Leadership

Matt designs, writes and supports computer software for clients in transportation, market research, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and other industries. Matt joined Princeton Consultants in 1994. He mentors young developers, takes the lead on researching and migrating to new development tools, brings industry best practices to bear on a project, and produces high quality code on the critical path to meet deadlines—skills that are vital to the success of a project.

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.

Michele works with Class I railroads as a systems integrator and coordinator for the integration of an energy management system with the government-mandated train control system to prevent accidents. She is also an experienced incident/defect root cause analysis investigator for rail safety systems. Based on her skill at analysis, planning and collaboration, Michele leads technology product requirements management, acceptance testing and industry adaptation, and product vendor and customer coordination.

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.

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.

Dean has 40 years of railroad (SP, CR, BNSF) and consulting experience (TBS, Mercer/Oliver Wyman, and Norbridge). He is currently a solo consultant, advising clients on transformational technology trends and adoption strategies in the rail and motor carrier environment.

Attila works with freight and transit railroads to architect and implement transformative solutions in the areas of rail safety, communications, systems management and railroad signal design.  Since joining Princeton Consultants in 2005, he has managed software development and integration teams to implement and deliver custom applications that enable railroads to integrate and leverage new communication technologies, automate and improve testing processes, and to collect and analyze asset monitoring data.

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.

Heath joined Princeton Consultants in 2007. In transportation, insurance and non-profit spaces, Heath helps organizations achieve enterprise-wide goals using a strong command of technology and how it is best used to facilitate business processes. He is skilled at project management, facilitation, gathering requirements, design, development, and testing. Heath holds a BS in Computer Science from Tulane University.

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.

Godfrey joined Princeton Consultants in 2013. Godfrey leads systems integration and software testing for a Class I railroad’s Positive Train Control initiative. His skills include numerical analysis, C++, and Monte Carlo simulation. Godfrey earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and an AB in Physics from Princeton University.

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.