Business Breakfast Participants – May 23, 2011 – APTA Bus Conference
(Registered as of May 11, 2011)
ABC CompaniesTable 1
Company Provides:New and pre-owned full size highway coach equipment, mid-size shuttle transport vehicles, and advanced design heavy duty transit equipment.
Name:Tim Guldin
Title:VP of Business Development ABC Parts
Email:
Phone:407-656-7977
Web Site:
ACSTable 2
Company Provides:Integrator of computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location systems, ITS, and fare collection solutions for public transportation services, public works and school bus fleets.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
Vehicle Installations, software deployment, agency on-site support, communications / radio maintenance and support.
Name:John Leatherman
Title:Account Executive
Email:
Phone:443-259-7125
Alstom Transportation Table 7
Company Provides:New & Remanufactured Passenger Rail Cars and Signaling Systems.
Name:Chuck Wochele
Title:VP Industry & Government Relations
Email:
Phone:585-279-1462
Bradlink LLC
Company Provides:Engineering design and support - facilities design, ADA code compliance, CADD, GIS, BIM, PM, permitting; LRT systems integration; IT - fare collection hardware and software and O&M.
DBE and SBE:TX, FL and by time of conference - LA, CO, PA, CA
Name:Helen Callier
Title:President
Email:
Phone:281-361-5809
Web Site:
Clever DevicesTable 6
Company Provides:Transportation Software Intelligence.
Name:Francis "Buddy" Coleman
Title:Director
Email:
Phone:516-433-6100 x. 314
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
John P. Walsh, VP, Business Intelligence and Strategy
Web Site:
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. Table 7
Company Provides:Fare Systems for Public Transit.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
Sheetmetal manufacturing, cable and harness assemblies, marketing, training, and network development.
Name:Dell R. Adams
Title:DBE Program Manager
Email:
Phone:931-454-1452
Web Site:
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Table 2
Company Provides:Public transportation.
Name:Michael Muhammad
Title:Assistant Vice President, Economic Opportunity
Email:
Phone:214-749-3268
Web Site:
Delon Hampton & Associates, CharteredTable 3
Company Provides:Civil & structural engineering services; program & construction management services.
Name:Dr. Delon Hampton
Title:Chairman of the Board & CEO
Email:
Phone:202-898-1999
Web Site:
Dikita Engineering
Company Provides:Engineering- Civil design, construction/program management, project controls, rail program management, LRT vehicle inspection and QA; planning services and transit surveys.
DBE:TX, CA, AZ, NC, IL, GA, FL, MN, TN, MI, DC
Name:Eve Williams
Title:President
Email:
Phone:214-634-8844
Web Site:
DRITable 8
Company Provides:Destination sign systems, video surveillance equipment and vehicle locating/monitoring systems.
Name:David L Turney
Title:Chariman and CEO
Email:
Phone:214-378-9429
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Bill Fay, Vice President & General Manager
Web Site:
FUNTORO INC.Table 1
Company Provides:Vehicle telematics and electronics. Product portfolio includes Media On Demand System for motorcoach; City Bus Telematics System for transit bus; Luxury VIP System for cutaway bus.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
We are looking for partners to help us to enter the U.S. market: 1) company with bus video/audio ad system installation capability; 2) system integrator; 3) telematics solution provider; and 4) advertisement company or agent.
Name:Samantha Chen
Title:Sales Manager
Email:
Phone:+886-933-096-331
Web Site:
GFI GenfareTable 4
Company Provides:Fare collection equipment manufacturer.
Name:Dan M Reichard, Jr
Title:Sales Executive
Email:
Phone:614-991-4556
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Sandy Galli, Director of Sales, Eastern Region
Web Site:
GILLIGTable 5
Company Provides:Bus manufacturer.
Name:Sam Enochian
Title:Director, National Sales
Email:
Phone:510-264-5013
Web Site:
Harris CorporationTable 9
Company Provides:Systems and equipment ranging from the most advanced IP based voice and data wireless networks to multiband, multimode radios, to broadband video and data solutions.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
Vehicle installation, networking, safety, project management and site installation.
