Maritime Thought Leaders

Eleanor Bayley is a rail designer who has contributed to several unique projects all over the world. She worked on a project to design and construct a 125-mph high speed rail line for the West Coast Mainline in the United Kingdom. Another passenger rail project took her to Dubai, where she contributed to design of a section of the Palm Jumeriah Monorail Transit System. Eleanor's freight rail experience includes design and construction of the Sishen to Saldanha coal line in South Africa. She currently serves as lead designer on the West Vancouver Freight Access program at the Port of Vancouver USA.

Learn about Eleanor's work for Port of Vancouver in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Transportation Delivered.

Scott Hale is a rail designer with extensive experience working on freight rail projects for a variety of clients, including BNSF Railway, Willamette & Pacific Railroad, Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad. Scott has managed and designed projects for reconstruction and rehabilitation of mainline track and railroad crossings. With his strong railroad experience and proficiency using Rail Traffic Controller, Scott is an expert in modeling freight movements and rail operations. He has worked on capacity projects and completed railroad feasibility and acquisition studies. Scott's command of Rail Traffic Controller helps clients make better decisions by defining train schedules and optimal train performance runs, identifying critical infrastructure needs and evaluating the impacts of changes in railroad operations.

Learn about Scott's work for Port of Vancouver in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Transportation Delivered.

Capt. Jeff Monroe is a maritime consultant with more than 30 years of professional experience in the maritime and transportation arenas. He has worked on port, aviation and marine transportation systems and facility planning; marine transportation and operations; navigation safety; waterfront and airport master planning; maritime preservation and museum planning; project management; logistics planning; distribution network planning; professional training programs; and port, maritime and transportation security. As a nationally recognized expert in multimodal transportation, Jeff has appeared before Congress several times to provide testimony on port security, and he has served as an advisor on two federal maritime advisory committees reporting to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. He currently is Chairman of the Department of Homeland Security National Maritime Security Advisory Council.

In addition to his work with the United States, Jeff manages ongoing training for the Canadian National Defense Force in military and commercial logistics and developed the Canadian Certified Port Executive Program. He is a past president of the North Atlantic Ports Association.

Learn about Jeff's work for Port of Halifax in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Transportation Delivered.