Brad Read
President @Tig M Modern Street Railways
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WORK HISTORY
President @Tig M Modern Street Railways
Chatsworth, CA, US
After extensive education in art and civil/structural/mechanical engineering, I worked for several years in Research and Development before embarking on my career as an executive. I have spent the last 25 years developing projects, negotiating contracts, and serving as lead designer for infrastructure and rolling stock on a series of transportation systems of increasing size and complexity.
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ABOUT BRAD READ
Brad Read is President of TIG/m, LLC, a streetcar design/build firm whose primary mission is to eliminate the need for continuous wayside power supply in streetcar systems. Mr. Read and his partners at TIG/m have, over the past fifteen years, designed and brought to market a series of ground-breaking “self-powered” streetcar propulsion systems which carry all the energy needed for a full day of service on-board the vehicles utilizing battery banks, hydrogen fuel cells, and regenerative braking. They are currently designing and installing these systems for various cities around the world. Prior to co-founding TIG/m, Mr. Read was President and co-founder of Transportation Innovations Group, LLC and Laurence/Wayne Research and Development, Inc. “TIG/m represents the best Los Angeles and America has to offer: they’re a homegrown small business that is innovative, forward-looking, and green,” said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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