Candidate Profile – Yousef Kimiagar, P.Eng.

NAME

Yousef Kimiagar, MMSc.,P.Eng.,PMP,FIRSE,SMIEEE

EMPLOYER AND POSITION

Hatch Inc., Vice President Advanced Technologies/Rail Systems

EDUCATION

  • MMSc. – U.Waterloo
  • B.Sc. – E.E IUST
  • Ontario Building Code Fire Protection, Occupant Safety
  • Executive Certificate in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Implications for Business Strategy, MIT

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Hatch, Mississauga, ON
VP Advanced Technologies and US Rail Systems. Managing/developing talents providing consulting services for advanced technologies and rail systems
 
Gannett Fleming, Toronto, ON
Vice President, Transit Rail Systems managing assignments and developing business across North America.
 
Parsons Corporation, Markham, ON
Senior Principal/Director Project Management rail and transit systems Canada and Global Systems Management Practice Lead
 
Delcan, Markham, ON
Principal/Director project management rail systems, business planning, financial performance in Canada
 
Thales Rail Signalling Solutions/ Alcatel Transport Automation Solutions ON
Senior Project Manager responsible for international projects ranging over $100 million and project teams of over 200 professionals

ACTIVITIES IN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS 

  • Fellow, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, UK
  • Member Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), Political Action Network (PAN)
  • Senior Member of Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)

YEARS OF REGISTRATION WITH PROFESSION

  • Electrical (Ontario), P.Eng. 2004
  • Electrical (British Columbia), P.Eng. 1998
  • Project Management Professional, PMP 2003

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Chair IRSE CBTC conference
  • Chair IEEE, CBTC/Signals Standards Committee
  • Co-Chair, Transportation Research Board Paper Review Taskforce

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Mentor Program Younger Professionals
  • Community engagement – City of Markham

CONFERENCE OR TECHNICAL PAPERS GIVEN OR PUBLISHED

Over 20 published papers, articles and presentations about Artificial Intelligence in Rail Industry, Advanced Train Control Systems, Systems Management, P3 Infrastructure Projects, Modernization and Digitalization of Railway and IoT.

CANDIDATE STATEMENT 

The engineering profession touches all aspects of our lives. But despite this fact, engineers do not get the proportional rewards in comparison with other professions. Engineers need to value their contribution to the society and in parallel, elevate the public knowledge about this fact.

I have always emphasized that the younger professionals are the lifeline of every profession and without the right level of attraction, we will not be able to fill in the gap that baby boomers are leaving behind. My efforts in attracting younger professionals extend to devoting my time to mentorship programs and organizing conferences affordable to this group of workforce.

Engineering is still a profession with gender gap. Although improvements have been made in the recent years, but we still have a long way to go. Arranging programs at different levels of education system is essential to fill in the gender gap in engineering.

These are some of the high priority tasks that we need to take actions to resolve. I am determined to do my part and put share my decades of hard earned experience towards a concerted effort at OSPE to achieve these goals.