Mike is a vice president and senior project manager for Hanson’s railway market. Since joining the company in 1998, Mike has worked in four of Hanson’s offices across the country, including two new offices that he helped to open and expand. Now based in Kansas City, he previously served as vice president of Hanson’s Alaska office in Anchorage.

Over the course of his career, Mike has led a wide range of projects, including system studies, asset inventories, capacity projects, terminal improvements and new branch line extensions. His work has involved all six Class 1 railways, as well as regional and industrial railways.

‘A TRUSTED ADVISER TO RAILWAYS’“I have always enjoyed being a trusted adviser to railways to engineer their infrastructure expansions and manage their assets. It is so rewarding to lead teams of engineering professionals, invested as employee-owners, as extensions of our railway clients’ staff to deliver projects.”

Known for his ability to guide multidisciplinary teams for both public- and private-sector clients across urban and rural environments, Mike consistently addresses challenges related to constructability, permitting, innovative materials and accelerated project delivery. He brings extensive experience coordinating with local, state and federal agencies, as well as leading public outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts.

Mike has provided services for many high-profile, complex projects during his career, including the Alaska Railroad Corp.’s Port MacKenzie Rail Extension in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska and the Northern Rail Extension, which includes the Tanana River Bridge in Salcha, Alaska; track and parking expansions at BNSF Railway Co.’s Logistics Park Chicago; the expansion and upgrade of Kansas City Southern de Mexico’s Sanchez Yard near Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and the expansion of Union Pacific Railroad’s North Little Rock Yard. He has served as a contracted project manager for Kansas City Southern Railway Co., and he currently serves as the operations lead for Hanson’s railway services unit and manages Hanson’s services for three Class 1 Railroads.

Mike is a member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, where he serves as the project manager of its Railway Engineering Education Symposium. He is also a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies and the American Society of Civil Engineers.