Name:Barry Einsig
Title:Director
Email:
Phone:717-855-7896
Web Site:
Holland & Knight LLP Table 7
Company Provides:Law firm that represents transit agencies, suppliers and operators on legal, regulatory and legislative matters.
In the following states:CA, OR, IL, MD, VA, FL, GA, MA, NY
Name:Jeffrey F. Boothe
Title:Partner
Email:
Phone:202-828-1896
Web Site:
Iconic Consulting Group, Inc.
Company Provides:Civil engineering services including site design, roadway design, and drainage design. Consulting services include Transportation, Infrastructure Design, Site Design/Parking Lot Design, QA/QC and Maintenance Engineering.
DBE and SBE:TX
Name:Keith M. Britton, P.E.
Title:Principal
Email:
Phone:214-705-3765 ext. 110
Web Site:
Legacy Resource Group
Company Provides:Consulting services to the transportation industry that includes business development, strategic planning and assisting primes in identifying qualified D/M/WBEs and developing partnering opportunities.
DBE and SBE:TX, LA
Name:Huelon Harrison
Title:Principal
Email:
Phone:214-941-6885
Web Site:
Mass Transit Magazine - Cygnus Business Media Table 1
Company Provides:Mass Transit focuses on best practices in public transportation and gives industry professionals the information and advice they want to read.
Name:John Hollenhorst
Title:Publisher
Email:
Phone:920-563-1650
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Eric Myers, National Accounts Manager
Web Site:
Masterduct, Inc.Table 2
Company Provides:Flexible, high temperature vehicle exhaust hoses for extraction of fumes in bus maintenance facilities.
Name:Rich Cunningham
Title:National Sales Manager
Email:
Phone:720-490-1440
Web Site:
McCloud Transportation & Associates, LLC
Company Provides:Paratransit management, mystery rider & service quality monitoring, ADA compliance, auditing, and manuals, strategies for promoting use of fixed route by ADA customers.
DBE:FL, GA, TX, CA, Az, AL, DC, IL
Name:Elaine R. McCloud
Title:President & Chief Executive Officer
Email:
Phone:813-920-8683
Web Site:
Mentor Engineering Inc. Table 4
Company Provides:Transit ITS solutions - CAD/AVL, MDT/AVL, Passenger Information, AVA, APC.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
DBE - Installers, Computer Suppliers, LED sign suppliers.
Name:Brent Freer
Title:Director of Sales
Email:
Phone:403-777-3760
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Brent Ritchie - Regional Sales Manager
Web Site:
MGM BrakesTable 3
Company Provides:US manufacturer and global supplier of brake actuators and brake monitoring systems for Transit, Truck and Bus brake systems.
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
AVM AVL and diagnostic reporting via wireless interface with bus systems.
Name:Chad Robinson
Title:Market Development Mgr.
Email:
Phone:804-334-4730
Web Site:
Motor Coach Industries, Inc. Table 3
Company Provides:Bus manufacturer
Name:Michael P. Melaniphy
Title:Vice President, Public Sector
Email:
Phone:847-285-2100
Web Site:
National Insurance Consultants Inc
Company Provides:Full service Independent Commercial Insurance Agency providing insurance products and consulting services nationwide.
DBE:Licensed in 31 states
Name:Antoinette D. Modrok
Title:President/COO
Email:
Phone:702-696-9586
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Katrina Simpkins, Consultant
Web Site:
New FlyerTable 4
Company Provides:Bus manufacturer.
Name:Wayne R. Joseph
Title:EVP Operations
Email:
Phone:320-203-0576
Nova BusTable 10
Company Provides:Bus manufacturer.
Name:Jean-Pierre Baracat
Title:Vice President Business Development
Email:
Phone:450-974-6110
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Jessica Demers, Professional Corporate Buyer
Web Site:
Olivier, Inc.
