KKCS Appoints Gary Gordon, P.E., WSO-CSSD as Associate Vice President
Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. (KKCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Gordon, P.E.,WSO-CSSDas Associate Vice President based in the Northeast. Mr. Gordonhas over 40 years of experience in planning, design, construction, maintenance, operations and safety/security in the transportation industry with a particular focus on freight and passenger railroads, transit systems and intermodal/multimodal operations.
Mr. Gordon’s experience is in both the private and public sectors, including the U.S. Army. He is a long time, active member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and chairs Committee 12-Rail Transit‘s Subcommittee on Safety and Security.
KKCS enthusiastically welcomes Mr. Gordonto the KKCS family of professionals. Hisexpertise will be invaluable in serving our transit and transportation clients throughout the country. “I am very excited to bring someone of Gary’s caliber to KKCS. His leadership and experience will be instrumental as we continue to grow, especially in the Northeastern market,” said Dev Krishnan, President of KKCS.
Prior to joining KKCS, Mr. Gordonserved as Regional Security Inspector/Subject Matter Expert forthe Transportation Security Administration. Gary is a former Assistant Chief Engineer Design & Construction for the Boston & Maine Railroad/Guilford Rail System, which included the Maine Central Railroad and Delaware & Hudson Railway, and the MBTA’s commuter rail operation. He was President, Founder and CEO of the former Gordon, Bua & Read, Inc., which was a multimodal transportation engineering firm in the Northeast with a focus on railroad and transit systems. Upon the sale of Gordon, Bua& Read, Inc. to TranSystems Corporation, he was Regional Vice President, managing and leading the operations in the Northeast.
Mr. Gordonholds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Lowell Technological Institute (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), Master of Science in in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland and a MBA from theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell. Additionally, he is a registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and a World Safety Organization – Certified Safety and Security Director (Rail Transit) – WSO-CSSD. Gary continues to publish and present at the annual AREMA Conferences.
“It’s great to be back in the consultant side of the industry and to help KKCS win projects,” Gary Gordon said.
KKCS, a California Corporation, is a full-service program management, construction management,and engineering & design organization. The firm has grown steadily in size and capability since its founding in 1987, and today employs more than 85 professionals in our regional offices. KKCS has a full staff of highly experienced, talented, and dedicated construction professionals who bring a collaborative, integrated team approach to our clients’ projects. We have demonstrated experience in planning, engineering, construction and program management ontransportation, water & energy, and facilities projects.