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people Paprcka named COO at Delaware Transit Corp. Richard Paprcka, to chief operating ofcer at the Delaware Transit Corp. (DTC), which operates DART First State's statewide buses and trains. Paprcka Paprcka started his career as a mechanic with New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and later progressed into the bus engineer group responsible for bus purchases and in-plant inspections. In 1994, following a key role in the system-wide fare collection system installation, he became director, electronic systems support, and from 1996 to 1999, was director, maintenance, for the Southern and Central Divisions of NJ Transit. In September 1999, Paprcka became director, maintenance, for the Northern Division of NJ Transit where he was responsible for the maintenance of six locations, 450 employees and nearly 1,000 buses. ̈ At STV Inc.: Richard M. Amodei, to head, Transportation & Infrastructure division's Northeast region; John Ponzio, to VP, systems, safety and security, transportation & infrastructure division; Robert Barbera, PE, to sr. VP and manager, construction management division's northeast territory; and Amos Liu, PE, to VP, Charlotte, N.C. ofce. ̈ Mike Richardson, parts territory sales manager, southern region, for ABC Companies. ̈ Brian Myles, to sales manager, eastern region, for Stertil-Koni USA Inc. ̈ At Seon Design Inc.: Mike Bismeyer, to transit sales manager; and Kris Wylie, to sales executive, transit division. Bismeyer Wylie Newcomer Hinderer ̈ At Amtrak's board of directors: Anthony R. Coscia, to chairman; and Jeffrey R. Moreland, to vice chairman. ̈ Lutz Bertling, to president and chief operating ofcer of Bombardier Transportation. ̈ At Parsons Brinckerhoff: Peter Denitz, to manager, special projects, Transit and Rail Technical Excellence Center; and Rodrigo Pigna, sr. engineering manager, Miami ofce. ̈ Brent Maitland, to VP, marketing and product planning, at Motor Coach Industries. ̈ At Commuter Services of Pennsylvania: Stacy Newcomer, deputy project manager; Hollie Hinderer, to outreach Brown coordinator; and Tim Beckwith, to marketing manager. ̈ Jeremy Brown, to director, business development, for First Transit. Maitland Amodei ̈ Troy Clarke, to president/CEO of Navistar International Corp. ̈ At Gannett Fleming: Jessica M. W. Hou, PE, to VP/regional ofce manager, Hampton Roads, Va. ofce; and Douglas A. Lee, PE, to transportation engineer, Mill Valley, Calif. ofce. ̈ Oliver Wels, to director, sales and marketing, Richardson 88 < mETRO mAGAZINE MAY 2013 Myles at Aesys. metro-magazine.com