Shepherd named rail market lead at Michael Baker
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Baker International has named Bonnie D. Shepherd as Senior Vice President and National Market Lead in the firm’s Railroad and Transit practice, based in Baltimore.
Shepherd will direct all activities related to Michael Baker’s rail and transit national market. She brings to the company almost 30 years of experience that includes work in the rail and transit industry with a focus on multi-modal transportation in architecture and engineering. Her expertise also includes strategic marketing and analytics of transportation systems, teaming partners and intelligence related to transit authorities and commissions for ports of America, the Department of Defense and municipal and Federal Governments.
Before joining Michael Baker, Shepherd was Vice President of Corporate Strategy at SYSTRA USA, where she developed strategies focused on track, infrastructure, electrical and systems for new work in the Northeast region of the U.S. as well as the broader North American market. Prior to SYSTRA, Shepherd served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Hatch Mott McDonald, where she specialized in multiple disciplines within the transportation industry.
Shepherd holds a B.S. degree in marketing and communications from Weston Business College.
Michael Baker International is a global provider of engineering, planning and consulting services.
