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PANELIST
Joey Rhine
National Transportation Safety Board

Joey Rhine served 9 years in the us Navy, domestic and overseas. After military service he worked for Union Pacific railroad until 2007 where he worked as a Manager of Locomotive Maintenance in East L.A., CA. In 2007 he started his career with the Federal Railroad Administration as a safety inspector in Southern California where he enforced 49 CFR regulations and investigated railroad accidents. Starting in 2014 he began his career with the National Transportation Safety Board as a mechanical subject matter expert and as Investigator in Charge of multiple rail incidents.

 

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PANELIST
Cameron Stuart
Federal Railroad Administration

Cameron (Cam) Stuart is a Program Manager within the Track Research Division of the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Research, Data, and Innovation. Cam's program is focused on track inspection technologies as well as tie and fastener integrity. His projects have included Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement (ATGMS), concrete tie design and manufacturing, Automated Track Change Detection, UAVs, and rail joining technology. Prior to joining the FRA in 2010, Cam was an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, specializing in the design and acquisition of rail vehicles for transit systems, and the Manager of the Gage Restraint Measurement System Program at ENSCO, where he was responsible for GRMS technology development and testing services. He holds a Masters of Engineering Administration from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Franklin University.

 

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PANELIST
Dr. Brent Wilson
CTO
Hum Industrial Technology

Dr. Wilson is the CTO of Hum Industrial Technology, and he has been directing product research and metallurgical analyses for railroad specific applications from both academic and industrial positions for over 20-years. Throughout his career, he has worked towards continuous improvements in both product reliability and performance through the application of technological advancements to new and existing products for multiple industries; including: railroad, automotive, aerospace, military, and pipeline. During his career, Dr. Wilson has authored and/or presented over 70 articles on industrial research, specifically highlighting technical innovations in engineered products and performance Dr. Wilson holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and he also earned a Ph.D. with a specific emphasis in the field of railroad bearing failure mitigation. Since that time, Dr. Wilson has conducted and funded research to advance the current state of the railroad industry across multiple universities and national laboratories. Formerly, Dr. Wilson was a voting member of the AAR Technology Outreach Committee (formerly, Technology Scanning) from 2008-2017.

 

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PANELIST
Dr. Alan Calegari
Chairman of the Board
President, MERMEC, Inc.
West Columbia, SC

Dr. Calegari serves as Chairman of the Board, President & CEO of MERMEC Inc. Dr. Calegari in previous executive tenures was Director and Site Manager with PanAm World Services; Director and General Manager with Johnson Controls FMS Inc.; President & CEO Union Switch & Signal (US&S) lately named Ansaldo STS; President Siemens Building Automation-Security; President and CEO, Expert System USA Inc., President & CEO Alenia North America Inc. Dr. Calegari throughout his career brought the vision and reliable tools to initiate the needed changes and achieve the necessary consensus in reaching mission-critical objectives. Dr. Calegari received the Businessman of the Year Award by American Solutions for Winning the Future. He was named Pacesetter of the Year by Smart Business magazine. Dr. Calegari was early educated by the Jesuits, received a Doctoral Degree in Arts and Science from the University of Study of Rome International Program and a Ph.D. equivalency from Harvard University. At Harvard University, Dr. Calegari also completed the International Business Management program for executive education.