Gary V. Hunter – Chairman and CEO

Mr. Hunter has over 45 years of experience in the railroad and transportation industry. His vast expertise has included involvement in some of the most pivotal events in the industry from the mid 70’s through today. Mr. Hunter began his rail career with Western Pacific Railroad in operations and transportation, moving to Southern Pacific to work in their marketing department. He spent over 11 years with these Class I railroads in operations, intermodal marketing and marketing for bulk materials and Group Manager of Special Products.

Projects of note include Expert witness services for injury, rate, equipment, right of way and contract issues; Project Management for Utah Coal Rail Line development; 100’s of NLV and GCV evaluations for short line, regional and branch line railroads; yard and terminal operations analysis for 12 BNSF Railways’ terminals nationwide; Contract switching, operations and economics analysis for shippers nationwide, including Procter and Gamble, Cargill Grain, AK Steel, Sierra Pacific Power, Martin Marietta Materials and BayerMaterials; and Shipper Coalition projects in California, Oregon and Utah to protect rail service for future economic development.

Todd A. Howell – Manager of IT and Finance

Mr. Howell manages several shipper client accounts handling rail logistics from rate development and analysis, to contract negotiations with railroads, car tracing and exception disputes, multimodal facility locations and supply chain integration. Mr. Howell monitors department costs and tracks return on investment, as well as participating in hands on customer development, conferences and exposure development. Mr. Howell also produces all RII graphics, including visual technology mapping and AutoCAD, website development, and marketing materials in both print and digital media. In addition, Mr. Howell is responsible for all computer and data systems at RII, including networking, system security, software integration and development, database management and all electronic equipment. Mr. Howell serves as quality control for RII imaging productions, inventory supplies, shipping, technical writing, and multimedia communications. He also serves as Project Coordinator for multiple RII projects.

Projects of note have included facility layout schematics for 5 new industrial rail served parks and transload facilities, website development services and marketing strategies for a short line railroad and rail training academy, project cost tracking and coordination for international economic development project, and rail line inspection and evaluation for a historical tourist line operation.

Lola J. Wei – Consultant

Ms. Wei performs economic and feasibility analysis for this worldwide transportation consulting firm. She is the Program manager for development of costing models for operational analysis, marketing statistical analysis and trend forecasting, and transportation costing for the firm and client projects. She employs a unique understanding of various projection techniques and factors to forecast market demand, volumes, financial impacts, market trends, and growth indicators. She also conducts rail right of way, rail line and rail equipment evaluations for due diligence, acquisition and sale valuations, and settlement appraisals. Ms. Wei also contributes to marketing strategies, report writing and project management.

Projects of note have included complete net liquidation and going concern evaluations and due diligence for multiple short line and branch line railroads across the country; operating plan development and start up economic analysis for new operators of railroad; Expert witness evaluations and damages calculations; Federally funded loan financial analysis and loan applications; and feasibility analysis for new rail construction.

Curtis Savoye – Consultant

Mr. Savoye has over 45 years of experience in the Railroad operations and logistics. He began his career as a Locomotive Engineer, working through various positions of increasing responsibilities to Director of Automotive Terminals with Consolidated Rail Corporation. Mr. Savoye gained 10 years of logistic experience managing Chrysler’s finished vehicle network out of Auburn Hills MI. Mr. Savoye took a position as Vice President of Operations for the Richmond Pacific Rail Corporation manning 20,000 annual carloads in a terminal operating environment.

David Pettry – Track & Facilities Specialist

Mr. Pettry has specialized in railroad equipment, maintenance, inspection, and cost analysis for over 30 years in the rail transportation industry. He has an extensive background in rail engineering and management through working at CSX in various positions. He assists on projects from new rail construction costing and rehabilitation costing, to development of annual maintenance budgets and schedules. He also performs safety and track maintenance training, FRA regulations consulting, capacity analysis for Class I and short line railroads, and market analysis for rail equipment. He has completed his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Management with courses in Railway Engineering, Railroad Analysis, Rail Design, and Rail Maintenance.

Projects of note have included complete track inspection, safety audits and maintenance programs developed for several major rail shippers facilities, track and structure rehabilitation costing for FEMA and RRIF funding, and track assessment, upgrade costing and new construction costing for redevelopment project in Benin, Africa.