Leadership

Steve Sashihara leads Princeton Consultants' unique blend of optimization and predictive analytics, data science and management consulting to help businesses achieve transformational improvement in service and efficiency.

Jack helps organizations with supply chain, advanced analytics, and process improvement. He worked at UPS for more than 42 years, where he was responsible for creating and executing a vision for operations planning, control, and monitoring processes and systems for Pickup, Delivery, and Transportation. In addition, Jack was responsible for the Operations Research and Advanced Analytics groups. Two major projects he led resulted in a reduction of 185M miles driven per year. Jack has been a TED speaker.

Since joining Princeton Consultants in 1998, Shem has helped the leadership of transportation companies transform operations and processes to substantially improve asset utilization and increase network efficiency. He has built custom systems and applications for highly complex business environments, interfacing with client executives in different lines of business, Operations and IT, and working with teams of consultants and developers.

Steve joined Princeton Consultants in 2006. Steve designs and implements communications and signaling software solutions used by Class I railroads in the United States and Canada. He helped develop and deploy a next-generation rail car fleet management platform. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal.

Dinesh Maneyapanda has been with Princeton Consultants for more than 21 years. He helps lead the optimization practice, and also has broad experience in the design and development of workflow and technology solutions and HR best practices. Dinesh graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He is also currently chairman of his undergraduate "eating club," a channel that allows him to pursue academic interests and reconnect with alumni.

Rick joined Princeton Consultants in 2008 after holding a leadership role at a publicly traded alternative energy company. Rick has served as a data scientist, leader, and machine learning / analytics subject matter expert on a diverse range of technology and management consulting projects, primarily for clients in Transportation and Logistics. Additionally, he was head of trading operations and a researcher for an algorithmic trading long-short equity hedge fund client. Rick holds a Ph.D.

Serghei joined Princeton Consultants in 2004. He is a software architect and developer of operational systems in transportation and other industries. Serghei is a skilled project manager and IT consultant. He has an MS and BS in Applied Math and Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Patricia joined Princeton Consultants in 2007. She specializes in the design, development, and implementation of large-scale, high impact systems that help businesses optimize their decision-making at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Patricia works on-site with client executives and subject matter experts, and with a team of optimizers, software developers and mathematicians.

Vic joined Princeton Consultants in 2004 and leads software development for railroad and intermodal transportation clients. Vic builds critical solutions that improve rail safety and locomotive health. Vic holds a BSEE/CS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Bob Steen has been with Princeton Consultants since 1998, where he leads segments of the transportation, financial services, and optimization practice areas. He is also a skilled facilitator and educator. Bob holds a Ph.D. in Space Physics and Astronomy from Rice University, where he modeled the dynamics of planetary atmospheres. He and his family reside in the historic town of Rocky Hill, New Jersey, where he has served as an elected member of the borough council and is active in the community.

Ernie joined Princeton Consultants in 2010. For Class I railroads, Ernie leads the development of groundbreaking software solutions and he is a systems integrator for Positive Train Control, the federally mandated railroad safety initiative. He is skilled at program management and business process improvement. Ernie earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University.

Greg Wold joined Princeton Consultants in 1995. Balancing strategic concerns with tactical project delivery approaches, Greg leads teams in implementing mission-critical processes and systems. He has successfully managed a series of major business transformation and technology initiatives in dynamic corporate environments, including the transportation/supply chain sector, financial services, and human resources.

Penny joined Princeton Consultants in 2008. For Class I railroads, Penny helps lead systems integration to assist the development and integration of Positive Train Control, the federally mandated railroad safety initiative. Her skills include business process improvement, data analysis and comprehensive use case development. Penny earned a BA in Astrophysics at Princeton University.

Octavian joined Princeton Consultants in 2006. Octavian leads engagements in financial and transportation services, working with client executives to uncover problems, gather and analyze data, and make better decisions powered by advanced analytics. Octavian holds a PhD in Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics from Cornell University, a PhD in Nuclear and Particle Physics and Computational Physics from McGill University, and a License Diploma in Physics and Biophysics from the University of Bucharest.