John Vickerman is a founding Principal and member of the Board of Directors of TranSystems Corporation, a transportation consulting firm specializing in the planning and design of port and intermodal facilities. TranSystems' Maritime Sector has become internationally known for providing innovative solutions to the many operational, planning and design issues confronting the marine and intermodal transportation industry. Much of John's work focuses on assisting ports and shipping companies to recognize and prepare for future market and technological changes.

As a specialist in intermodal and maritime terminal design, John has led TranSystems' work on major port projects throughout the United States and the world. Sixty-five of the 90 U.S. deep-water general cargo ports have benefited from TranSystems' strategic and tactical planning. John has performed projects for the Ports in Anchorage, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, BC,, Portland Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Long Beach on the West Coast: Halifax,

Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Jacksonville, Port Everglades, Miami and Virginia on the East Coast. His international work includes work for the ports of Rotterdam and Hong Kong and the intermodal freight analysis for the Chunnel between England and France.

Mr. Vickerman recently completed two terms as Chairperson for the lntermodal Freight Terminal Design and Operations Committee under the purview of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)/National Research Council (NRC). He has served on many national Policy Committees for the TRB.

John recently served as a jury member of the US DOT 2000 National Awards for the National Endowment for the Arts. He also serves as an advisory board member to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Global Maritime &Transportation School.

John is both a licensed civil engineer and registered architect in many states and holds a Master's Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as a Captain in the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Naval Reserve.

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