Gary
V. Hunter –Chairman and CEO Mr. Hunter has 30 years of experience in
the railroad and transportation industry. After
serving in top management positions in Class I and
Short Line railroads for many years, Mr. Hunter
founded Railroad Industries Incorporated in 1983.
His vast expertise has included involvement in some
of the most pivotal events in the industry from
the mid 70’s through today. With RII, he continues
to develop a reputation as one of the most experienced,
innovative, and forward thinking leaders in the
field.
Marietta
T. Hunter – President and Secretary Ms.
Hunter brings her 27 years of finance and business
management experience to Railroad Industries Incorporated.
After 10 years of banking experience and business
education courses, she founded the company with
Gary Hunter in 1983. Her subsequent business management
experience has led her to be a key player in the
growth of RII and its future.
Anastacia Sullivan – Business Manager Ms. Sullivan brings with her 13 years of diverse management
skills including technical writing, purchasing, marketing, accounting, customer
service, human resources, and administrative management, as well experience in
logistics and information technology. Her purpose is to synthesize all of these
aspects with creative new strategies into a smooth customer service oriented
operation for RII’s growth and its client’s success.
This includes everything from Project Management to team training and much
more. She is also active in community outreach programs such as Operation
Lifesaver, which helps to educate the community about railroad safety.
Lola J. Wei – Manager of Economics & Finance
Ms. Wei brings with her a diverse background in marketing, economics, strategic planning and forecasting and adds
a strong fiscal resource to the RII team. She has unique analytical skills
including; identifying market indicators and quantifying their impact on sales,traffic levels, and growth. Her proven abilities at forecasting, market strategies and financial analysis have already earned her a significant reputation in the transportation industry.
Todd A. Howell – Manager of Marketing & Technology
Mr.Howell's 11 years of experience in IT & Graphics Design allows RII to provide a cutting edge level of communication for its clients in all media, technological or otherwise. He enhances the professional and client-centered service for RII clients in any medium. Mr. Howell's eye for detail provides RII's presentations, proposals and other media with a look that has become recognized as unique to Railroad Industries Incorporated. He also utilizes 16 years of management experience to lead energetic teams to produce extra innovative and professional quality to RII's products and services.
Linda Scheffel – Manager Assistant
Ms. Scheffel handles administration of all human resources, benefits and accounting functions, as well as project coordination and marketing support. She routinely reviews Requests for Proposals for possible contracting opportunities and handles the maintenance of multi-state Certificates of Authority, Qualification certifications and various other complex Federal and State Department certification processes. Reporting directly to the Business Manager, Ms. Scheffel handles confidential and sensitive information, ensuring strict documentation, accuracy and communication for RII operations, accounting and personnel. She also serves as project coordinator for certain investor clients, and leads the RII vendor registration segment as an extension of marketing and branding efforts. Ms. Scheffel’s unique writing skills also add flavor and professionalism to RII marketing letters, proposals and report drafting, and she leads a developmental program for improving writing skills within the company.
C.
David Pettry – Associate
Mr. Pettry has over
35 years of experience in the transportation industry
specializing in rail engineering, track structures,
safety, materials, signals, and management. Joining
the Railroad Industries Incorporated team in 2004,
he brings his proven track record of equipment expertise
and quality assurance, safety and training, and
cost management. He also has experience in international
assessment and training projects, and transportation/infrastructure
recovery projects after natural disasters.
M.C. McManus – Associate
Mr. McManus has been with Railroad Industries Incorporated since 1992. He is able to give a broad range of railroad operations insight, having worked for major Class I railroads for an extensive period of time. With his background he is able to evaluate and assess all areas of rail transportation. Mr. McManus has been an independent transportation consultant for over 25 years. Clients of RII have an excellent resource with Mr. McManus. In addition to his rail operations skills, he is an accredited trainer of engineers and conductors.
Charles
V. Weart – Associate
Mr. Weart has over 50 years of rail experience,
specializing in intermodal, operations, safety,
and training. He is an FRA regulations and compliance
guru, as well as master instructor for all areas
of railroad safety, locomotive engineering, haz-mat,
and operations. He has written procedures, rules,
timetables, filings, and FRA compliant regulations
for all aspects of rail and intermodal operations.
Mr. Weart joined RII in 2000, bringing his vast
attention to detail and technical documentation
skills our pool.
Phillip
C. Larson – Associate
Mr. Larson is a diversified railroad professional
with over 41 years of experience in the industry.
He has held executive management positisions in rail
car and track maintenance companies, as well as entire
short line railroads and Amtrak. His expert witness
and training/safety experinece, as well as expertise
in operations, finance, equipment, and management
at all levels give him a key advantage in andy project.
Mr. Larson joined the RII team in early 2005.
