TBS is built on a simple premise: the most valuable consulting is done by people who have actually done the work, not always those who have only studied it. With 19 years’ operating in the rail and transit industry, including service as Director of Operations at various transit authorities, Charles brings a perspective that no firm can manufacture.

His career spans Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific, RailUSA (Pinsly), SFRTA/Tri-Rail, MARTA, CATS, and CTS Engineering, freight corridors, commuter rail boardrooms, federal grant strategy, and active infrastructure project leadership, on the Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project.

"Every system I build, every relationship I develop, every project I deliver, it all feeds one goal. Building a firm that transforms how rail and transit agencies operate, plan, and grow."

• 19 Years Rail & Transit Leadership — Freight, Commuter, Passenger, Intermodal

• Former Director of Operations

• Former VP & General Manager — RailUSA

• Superintendent of Operations — Norfolk Southern & Canadian Pacific

• Chief Rail Manager — CTS Engineering, Inc.

• Project Management Certificate — Georgia Tech Professional Education (2025)

• MBA — University of Arizona (UAGC)

• Member: APTA | AREMA | Council of Quality Growth