Michael Edson is a Software Application Engineer at RailComm since May 2017, specializing in the design and installation of dispatching software systems for railroad operations. Prior experience includes serving as a Toll Collector for the New York State Thruway Authority from January 2012 to May 2017, and a Systems Engineer Co-op at Harris Corporation, where Michael designed radio and communication systems for naval vessels. Michael's military background includes leadership roles in the New York Army National Guard and the United States Army, where responsibilities included communication and network planning, managing teams, and earning multiple military awards. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, completed in 2013, following education at Genesee Community College.
Tracsis Rail Technology Solutions (formerly RailComm)
Tracsis Rail Technology Solutions (formerly RailComm) is a leading provider of technology solutions to the world’s railroad industry. We are part of the Tracsis Group. We have innovative software centric solutions that monitor, analyze, and control key assets of the rail infrastructure for both freight and passenger/transit railroads, including rail-served industrials, intermodal terminals, and ports. As other industries have done in the past, the railroad industry is rapidly moving to automation and data/information as core competitive differentiators. RailComm, with our cloud-based (SaaS) and internet-of-things (IoT) solutions, is uniquely positioned to lead this trend. With our solutions our customers can achieve both increased efficiency and safety, two of the primary drivers of the industry. With the ability to automate and analyze rail assets, our customers can optimize their resources more effectively and achieve significant increases in revenue and reduction in costs. Additionally, through effective automation they can achieve dramatic improvements in safety by eliminating risky and unpredictable manual or paper driven processes. Our solutions include yard automation, computer aided mainline dispatching, remote condition monitoring and intelligent analytics for failure prediction. Solutions: Remote yard control | Mainline train control | Condition-based maintenance | Remote condition monitoring | Smart data analytics for failure prediction | Rail car tracking | Remote heater control | Remote track protection | Blue flag protection system | Shove track protection system.