William Crosbie (engineer)
William Crosbie is a Canadian engineer and transportation planner.[1][2][3]
Background[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Andrew Tangel and Joseph De Avila (2 April 2016). "NJ Transit to Name Former Amtrak Official as Next Executive Director". WSJ. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Amtrak official to head NJ Transit, report says". NJ.com. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ CHRISTOPHER MAAG. "Former Amtrak operations chief to be named new executive director of NJ Transit". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b "William Crosbie". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Crosbie, William (November 17, 2008). "Letter from William Crosbie" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Amtrak terminates William Crosbie, chief operating officer; abolishes position". TrainsMag.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief (5 January 2011). "Crosbie new Parsons Railroad Programs VP". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "William Crosbie Joins Parsons as Vice President of Railroad Programs and Deputy Sector Manager". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "William (Bill) Crosbie joins SYSTRA as CEO of the US". SYSTRA. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "NJ TRANSIT BOARD SELECTS WILLIAM "BILL" CROSBIE AS AGENCY'S NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. April 6, 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ HIggs, Larry (April 5, 2016). "Ex-Amtrak executive named new NJ Transit boss". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Amtrak Executive to Lead New Jersey Transit". The New York Times. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Newly approved NJ Transit boss decides not to take job". NJ.com. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Was this the real reason new NJ Transit boss walked away from job?". NJ.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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