Awards & Results
Andrea Zangerle
Logistics Manager
Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc.
Rail Clearance Panel
Will Christopher
Manager, Clearances
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Rail Clearance Panel
Lee Milne
Manager - Railway Line Clearance
CPKC
Rail Clearance Panel
Taylor Parker
Manager II Bulk Operations
UP
Railcar Equipment Panel
Jessica Karcz
Assistant VP - General Equipment & Asset Management
TTX Company
Railcar Equipment Panel
Jeff Ketterman
General Manager
Kasgro Rail Car Management
Railroad Marketing Panel
Benjamin Duvall
Rail Clearance Manager
Fracht
Railroad Marketing Panel
Bobby Ellington
Sales Manager – Industrial Products
BNSF Railway
Railroad Marketing Panel
Michael Johnson
Market Manager
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Railroad Marketing Panel
Clifton Ellis
General Director – Marketing & Sales, Metals
Union Pacific Railroad
Railroad Measuring Technology
Negin Shafie
Data Engineer
Cordel Group PLC
Railroad Measuring Technology
Colin Johnson
Managing Director
D/Gauge
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