EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Jon Newhard, CEO
Jeff Spinazze, SVP of Sales & Marketing
Joe Custer, Chief Financial Officer
Clyde Neel, Chief of Engineering
Jeff Contreras, Vice President of Operations
Carol Terrando, Director of Human Resources
Barbara Catlin, Director Marketing & Communications
Jeff Cornelius, Director of Software Development
Jeff Spinazze, SVP of Sales & Marketing
Joe Custer, Chief Financial Officer
Clyde Neel, Chief of Engineering
Jeff Contreras, Vice President of Operations
Carol Terrando, Director of Human Resources
Barbara Catlin, Director Marketing & Communications
Jeff Cornelius, Director of Software Development
Building an Industry Dream Team for Growth
Trafficware has brought the best and brightest together from across the traffic industry’s leading companies such as Naztec, Econolite, Siemens, and TransCore in order to build a powerhouse management team built for continued growth.
Trafficware Corporate Capabilities
Trafficware has brought the best and brightest together from across the traffic industry’s leading companies such as Naztec, Econolite, Siemens, and TransCore in order to build a powerhouse management team built for continued growth.
Trafficware Corporate Capabilities
Jon Newhard, CEO
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Jon Newhard joined Trafficware as the Chief Executive Officer in 2013 and is responsible for the success of the company and its customers. Newhard has more than two decades of experience in technology-driven businesses, starting with functional roles at Siebel Systems and SAP. Newhard lead the turn-around of Kaplan Compliance Solutions (a Washington Post Company) and lead two divisions of Michigan-based local government software provider New World Systems before joining Trafficware.
Mr. Newhard earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard University where he also attended the Kennedy School of Government. Newhard also served on the Boards of the Maryland-based Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless and the Washington, DC-based For Love of Children. In addition to his business and philanthropic experience, Jon was twice elected to Council in Chevy Chase, MD, where he served as Treasurer. He currently serves on the board of directors for both Trafficware and Trafficware Canada. Jon is a frequent speaker on transportation issues around the world, addressing groups as diverse as the US Conference of Mayors and International Road Design Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
Jeff Spinazze, SVP of Sales & Marketing
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Jeff Spinazze joined Trafficware in 2014 as the Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing. Jeff has over 30 years of transportation industry experience starting as an application engineer at General Electric, as General Manager of Econolite Canada, Inc. and Senior Vice-President of Sales at Econolite Control Products Inc. prior to joining Trafficware. He is currently on the Board of Directors for ITS California, is a member of ITE, former chair for the ITS America Personal Mobility Forum – Arterial Systems and member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.
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Joe Custer, Chief Financial Officer
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Joe is a proven strategic finance leader with 20 years of experience working within Fortune 500 and private equity backed manufacturing companies. Beyond his traditional finance responsibilities, his experience includes mergers and acquisitions (M&A), debt refinancing, infrastructure technologies, productivity, process improvement and stakeholder relations. His focus is implementing client-centric growth strategies to maximize operational performance and enterprise value for all debt and equity stakeholders. Joe earned a BS in Accounting from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and is a certified public accountant.
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Clyde Neel, Chief of Engineering
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Clyde Neel joined Trafficware (then Naztec) in 1988 as Engineering Manager and has held the position of Chief of Engineering since 2011 and is responsible for the development of field-deployed traffic control products. For 26 years he has contributed both individually and as a team leader to the technical design of many products, including controllers, monitors, and detection systems. He is named as co-inventor on two patents. Prior to Trafficware, Clyde served as Director of Workstation Development at Datapoint Corporation, an early manufacturer of networked minicomputer systems as well as technical design positions with Texas Instruments and Basic Four Computer Corporation. Mr. Neel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Orleans.
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Jeff Contreras, Vice President of Operations
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Jeff Contreras joined Trafficware in 2012 and is responsible for supply chain, manufacturing, and product quality of Trafficware hardware. Jeff has spent 20 years in electronics manufacturing, with the last decade in plant and general operations management roles. A proponent of Lean Manufacturing, Jeff drives improvement in quality, efficiency and cost, and by focusing on value added activity. Jeff earned both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston.
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Carol Terrando, Director of Human Resources
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Carol Terrando joined Trafficware in 2012 as Director of Human Resources. Carol has drawn upon her 20 plus years of strategic HR experience with Flextronics International, The Texas Medical Center and East Texas Distributing to help create a strong and entrepreneurial work culture at Trafficware while building and executing HR strategies that enable the company to achieve annual objective and long term growth plans. Carol graduated with a degree in Marketing from Texas A&M, College Station, Texas.
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Barbara Catlin, Director of Marketing & Communications
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Barbara Catlin joined Trafficware in 2015 as their Director of Marketing and Communications and brings more than 20 years of strategic external communications experience in the transportation industry. She has worked for industry leaders including TransCore, Verizon, TV Guide Magazine and Anheuser-Busch. Barbara earned a triple major in Communications, Public Relations and Political Science from North Carolina State University and her Master’s degree from Southern Methodist University.
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Jeff Cornelius, Director of Software Development
Jeff Cornelius joined Trafficware in 2015 and is responsible for Trafficware’s software development and help center related activities. Jeff has spent more than 30 years in software development with 20 of those in a managerial capacity. A champion of Agile development practices, Jeff believes in delivering solutions customers want with the quality they demand. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Marshall Cheek, Director of Services
Marshall joined Trafficware in 2011 and is responsible for systems deployment services. Marshall is hands-on and leads a team of dedicated traffic engineers and professionals that deliver the industry’s best traffic management solutions. Projects under his supervision have included statewide traffic central management system projects, connected vehicle projects, as well as some of the largest and most sophisticated adaptive signal control systems in the United States. Marshall is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in Texas and Florida and has previous experience in transportation research and large-scale transportation infrastructure design, including light rail and bus rapid transit systems. Marshall earned his Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and his Master’s from Texas A&M University.