Union Tank Car competitors

John O'Bryan is based in Greater St. Louis Area. He has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Rescare, Dir:Global Sales at Sea-Land Service, and President at Mitsui Rail Capital. John studied at Jacksonville University, University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 2013 and 2014, and UNF.

Jim Meyer is a Board Member at FreightCar America Inc, Board Member at E-Z Pack Refuse Hauling Solutions LLC, and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America Inc and is based in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He has experience at Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas and BBN Technologies and has worked as Chief Operating Officer at REV GROUP, INC.; Gen Mgr:Small Cars at Mazda Motor Corporation; and Vice President at BRUNSWICK CORP. James works or has worked as MEMBER at Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, MEMBER at AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, and MEMBER at Philadelphia Bar Association. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1990 and 1990, University of Michigan between 1994 and 1994, and University of Michigan between 1984 and 1984.

Specialties: Strategy Development and Execution World-Class EH&S Performance Transformational Lean Implementation Risk Management and Inventory Control Cost Analysis, Reduction and Control Quality, Environmental and Safety Systems Sales & Operations Planning

Widely experienced executive with history of building organizations, growing revenues, and exceeding targets in steel, energy, and railroad manufacturing industries. Skilled in strategic planning, operations streamlining, team building, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Leads company to next level of success both in periods of growth and during market downturns.Achiever and problem-solver who always asks for more responsibility when there are difficulties to overcome. Leads by example to drive team engagement and productivity. Sets company vision and creates cultures of support and accountability to ensure achievement of all business targets for both public and privately-owned organizations.Multi-talented operations leader who drives success in startups, sales, acquisitions, downturns, upturns, IPOs, M&A, divestitures, new product launches, and customer experience in union and non-union environments. Focused on best practice awareness and management to ensure operational excellence across global enterprises. Continuous learner, able to apply business acumen to multiple industries.Highlighted AchievementsDirected multiple, $100M+ construction startups for global agricultural/food leader Cargill.Built Cargill's tubular manufacturing business, brought division to success, and led team through sale to French and German buyer.Led $120M-$400M acquisitions and integrations of 3 foreign & domestic manufacturing competitors.Worked with Chairman of the Board to achieve top-ranked NA performance for American Railcar, and leading expansion into India and Russia.Developed new international business footprint for railroad product manufacturer Greenbrier; doubled global sales by gaining market dominance in Romania, Ukraine, and Turkey, as well as capturing 70% of Saudi Arabia market.