Parsons adds Strong as rail lead

Written by Stuart Chirls, senior editor, Railway Age
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David Strong has joined Parsons as vice president and rail systems lead for the New York and New Jersey region.

 

Strong focuses on the current and future needs and challenges of the NY/NJ Metro Area, policy and procedure development, and project execution, the consultant stated in an announcement.

He reports to Michael Johnson, Parsons Group President.

Strong has more than 35 years of design experience and has led complex rail system programs. He has worked extensively with the Port Authority of New York and Jersey; New York City Transit; the Metropolitan Transit Authority; Washington Metro, and Massachusetts Bay Area Transit. His expertise includes communication-based train control, rolling stock procurement, turnkey project management, systems integration, and design-build-operate-maintain projects.

Strong holds a master’s degree in business administration from Duke University; a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University, and is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey and Maryland. He is based in Parsons’ New York City office.

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