Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Senior infrastructure and consulting leader with 26+ years delivering complex transportation and rail programs valued up to $3.6B across Canada, the United States, Europe, and New Zealand. Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary engineering and consulting teams (150+ staff) while maintaining accountability for project financial performance, consultant delivery, schedule adherence, and risk management. Extensive experience operating within consulting and client‑integrated delivery environments, including P3, DBFOM, design‑build, and Joint Project Office delivery models. Recognized for building high‑performing teams, strengthening executive client relationships, and successfully delivering complex transit infrastructure programs on schedule and within budget. MBA‑qualified infrastructure leader combining commercial program oversight, governance leadership, engineering delivery management, and strategic stakeholder engagement.
• Project Lead for the Subsurface Segment Advanced Works on the YNSE Subway Program (JPO). Overseeing Langstaff GO Station, CN 3rd track, and wet/dry utilities for SRS preparation. • Developing project schedules, cost structures, and agreements. • Support U.S. and Canada project acquisitions and JV bid development for AMTRAK Yards, U.S. • Technical Program Lead for the ONTC NEPR Program, reinstating passenger rail services from Union Station to Cochrane, including a greenfield station in Timmins, Ontario. • Project Lead Metrolink Jefferson Avenue LRT Program – Ewing Yard OMF Detailed Design.
• Established and led a new to agency rail electrification systems team responsible for the safety, reliability and performance of electrified railway systems and assets. • Secured funding and expanded a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists. • Developed and implemented a strategic assurance program framework for safety, compliance, and performance review of outsourced O&M of railway electrification assets. • Spearheaded inter-agency engagement for electrification operations and P3 contract safety performance.
• Led a $157M engineering program delivered under budget and on schedule to develop proof of concept for a $3.6B railway electrification implementation program across 6 rail corridors. This was a 5-year transformational program impacting the organization across all operational and project delivery functions as well as adjacent and overhead public and private sector infrastructure. • Negotiated and secured executive approvals for a $60M contract value increase, ensuring continued funding and program stability. • Principal client representative managing P3-DBFOM engineering design and EA approvals for GO rail electrification across six corridors. • Managed 150+ personnel (including 28 in-house engineers, managers, and specialists) in a Joint Project Office (JPO) delivery model. • Directed stakeholder engagements with CN/CP/VIA Rail, municipalities, utilities, developers, government agencies. • Negotiated agreements with freight railways, regulatory bodies, and managed program funding approvals.
• Established and led a new to agency rail electrification systems team responsible for the safety, reliability and performance of electrified railway systems and assets. • Secured funding and expanded a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists. • Developed and implemented a strategic assurance program framework for safety, compliance, and performance review of outsourced O&M of railway electrification assets. • Spearheaded inter-agency engagement for electrification operations and P3 contract safety performance.
Acting General Manager for the Chicago Transport Authority Construction Division. Responsible for the development of Network Improvement (RPM Program) and Rail and Bus delivery projects across the CTA network in Chicago, Illinois.
Responsible for the development of a client integrated engineering team tasked with the engineering design for agro-chemical industrial processing and R&D facilities in North America and CAPEX Program development including Capital Expenditure and Resource Planning at Program and Project level.
The Simandou Iron Ore Project is a major mining project located in Guinea, West Africa, being undertaken by Rio Tinto. The project involved a 670km single track rail network and a new deep water port. AECOM, as part of the EPCM Fluor team, has undertaken design of the rail and port. Lead PM for the PEA and DE Phase Engineering Design of several rail segments of heavy freight rail.
Fastrax Civil Limited provided project management expertise and managed the client side project delivery of various rail projects for public sector clients in Auckland. The company developed successful long term business relationships with key regional transportation agencies.
Responsible for the management of key projects of the 2011-2013 Auckland Transport Rail Station Upgrade Program; projects included Greenfield station developments, station upgrades for existing station facilities across Auckland and rail stabling yards.