Globim management is comprised of rail industry experts with cumulative centuries of experiences in the building, management and operation of railway systems.

Critical Success Factors

The following articulate Globim’s critical success factors:

• Fundamentally, we are railroad people with centuries of collective experiences
• We are passionate and driven, and believe in sustaining and improving the quality of people's lives through engineering innovation and exceptional project delivery.
• We offer a concept that would lead to rail profitability to our client
• We create a special purpose vehicle tailored to the project jurisdiction
• We assemble a consortium of additional experts, professionals, corporations, and financiers to suit the project needs
• We arrange private, institutional, and sovereign project funding
• We provide a one-stop shop for Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Operations of the railway.

Executive Team

Profile Of Dr. Jude O. Igwemezie, P.Eng.

Dr. Jude O. Igwemezie, P. Eng., is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario and has been involved with rail related engineering and research since 1981. He obtained his B.Eng. degree in Civil Engineering and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is an expert in structural mechanics, stress and failure analyses, design, testing and assessment of railway engineering structures and derailment investigations. Since 1988, his firms have carried out tens of $millions of engineering contracts. He has also authored or co-authored 100 articles, reports and publications on rail track and vehicle systems.

Dr. Igwemezie is the Chairman of TransGlobim (Globim) International, and Founder and President of Applied Rail Research technologies (ARRT Inc.), a railway consulting engineering and Research Company and NorFast Inc. that markets premium railway track products developed by ARRT Inc. His clients on the consulting and products sides include all Major Class-1 North American railroads.

Dr. Igwemezie has made significant contributions to the rail industry. He was the first to develop a methodology for setting railhead wear limits. Several North American railroads have successfully implemented his recommendations. In 1992, he developed and published mathematical relationships between dynamic loads, defect size and rail fracture during cold weather train operations. He has investigated wheel failures in Hi-rail vehicles. He developed the residual stress standards incorporated into the AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association) manual. Dr. Igwemezie has investigated wheel-shelling problems for railroads and suppliers and analyzed wood, concrete and steel tie failures. He has designed derailment containment barriers for residential areas, high relief joint–bar that allow more rail wear for several North American railroads, 124-lb/yd-rail section, new tie plates and clip that fight gauge widening and prevent rail rollover as well as new joint plates that allow positive tie-down of the joint. In 2004, he designed a revolutionary insulated rail joint that has a section modulus that is three times greater than that of current systems and also greater than that of the rail section. Dr. Igwemezie has been actively involved in the development of track superelevation policies for railroads. Recently, he developed software (ASET) for setting track superelevation, locomotive power utilization and fuel optimization in trains. Dr. Igwemezie holds or has pending patents for several innovative railway track components.

He has significant experience on the impact of rail grinding and lubrication on: rail life, track forces, rail stresses, tie stresses and track alignment. In 1997, he was invited to address the American Railway Engineering Association on rail management during their annual conference in Chicago. In 2009, he led the team that reorganized the management structure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

In 1997, the UniP Railroad Steel tie and fastener systems designed by Dr. Igwemezie won the Gold Medal in the Industrial Systems Category of the Canadian Design Engineering Awards. In 2001, Dr. Igwemezie received the "Harry Jerome Award" for Professional Excellence from the Black Business & Professional Association of Canada. In 2008, he received an Outstanding Business Achievement Award from the Business Development Bank of Canada. In 2009, he received an Award from the "Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Canada" for outstanding contributions to the diaspora community and industrialization in Nigeria.

Dr. Igwemezie is an industry expert on derailments and track component failures including providing expert reports and witness testimony in court litigations. He is the current Chairman of Sub-Committee-2 (Rail Rolling Specifications) of Committee-4 of AREMA.

Profile Of David (Dave) C. Kelly, B.Sc., (Civil)

Dave Kelly is an Engineer and a Senior Director of Globim. He was formerly Chief Engineer for the US Operations of Canadian National (CN) railway. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Maintenance for the Illinois Central railroad before it was acquired by the CN. In these capacities, Dave was in charge of line maintenance including capital projects such as building new lines, yard reconstructions and bridges. He managed an annual budget of US$100 million for Maintenance of Way and US$50 million for Mechanical equipment and supervised a staff of 1,200 people. Other responsibilities included maintenance of rolling stock and constructing within 4-1/2 months on time and on budget a US$15 million inter-modal rail yard in Chicago and reconstructions of bridges. He oversaw the conversion of the ICRR from a double line system to a single mainline system. He was the president of American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA). In 2009, he was a member of the team that reorganized the management structure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

Profile Of Sadik Najarali, C.A.

Sadik is a Chartered Account and a Director in Globim. He was formerly with a multi-national accounting firm and has over 16 years of experience in accounting, audit and business advisory services. During his career, he has conducted numerous assignments including auditing of political parties for the Government of Canadian, providing investors and other financial institutions with financial advice. Although he has always based in Toronto, he has conducted assignments in USA, UK, South America, Middle-East, and Pakistan. Sadik has been involved in due diligence for numerous business deals ranging from $20 million to $300 million both domestically and internationally. He has played a primary role in quantifying capital required for project and raising the necessary capital for global projects. He has extensive experience in strategic development/assessment and operations management including market sizing, business plan validation, and customer needs assessment. In 2009, he was a member of the team that reorganized the management structure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. In 2009, he was a member of the team that reorganized the management structure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

