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Cascadia High-Speed Rail Company Leadership

Bradley C. Perkins is President and CEO of Cascadia High Speed Rail LLC who has spent considerable timeand resoururces influencing the direction of the nnewley designed CHSR corridor and transportation hub locations wit local state and national leaders. He is a commercial realestate broker and has owned and operated Perkins Reality, a commercial real estate company, since 2004. He amassed multiple properties for development, such as the Hollywood Library, New Seasons Headquarters, and Madrona Studios in Portland. Born in Portland, Perkins graduated from the University of Oregon in 1975 with a B.A. in Architecture an has facilitated the relocation and restoration of dozens of historic properties. He has led land use planning and development of environmentally progressive transportation projects that inspire livable communities.

Rudy Niederer is CHSR Companies' technical corridor planner who has completed the concept plan for the electrified Cascadia High Speed Rail corridor system between Eugene, OR, and Vancouver, BC. Niederer has designed the 413 mile corridor to avoid all roadway grade crossings and to connect CHSR with other transportation systems at station stops effectively. In 1996, Niederer designed the light-rail concept plan for Honolulu, HI, known as the Honolulu Area Rapid Transit (HART) plan. From 1972 to 1990, he worked as a crew supervisor for Custodis Cottrell Company, headquartered in Chicago, IL, traveling throughout the US to troubleshoot, construct, and rehabilitate massive industrial chimneys. Born and educated in Switzerland, Niederer continues to innovate and design solutions for complex engineering and construction projects that are environmentally focused. .

Dr. Alex Metcalf has been president of TEMS since 1989. He began his career in resarch at the Royal Institute of Public Administration in London, England. He became an economic advisor to the European Community for transportation policy and planning studies. He was Chairman of the European Freight Study and a member of the Technical Advisory Commitiee for the European Passenger Study. He was appointed Chief Economist at British Rail and London Transport and, upon privatization, Managing Director of Transecon International. Over his career, he has carried outcentral high-speed rail policy and planning strategies for British Rail, SNCF, JNR, the World, the Asian Development Bank, Transportation Canada and USDOT.

*Note: Cascadia High Speed Rail is a Trademark Company and not contracted with the following:
Cascadia Rail: cascadiaril.org
Ultra-High-Speed Rail Ground Transportation Study: Washington State DOT, wasdot.wa.gov
High Speed Rail Alliance: The Cascadia Ultra-High-Speed Rail Ground Transportation Project - www.hsrail.org: Ultra High-Speed Rail* Cascadia High-Speed Rail