William Crosbie (engineer) explained

William Crosbie is a Canadian engineer and transportation planner.[1] [2] [3]

Background

Crosbie holds an honors bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and a master's degree in security studies (homeland security and defense) from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.[4]

Career

Crosbie began his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway, where he worked for six years, designing and commissioning railway signal and communication systems in Canada and the United States.[4] He began working at Amtrak in 2002, was interim president in 2008, and became chief operating officer until the position was eliminated in 2010.[5] [6] He then worked for Parsons Corporation[7] [8] and thereafter as CEO for SYSTRA.[9] He was appointed Executive Director of New Jersey Transit in April 2016,[10] [11] [12] but ultimately did not take up the position.[13] [14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJ Transit to Name Former Amtrak Official as Next Executive Director. Andrew Tangel and Joseph De Avila. 2 April 2016. WSJ. 4 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Ex-Amtrak official to head NJ Transit, report says. NJ.com. 3 April 2016. 4 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Former Amtrak operations chief to be named new executive director of NJ Transit. CHRISTOPHER MAAG. NorthJersey.com. 5 April 2016.
  4. Web site: William Crosbie . Bloomberg . 5 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Crosbie . William . Letter from William Crosbie . Amtrak . November 17, 2008 . 5 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Amtrak terminates William Crosbie, chief operating officer; abolishes position. TrainsMag.com. 4 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Crosbie new Parsons Railroad Programs VP. William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief. 5 January 2011. 5 April 2016.
  8. Web site: William Crosbie Joins Parsons as Vice President of Railroad Programs and Deputy Sector Manager. 4 April 2016.
  9. Web site: William (Bill) Crosbie joins SYSTRA as CEO of the US. SYSTRA. 4 April 2016.
  10. NJ TRANSIT BOARD SELECTS WILLIAM "BILL" CROSBIE AS AGENCY'S NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR . New Jersey Transit . April 6, 2016 . 8 April 2016.
  11. News: HIggs . Larry . Ex-Amtrak executive named new NJ Transit boss . The Star-Ledger . April 5, 2016 . 5 April 2016.
  12. Web site: Ex-Amtrak Executive to Lead New Jersey Transit. 7 April 2016. The New York Times. 8 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Newly approved NJ Transit boss decides not to take job. NJ.com. 21 April 2016. 26 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Was this the real reason new NJ Transit boss walked away from job?. NJ.com. 22 April 2016. 26 October 2017.

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