Profile of a Rail Talent
Job Title/Company Associate Professor, Higher School of Transport „Todor Kableshkov“ – Sofia, Bulgaria Qualifications PhD in Railway Operating Reliability and Safety; MEng in „Technology, organization and management of railway transport” Career Nikolay worked as dispatcher at Rail Dispaching Center of the Bulgarian State Railways before he joined academia. Why did you choose to work for
Job Title/Company Research Associate and Senior Lecturer, Technische Universität Dresden Qualifications PhD in Transport Engineering, Dipl.-Ingin Transport Engineering Career 7 years’ experience in research at FraunhoferInstitute, in 2011 joint TU Dresden Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? I have always been interested in and fascinated by railways. My interest in engineering
Job Title/Company Planning Analyst, SJSC “Latvian railway” Qualifications BA in Business Administration Career Senior Officer at the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia (2005 – 2011) Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? It has high potential as in terms of industry growth, as well as in terms of acquiring
Job Title/Company Professor at Federal University of Espirito Santo Qualifications Civil Engineer, Master Degree in Transportation, PhD in Transportation Career Marta lectures on different railway topics such as simulation and operational research applied to the railway system. Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? Railways have several possibilities for research, especially for
Job Title/Company Graduate Engineer at BCS Design Qualifications M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Transportation specialization) Career Railway Projects Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? It is expected the railway market will expand in the next few years and I want to be part of this change. With so many opportunities in this
Job Title/Company Customer Services Director/ Arriva Trains Wales Qualifications BA (Hons) Sociology Career early career in frontline customer service roles, moved to vocational training and HR, now back in Customer Service Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? I came to the industry by accident, looking for temporary work. It was so
Job Title/Company Professor at Military Institute of Engineering Qualifications Civil Engineer, Master Degree in Transportation, PhD in Transportation Career Luiz lectures on different railway topics such as simulation applied to the railway system and railway geometric design Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? My first job as a civil engineer was
Job Title/Company Membership Development & International Trade Director, Rail Alliance Qualifications MSc Management and Leadership; BA Modern Languages and European Studies Career 10 years in technical rail sales and business development, now supporting the development of the UK rail supply chain Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? Initially: luck! I fell
Job Title/Company Industrial Planner/Trenitalia Qualifications Mechanical Engineer Career Maintenance processes analysis, maintenance planning, Rolling Stock asset management, PM in ICT Projects Why did you choose to work for the rail industry? I’ve developed a passion for technology and complex systems when I was an engineering student. What inspired you at the time and what influenced
Job Title/Company Associate Professor in State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China Qualifications PhD from Beijing JiaotongUniversity, Beijing, China Career academia and research at Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China; Post-doc researcher position at Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands (2010-2011) Why did you choose to work for