Breakout 5 Session Future Transit Fuel Solutions Panel Tuesday, May 24th - 10:00 - 11:15 AM - Room: Boomer
Roger Vartanian, Director Sales, Western US, Lightning eMotors Roger Vartanian serves as Lightning eMotors Director Sales, Western US managing the regional sales team as well as customer and dealer relations nationwide. He has been in the vehicle manufacturing industry for 40 years an has a vast range of experience in vehicle design, production, business development and sales & marketing. He has worked with alternative fuel vehicles since 2008 and is using his cross-collaboration skills extensively at Lightning.
Michelle Merchant, Sustainability Programs Planner, INCOG Served as OTA president from 2013-15. Sustainability Planner and Coordinator of Tulsa Clean Cities, helping Eastern Oklahoma decarbonize, improve energy security, and create resilience through clean transportation.
Jill Drury, Propane Education & Research Council 2021 CTAA Rural Transit System of the Year. Jill is the, Director of Public Transit in Charlevoix County Transit in Boyne City, Michigan. Ferris State University
Brent Roy – Creative Bus Sales Brent Roy is a bus sales professional with Creative Bus Sales specializing in the sale and support of custom vehicles for public transit agencies throughout the Southwest. For more than 16 years, Brent has worked closely with public transit agencies in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas including large metro, small urban, and rural public transit agencies. An expert in bus technical specifications and regulations, Brent is an advocate for public transit agencies with multiple bus manufacturers. His consultancy is widely relied upon by public transit fleet managers and directors during the vehicle planning and purchasing process. Brent has served on boards of directors for the Oklahoma Transit Association, the New Mexico Transit Association, and the South West Transit Association. Stephen Whaley has managed the over-the-road market portfolio for PERC since January 2020. He is responsible for growing propane autogas market share in on- highway light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle markets. He focuses on new product research and development, product launches, maintenance and growth in existing market segments, and potential new market development opportunities. Whaley has a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, and a master’s degree in industrial education from Clemson University. He has lifetime post-secondary teaching credentials from the State of California. Stephen Whaley, Propane Education & Research Council Tim C. Powers, Director of Information Technology, City of Norman Tim Powers works as a Director, Information Technology at Norman Police Department, which is a Government company with an estimated 33 employees; and founded in 1971. They are part of the Information Technology team within the Information Technology Department and their management level is Director. Tim is currently based in Norman, OK. Breakout 6 Session How to Protect your Transit Tech Infrastructure from Cyber Attacks Tuesday, May 24th - 10:00 - 11:15 AM Room: Sooner
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