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  ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:
 
   
Victor Alonso – Locomotive/Design Engineer


Victor’s strong design engineering background and past experience supporting General Electric Transportation’s diesel engine rebuild assembly line in Mexico is a huge asset working with all areas of our production. His experience in the locomotive field enables him to easily interface between sales and customers to establish, maintain, and develop processes and procedures that ensure and support warranty claims and procedures.
 

   
Tammy Johansen - Director of Procurement

Tammy comes to the company with over 15 years of experience in all aspects of purchasing related to the rail industry in her former capacity with Alstom.  Her capabilities and experience will allow her to direct this department as well as building valuable relationships with vendors and contractors.  She is well schooled in the need for establishing and maintaining quality standards of products, negotiating supply agreements, and maintaining processes and procedures as they related to overall company direction.  Her addition to the team will also provide ground floor input to the establishment of technical software systems that provide an integrated approach to managing the business.

   
Dennis King - Facility Engineer


Dennis has over 35 years of experience at the facility that now houses American Motive Power Inc. His intimate knowledge of the mechanical aspects of the facility has made him an invaluable resource in the facility restoration and start-up process. Dennis will continue to manage the facility and also the maintenance department. His efforts to continue to optimize the energy uses on site will directly impact our ability to economically service the needs of our customers and provide direct benefits to the turn around time associated with projects at the site. The experience, dedication, and team effort portrayed by Dennis will allow American Motive Power Inc. to continue building a reliable resource staff capable of accomplishing many tasks in the future

   
Frank Peters - Estimating

Mr. Peters comes to American Motive Power, Inc. from Rail Power in Houston Texas. He will be handling the coordination of Estimates under the direction of the VP Sales, Marketing & Business Development and will be responsible for tracking and revisions of all estimates and insuring timely information is being conveyed to the customer. He also has a broad range of locomotive experience in Bids & Proposals as well as hands on experience from a mechanical aspect to support his knowledge in preparing appropriate estimates. His knowledge of Alco engines is of particular interest given the number in use in the industry and the need for knowledgeable individuals to properly assess their role in fleet availability and maintenance programs
 
   
Paul Stiles - Corporate Controller


Paul has over 15 years experience in all aspects of corporate accounting processes. His insight in to cost control, production management, audit procedures, documentation of processes and procedures, and general ability to formulate action plans based on conditions is very beneficial to the business. His experience in the rail business and projecting financial plans in to the future, and his flexibility to adapt to the changes presented in many scenarios, will offer the ability to maintain constant, accurate monitoring of the details of the business and its processes. The dedication Paul has in maintaining the criteria set forth under Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures demonstrates and further insures the integrity we demand from the back shop through the Administration Staff assembled.
 

   
Joseph Tenaglia  - Supply Chain Manager

Mr. Tenaglia has joined the team of American Motive Power, Inc. as Supply Chain Manager most recently from LaBatt’s Brewing Company Ltd. of Montreal Canada. His locomotive experience covers 26 years prior to his time at LaBatt where he was employed by Alstom and its predecessors-CN Rail and AMF in Montreal where he served in various capacities to include Material Manager, Work, Material, and Production Planner as well as Production Supervisor. His vast experience in the engine and locomotive re-manufacturing business and his ability to coordinate production with supply chain activities, further strengthens AMP’s ability to meet delivery demands.
   
Karl Thielges - Project Manager


Karl has a strong manufacturing and production based background bringing more than 18 years of project management experience to the position of Plant Manager. In this capacity, he has been extremely instrumental in accepting the responsibilities of opening up a closed facility and preparing it for the high level of production planned. His substantial leadership qualities, project execution skills, and positive customer relations background provides a solid foundation for the manufacturing processes and procedures. His experience in project management, cost control, and production improvement processes will continue to provide a solid foundation for building a strong and productive manufacturing environment for American Motive Power Inc.

   
Sheila VanAuken - Human Resources Manager

Sheila’s 37 years of administrative support experience makes her a strong addition to the American Motive Power Inc. team. As Human Resources Manager, Sheila is responsible for smooth personnel operations, providing a pool of qualified staff and labor resources from which to choose from for open positions, crafting and administering Company Benefit Programs, and the development of sound policies and procedures. Her past administrative support background offers great organizational skills and the ability to keep up with the ever changing regulations related to Human Resource management.  Her development of sound job descriptions with Production managers has allowed AMP to meet the learning curve demands of the business in that employee selection opportunities for craft positions are properly filled.

 
 
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American Motive Power Inc.
9431 Foster Wheeler Rd
Dansville, NY 14437
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