About RTS Consulting
Dr. Alan F. Rumsey, P.Eng., FIRSE, MIEEE
Independent Senior Consultant
Profile
Dr. Rumsey is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada, a Fellow of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), a member of the IRSE International Technical Committee, and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Rumsey was the Chair of the IEEE Working Group that developed industry consensus standards for Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems.
Dr. Rumsey has spent his whole career in the rail transit industry with 40 years’ experience in all phases of rail transit system planning, design, integration, implementation, test & commissioning and safety certification. He has extensive project management experience for advanced technology projects in rail transit, having worked on major projects in North America, Europe and Asia. He is a recognized industry leader in CBTC for both new-start and re-signalling applications, including driverless systems, and has broad knowledge of all rail transit operating systems including signalling, communications, control centres, traction power, and rolling stock.
Dr. Rumsey is regularly called upon to provide expert advisory services to rail transit agencies and system suppliers around the world who are seeking to achieve a step-change improvement in rail transit system safety and operational performance through the implementation of advanced technology systems.