Chris Ferguson Named Central Region Transit and Rail Market Lead at WSP

Chris Ferguson has been appointed central region transit and rail market lead for WSP USA.

In his new role, Ferguson, who will be based in the firm’s Chicago office, will drive business development, pursuits and strategy, synchronize teaming relationships, lead coordination and communications with clients and partners, and support technical projects.

Ferguson has more than a decade of transit and rail industry expertise, including with Class One freight railroads, and projects for transportation agencies such as Metra (Chicago), the Chicago Transit Authority, SunRail (Florida), the Utah Transit Authority, and Rio Metro (New Mexico). He continues to work with various agencies on positive train control implementation as they strive to meet regulatory deadlines.

“Chris is a strong rail systems manager with a successful track record defining and executing strategy, managing programs and projects, improving process, and engaging stakeholders,” said Julie D’Orazio, senior vice president and WSP’s national market leader for transit and rail.

“Chris has exceptional skills in cultivating solutions to highly technical challenges. He does this by proactively seeking the perspectives of stakeholders with widely differing goals, and crafting win-win scenarios,” added Phil Pasterak, vice president and director of WSP’s transit & rail group.