Portec Rail’s Salient Systems unitexpands Asian presence

Written by jrood

Li Rose Cheng, a Senior System Software Engineer at Portec RailProducts Inc. subsidiary Salient Systems Inc. since 1997, has been promoted to Vice President, Business Development-Asia, with responsibility for all facets of Salient's business in Mainland China, Hong Kong and the Pacific Rim. Her duties developing Salient's expanded presence in Asia include directing sales and marketing activities, as well as establishing operations and service capabilities "necessary to deliver systems and services in this region," the company said. A native of Mainland China, Cheng will continue to be based in Dublin though she will spend significant time in Asia.

Cheng holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from ZhejiangUniversity, an
M.S. Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and a M.S. in
Computer Science from Franklin University.

"Salient Systems
recently received new customer orders from China, and Li Rose Cheng was
instrumental in this successful penetration into this rapidly growing
market for our Fault Detection products," said Portec Rail Products
Inc. President and CEO Richard Jarosinski. "We are excited about the
future business opportunities in Asia that she will develop."

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