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Valley Metro Light Rail Project

Date: Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Location: SRP Information Services Building (ISB), 1600 N Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281

Speakers: Alan Friend, METRO Rail ; Alan Friend, METRO Rail

Topic: "Valley Metro Light Rail Project"

METRO Rail will be introducing Light Rail to the valley the end of 2008. The presentation will depict recent activities relative to construction, system integration, testing and other activities to ensure a successful opening of rail operations.

Speaker Bios:
Alan Friend:
9 years - City of Phoenix Street Transportation Dept, Traffic Engineering Chief Engineering Technician
11 years - Morrison-Knudsen Corp
1989-1992 Baltimore Light Rail Starter System Resident Engineer - Camden Yard Light Rail and Commuter Rail Facilities.
1992-1998 Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Resident Engineer - DART Integrated Radio System Resident Engineer - Traction Electrification System
1998-2000 Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Francisco Airport Extension Deputy Project Manager - Facilities and Systems Oversight Management
7 years - Parsons Transportation Group
2000-2002 Dallas Area Rapid Transit - 24 mile extension Resident Engineer Traction Electrification System
2002-2003 Dallas Area Rapid Transit - 45 mile extension Deputy Project Manager - Systems Construction
2003-2007 Metro Light Rail Starter System Systems Project Engineer Traction Electrification Metro Manager of Traction Electrification

Alan Friend:
9 years - City of Phoenix Street Transportation Dept, Traffic Engineering Chief Engineering Technician
11 years - Morrison-Knudsen Corp
1989-1992 Baltimore Light Rail Starter System Resident Engineer - Camden Yard Light Rail and Commuter Rail Facilities.
1992-1998 Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Resident Engineer - DART Integrated Radio System Resident Engineer - Traction Electrification System
1998-2000 Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Francisco Airport Extension Deputy Project Manager - Facilities and Systems Oversight Management
7 years - Parsons Transportation Group
2000-2002 Dallas Area Rapid Transit - 24 mile extension Resident Engineer Traction Electrification System
2002-2003 Dallas Area Rapid Transit - 45 mile extension Deputy Project Manager - Systems Construction
2003-2007 Metro Light Rail Starter System Systems Project Engineer Traction Electrification Metro Manager of Traction Electrification