Company Provides:Program management services, primarily document controls, cost controls, contract administration, etc.
Name:Raquel Olivier
Title:President
Email:
Phone:214-403-0976
Paragon Project Resources, Inc. Table 10
Company Provides:Professional services firm providing Program Management, Construction Management, IT/Security Systems, Engineering, and Technology services to public and private sector clients.
DBE:TX, CA, MD, AZ, CO, FL, IL, NV, LA, UT, Puerto Rico,
Name:William Correa
Title:President and CEO
Email:
Phone:214-634-7060
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Linda Kay Weber
PMM Transit Group
Company Provides:Procurement, materials and maintenance training and consulting. Procurement peer reviews. Pre-reviews for FTA Procurement System Reviews (PSR).
Name:Charlie Kalb
Title:Principal
Email:
Phone:650-743-8990
Seon Design Inc.Table 5
Company Provides:Complete mobile surveillance solutions for the transit industry including automated wireless video downloading and systems health check.
Name:Alecia Andersen
Title:Sales Executive
Email:
Phone:877-630-7366
Web Site:
Sharon Greene + Associates Table 5
Company Provides:Assists transit agencies in developing traditional and innovative funding strategies to implement projects – from small scale transit oriented development to major regional projects.
DBE, SBE & WBE: DBE in most states, SBE and WBE in California
Name:Sharon Greene
Title:Principal
Email:
Phone:949-715-0205
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Eric Rouse, Senior Associate
Web Site:
Swayzer Engineering, Inc.
Company Provides:Construction management, document control, commissioning, field inspection and rail start-up services.
DBE and SBE:TX; certification pending in CO, FL and CA
Name:Michele K. Swayzer
Title:President
Email:
Phone:214-88-7929
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Mary Ann Collier, Director of Operations
Web Site:
Tectrans Inc.Table 8
Company Provides:Professional transportation management and contracting company with core service specialties in operation of paratransit and dial-a-ride transportation, fixed-route transportation, senior mobility shuttle transportation, fleet management and maintenance.
Name:John Busskohl
Title:COO
Email:
Phone:310-981-9500 x250
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Dwight Brashear - EVP - Business Development
Web Site:
Transit AssociatesTable 6
Company Provides:Engineering and warranty services for both bus and rail manufacturers and suppliers.
SBE:IL, MI, NY, OH, FL
Name:David Hillock
Title:President
Email:
Phone:312-961-3768
Web Site:
Transit Marketing Group, Inc. Table 9
Company Provides:Representation for Amerex, UTC Fire & Security, I/O Controls, TwinVision, American Seating, Sutrak, SmartDrive and Vehicle Reversing Systems.
Name:John Barberis
Title:VP of Operations and General Manager
Email:
Phone:303-530-1491
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
Mark Magaldi III, National Sales Manager
Web Site:
Transportation Consulting Services
Company Provides:Independent consultant with over 30 years in the transit industry with a focus on procurement and training.
Name:Margaret Merhoff
Title:Principal
Email:
Phone:909-946-1720
TransTrack System, Inc.
Company Provides:A business intelligence solution that transforms volumes of data into meaningful information for use in developing plans to ensure optimal operations and performance.
DBE:CA, VA, TX and PA
Name:Barbara Meyer
Title:Director Client Services
Email:
Phone:602-677-4807
Accompanying me at the breakfast: Mary Sue O'Melia, President
Web Site:
WendelTable 9
Company Provides:Services include transit planning, mobility management, multimodal facility design, vehicle maintenance facilities, and transit oriented development (TOD).
We are looking for partners in the following areas:
DBE partners with design; survey, mechanical, electrical, plumbing design; real estate market analysis; economic cost benefit analysis; cost estimating; construction management capabilities.
Name:Donald Gray,
Title:AIA, LEED, AP, Principal
Email:
Phone:716-688-0766
Accompanying me at the breakfast:
David Duchscherer, Principal, Director of Public Transportation
Web Site: