


| Welcome to New Employee, Bob Kocar Bob Kocar has joined Isis in the position of Principal Engineer located in Denver, Colorado. He has worked in the signal engineering industry for over seventeen years and is an accomplished checker and verifier. Bob has extensive experience with the solid-state interlocking platforms deployed by the major suppliers to the North American market. Welcome to New Employee, Brent Hillyard Brent Hillyard has joined Isis in the position of Principal Engineer located in Denver, Colorado. He has worked in the signal consulting and engineering industry for over seventeen years participating in freight, commuter and light rail projects. Brent brings a broad range of experience to Isis including an outstanding reputation as a project manager. AREMA C&S Spring Meeting Isis team members recently attended the AREMA C&S Spring Meeting supporting the efforts of committees 36, 37 and 39. Subjects discussed during the meetings included LED's for grade crossings. XP4 Training Members of the Isis team recently attended XP4 training provided by GETS at their Louisville operation. Training included introduction to new Elogixs family modules, including the VPM-3 with ethernet connectivity, exposure to GETS' new typical programs and drawings, and instruction in application programming, including programming of advanced pre-emption. State Street Bridge Commissioning Isis team members recently participated in the commissioning of the signaling facilities required to allow for the demolition and rebuilding of the State Street Bridge on the UTA. CM activities for the project were handled by MJ Grant. Design and applications programming were provided by GETS. Isis worked with GETS to review the commissioning plan and to provide route and aspect charts. Tucker Interlocking Commissioning Isis team members recently participated in the commissioning of Tucker Interlocking on Bi- State Metro. Isis activities included support for their design and programming and general support as the commissioning moved forward. Testing during the commissioning was the responsibility of Metro staff supported by SECA engineering. 2007 C&S AREMA and RSSI Members of the Isis team attended the 2007 C&S AREMA presentations May 23rd in Calgary Alberta. The papers presented were extremely interesting and the Q&A sessions following each presentation provided a great deal of information. The RSSI show was also a terrific gathering. It was great to be able to see all the suppliers and their goods in a single venue. It was also great to see all our old friends and to make new ones. We're looking forward to next year in Grapevine! |