People News: TRAC Intermodal, USA Rail Terminals, HNTB
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Pictured, left to right: Katherine Whalen, TRAC Intermodal (TRAC Intermodal Photograph) and Dejah Singh, HNTB (HNTB Photograph)
Marine chassis provider and pool manager TRAC Intermodal appoints Katherine Whalen as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Also, USA Rail Terminals hires James “J.J.” Lund Jr. as Director of Projects and Planning; and Dejah Singh joins HNTB as a fleet and facilities project manager.
TRAC Intermodal
As Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Katherine Whalen will lead all legal, compliance and regulatory functions across Princeton, N.J.-based TRAC Intermodal and hold the position of Company Secretary for the Board of Directors.
Whalen served most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel Americas at Azelis, a global specialty chemical distribution company, where she oversaw legal and regulatory affairs for North America and South America operations. She started her career in private practice at Edwards & Angell LLP (now Locke Lord) and later transitioned to Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Whalen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School.
TRAC Intermodal President and CEO Daniel Walsh commented that “[h]er expertise in strategic corporate transactions and her keen understanding of regulatory environments will be especially helpful to TRAC as we continue to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities across our business.”
USA Rail Terminals
James “J.J.” Lund Jr. is the new Director of Projects and Planning at USA Rail Terminals, an Aplenglow Rail subsidiary that provides railcar storage and transloading facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Alpenglow owns and operates six rail terminals with a combined 6,500 railcar storage spots; switches more than 100,000 carloads per year; and provides transloading and railcar cleaning and repair services in Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Previously, he was General Manager of LJA Railroad Construction, a subsidiary of LJA Engineering, where he was responsible for the creation and execution of the strategic, marketing, operations, and safe-work plans for the company. Lund graduated from Texas A&M University with an MBA and has nearly 10 years of project management and estimating experience in both heavy civil and railroad construction primarily in the private industrial sector.
HNTB
Following five-plus years of service at Alstom, Dejah Singh has joined HNTB as a project manager, driving fleet and facility modernization projects and programs for the firm’s clients. She will oversee all facets of the project lifecycle, spanning from scope development to cost management, quality control and project management.
At Alstom, Singh served most recently as a field services project manager, helping to oversee the integration and performance of the newly delivered Amtrak next-generation high-speed trainsets.
Singh earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Old Dominion University, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology.
“Dejah’s deep understanding of transit and rail engineering, mechanics and operations, particularly in vehicles and systems, brings tremendous value to our team,” said Jeremy Colello, HNTB’s Pennsylvania Office Leader and Vice President. “As transit agencies look for ways to advance and modernize their vehicles and supporting systems, her proven track record of success and passion for advancing infrastructure align perfectly with our commitment to delivering exceptional client service on their most important priorities.”
