In his new position, Mr. Brown will lead a team of systems and specialty engineers to address the project, safety and asset accountability requirements of North American transit and rail agencies. He will also support the development of business process improvements for the integration of transit and intelligent transportation systems.
Mr. Brown has more than 30 years of experience implementing systems engineering practices for complex rail and manufactured systems, including design and delivery of embedded control for specialty equipment and military and rail vehicles throughout North America, South America and Europe. Prior to joining WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, he was systems engineering director for the transit and rail practice of a diversified international design, engineering and project management firm.
A licensed professional engineer in Ontario, Canada, Mr. Brown earned a master’s degree in engineering/business administration and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Western Ontario. Among his professional affiliations, he serves as co-chair of the transportation working group of the International Council on Systems Engineering and is an active participant on the American Passenger Transportation Association’s systems engineering subcommittee.
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