IoT Roundtable Breakfast - Sept 28

Description

“The Internet of Things at BNSF”

Speaker:  Mike Garcia, Director in Technology Services, BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway operates over 1,200 trains per day across more than 32,000 miles of track in 28 states and three Canadian provinces. BNSF leads the rail industry in technical innovation. Sensor technology monitors locomotives, rail cars, track, and facilities and the information generated from these sensors is captured, analyzed, and acted upon in a timely fashion. BNSF is leveraging industrial scale IoT solutions to improve safety, efficiency, and availability for its employees and customers. The presentation will present an overview of the advanced maintenance programs enabled across BNSF assets through the use of IoT technologies.

Mike Garcia is a Director in Technology Services at BNSF Railway. In this role, Mike directs programs enabling condition based and predictive maintenance for mechanical assets, the development and adoption of a modern BI ecosystem, and on-going support of an application portfolio primarily focused on mechanical operations. He has more than fifteen years of experience in technology leadership positions across a number of industries including energy, retail, and transportation. Mike’s leadership positions have included oversight of software development, product management, user experience, business intelligence, operational analytics, CRM platform development, and agile & digital transformations. Mike is passionate about helping to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities while balancing organizational change management with a drive for innovation. He has a M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.