Andrew Kunzmann is an experienced technology professional with over 24 years in the rail technology sector. Currently serving as Chief of Technology at Tracsis Rail Technology Solutions, Andrew has been with the company since May 1999. Prior to this role, Andrew worked as a Senior Design Engineer at Alstom Transport from June 1990 to May 1999. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Software Development and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology, both from Rochester Institute of Technology, as well as an Associate of Science in Electrical Technology from Fulton-Montgomery Community College.
Tracsis Rail Technology Solutions (formerly RailComm)
Tracsis Rail Technology Solutions (formerly RailComm) is a leading provider of technology solutions to the world’s railroad industry. We are part of the Tracsis Group. We have innovative software centric solutions that monitor, analyze, and control key assets of the rail infrastructure for both freight and passenger/transit railroads, including rail-served industrials, intermodal terminals, and ports. As other industries have done in the past, the railroad industry is rapidly moving to automation and data/information as core competitive differentiators. RailComm, with our cloud-based (SaaS) and internet-of-things (IoT) solutions, is uniquely positioned to lead this trend. With our solutions our customers can achieve both increased efficiency and safety, two of the primary drivers of the industry. With the ability to automate and analyze rail assets, our customers can optimize their resources more effectively and achieve significant increases in revenue and reduction in costs. Additionally, through effective automation they can achieve dramatic improvements in safety by eliminating risky and unpredictable manual or paper driven processes. Our solutions include yard automation, computer aided mainline dispatching, remote condition monitoring and intelligent analytics for failure prediction. Solutions: Remote yard control | Mainline train control | Condition-based maintenance | Remote condition monitoring | Smart data analytics for failure prediction | Rail car tracking | Remote heater control | Remote track protection | Blue flag protection system | Shove track protection system.