Introductions

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Greetings. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Randy Bowman and I am honored to serve as president of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) for 2014-2015. I will be installed in office during this year's annual conference in Chicago, Ill. With a Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering from North Carolina State University, I began my railroad career in 1985 with Norfolk Southern as a metallurgical engineer in our research and tests laboratory in Alexandria, Va. I worked there and in Roanoke, Va., for more than 18 years before moving to the Engineering Department in Atlanta, Ga., almost 11 years ago. My current position is engineer of track and materials. I am active in both AREMA Committee 5 - Track and AREMA Committee 4 - Rail, where I served as sub-committee chair, secretary, vice-chair and chair. I then served as a director and vice president of the Track Functional Group on the Functional Group Board of Directors. For the past year, I have served as senior vice president and am preparing to move into the role of president.