TSE Team
Meet Some Key TSE Team Members
Alberto Fernandez
Founder
"I am proud of the innovative technological solutions and diverse range of large-scale rail transit projects TSE has completed since we began work in 1997, then was founded as an independent consulting firm in 2014. Our experienced TSE team is world-class and dedicated to quality, integrity, safety and on-time delivery of high-end engineering solutions."
Simon Kim
CEO
simon.kim@tseinc.us
Simon is a veteran engineering industry executive with over twenty years of experience. Prior to TSE, he served in various senior executive roles, including a role as CEO, for global infrastructure consulting firms. Most recently, Kim was President and CEO of North American operations for the international consulting group COWI. Kim holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley.
Kate Zong
Operations Manager
kate.zong@tseinc.us
Kate possesses nearly ten years of progressive experience in Engineering and Project Management in the transportation industry. She combines efficiency, creativity and safety in engineering design with effective project management skills and leadership qualities to support multi-billion-dollar capital projects.
Mario has over 45 years of transit engineering experience and 12 years of experience with TSE serving as Project Engineer, Lead Traction Power Engineer, and Field Support Engineer. He has participated on two of the three BART extensions projects: DPX and CSX.
Dorian has over 17 years experience in control and signaling design, construction and testing on rail projects nationwide. Among his several transit projects, he helped design train control for the Warm Springs BART extension, a Design/Build contract conforming to new BART standards.
David has over 38 years experience in transit engineering and management, specializing in signaling design and procurement through all phases, as well as comprehensive review of testing reports and results. His expertise includes design of advanced communications-based train control systems and integration of those systems.
Brian brings over 30 years experience to TSE, with knowledge of the transit systems industry including alternative delivery methods (Design/Build, Bid/Build, CM/GC) and project implementation experience on rail transit systems – BART, Caltrain, Sacramento RT and SFMTA.
Kenneth brings his nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications and business development to every project. With an expertise in proposal development, project management and technical documentation writing and review, he complements TSE's engineering team. He is a graduate of Columbia University (M.S.) and Colgate University (B.S.), majoring in Geoscience.
Forrest is an experienced Electrical Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the rail transit industry, specializing in communications systems. He is highly skilled in AutoCAD, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), 3D Design using BIM/SolidWorks, Systems Engineering and Six Sigma.
Terry has over 19 years of experience in Project Management, Systems Integration, Systems Engineering and Design and installation oversight in multiple facets of the communications and rail industry.
Patrick has over 20 years of professional engineering experience in train control systems for heavy rail transit systems with specialization in design, equipment construction, computer hardware and software development, construction management, testing, commissioning, inspecting, and placing train control systems into revenue service.
Stephen has over 22 years of professional engineering and management experience in train control and rail transit systems, specializing in design, hardware and software development, construction management, testing, commissioning, train control systems into revenue service.
Walter has over 40 years of relevant hands-on systems design and construction management experience on Class 1 railroads, heavy rail, light rail and DMU rail transit projects. An expert in QA/QC procedures, Walt brings a breadth of experience and knowledge to every project.
Brendan has 38 years of experience in Engineering Design, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Software Applications Development, and Computer Networking, integrating multi-vendor technologies into automated systems.
Mike has 30 years experience in wireless communications, regulatory engineering, project and personnel management, and technical consulting. Recent projects include: San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency’s (SFMTA) legacy communications systems, within the MUNI Metro Subway, and CTA.
Kevin has extensive engineering experience in automated public transportation: Train control software design specifications, field testing CBTC systems, and analyses for advanced transit corridor studies. Kevin is also a recognized expert in vehicle control software and vehicle-based switching.
Vivek has over 5 years of experience as a professional engineer with a specialization in traction power for rail transit applications. He has worked extensively on BART projects and has extensive engineering background in various mass transportation projects focusing on power supply and SCADA solutions.
Abhinav has a background in CBTC Systems, Automatic Train Supervision, Communications and Station Operations. He has coordinated cross-functional projects involving signaling, communications and construction. He has worked on projects for SFMTA, BART and TTC.