Profile Of Paul M. Tucker

Paul Tucker is an Engineer; Director in Globim and Vice President, Operations of NorFast Inc. He was formerly Chief Regional Engineer of CSXT with extensive and successful experience implementing, facilitating, and training engineering employees in various safety and work program, (safety programs, CSX-FRA standards, safety and operating rules, etc.). Proven ability to lead a team to develop and execute visions, strategies, and systems to meet individual needs and corporate objectives. Experience in construction, maintenance of railroad track, structures, roadbed and project management in various geographic locations throughout the eastern U.S. He successfully managed the implementation and continual analysis of annual operating budgets up to $80 million with $150 million in capital expenditures. Capital and maintenance program planning and execution, quality oversight, standards management, research/development of railroad material and work methodology. He also has:

• Established and maintain a network of Railroad Managers.
• Extensive experience in train accident prevention and investigation.
• Thorough knowledge of railway materials, work processes, and track equipment.
• Participated in research and development of track, roadway equipment, materials and components, and curfew methodology and practices.
• Established and maintained positive interaction with federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as other internal and external business contacts.
• Constructed and maintained concrete, steel and various wood-type track structures resulting in increased service reliability and customer satisfaction over 23,000 mile CSX Network.

In 2009, he was a member of the team that reorganized the management structure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

Profile of M. Saeed Mirza, Ph.D.,
Emeritus Professor Of Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Dr. Mirza is an Esteemed Associate of TransGlobim on Infrastructure matters. In June 2009, Dr. Saeed Mirza was elevated to Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics at McGill University, Montreal. In June 2004, he was elected Fellow of the prestigious Canadian Academy of Engineering, based on his many valuable contributions through teaching, research and development, scholarship, and to the development and practice of civil engineering both nationally and internationally. Holder of two scholarships throughout his undergraduate years, Dr. Mirza graduated with a Gold Medal from the University of Karachi and several academic and cricket awards and prizes. He obtained his M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University while holding the Canadian Commonwealth and the National Research Council scholarships; he also won several prizes and awards for extracurricular activities at McGill and for many valuable batting performances for Quebec and Canada. He has the unique distinction of being the first overseas student to be elected the President of the Students’ Society at McGill University (1964); he introduced reforms aimed at transparency and openness of the Society and introduced some new activities, such as the International Festival.

He was appointed Dean of Students at McGill University (1972-78), and his work in Senate and its committees helped ameliorate the quality of student life on campus. His strong leadership role in the University taking over the Students’ Society in trusteeship in 1976 was extremely helpful in re-establishing it on a solid footing.

Dr. Mirza played a pivotal role in helping develop a new Environmental Policy and Principles, which were accepted by Senate. Subsequently, as chair of the Sub-Committee on the Environment, he worked hard to implement the Policy and organize several beneficial activities. He was recently appointed the chair of the Green Building Task Force charged with the development of a framework for environmentally friendly regulations to replace the current ones.

Commencing in 1966, he has taught several structural engineering courses, developing some of these entirely on his own, e.g., structural models and bridge courses. His emphasis on clear understanding of the fundamentals and his consistent teaching excellence led to his winning the Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award in 1991. His deep concern with Canada’s deteriorating infrastructure over the past two decades to promote and establish significant changes in the civil engineering curriculum, embracing the principles of sustainable development and life cycle costing if infrastructure. He developed and delivered two undergraduate and two graduate courses dealing with scientific aspects of deterioration and durability of infrastructure and with related environmental, socio-economic, financial, governmental and management issues. His self-financed 1995 detailed survey of Canada’s municipal infrastructure, in conjunction with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, determined that an investment of $44 billion was needed to bring it back to an acceptable level. The resulting report has been used by all levels of government to deal with ongoing infrastructure budget appropriations. He is constantly sought by the media for comments on infrastructure issues and the seriously deteriorating infrastructure.

As Canada’s premier concrete infrastructure expert, Dr. Mirza has been involved in several innovative analysis, design and trouble-shooting consulting projects, involving design, repair and retrofitting of structures damaged by mechanical, natural, man-made and environmental causes. Dr. Mirza has also been an active member of the Governing Council of the National Guide on Sustainable Infrastructure and the Municipal Infrastructure Committee which deals with all technical issues related to the Best Practices being developed to assist the Canadian municipalities in the sustainable management of their infrastructure. He has also contributed to the development of the new governance guidelines and an educational strategy to broadly disseminate this newly acquired knowledge to all municipalities through all available means, including the universities and the learned societies. He has also acted as an expert witness in some complex litigious cases.

Over the past 40 years, Dr. Mirza has been extremely active in research into analysis and design of concrete structures and infrastructure deterioration and durability issues. He has guided over 120 for their M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees and over 150 undergraduate students in their undergraduate design and research projects. He is the author or co-author of over 250 technical papers and reports in technical journals, special publications and refereed conference proceedings. He has been an invited key-note speaker at several national and international conferences, besides being involved in the development and delivery of several key continuing education programs in Canada and abroad.

Dr. Mirza has been an active member of several technical and administrative committees of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Recognized as the most active volunteer in the CSCE, he initiated many innovative and professionally beneficial activities and programs for students, young members and practicing civil engineers. He is a Fellow of the CSCE, the EIC, the ACI and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Pakistan. For his outstanding contributions to the development and practice of structural engineering in Canada, he was honored with the CSCE A. B. Sanderson Award in 1991. The ASCE recognized his several beneficial contributions to promote close relations among Canadian and U.S. engineers leading to significant success in selected joint research programs and academic and professional activities through its CAN-AM Amity Civil Engineering Award.

In 1999, Professor Mirza was the co-winner of the ASCE T.Y.Lin Award for the best paper on prestressed concrete published in any of the journals of the ASCE, the ACI or the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. His work on the rehabilitation of the Champlain Bridge, Montreal, was recognized by the Prix Meritas of the Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec (Secteur Rive Sud); his leadership as chair of the CSCE Committee on Rehabilitation of Infrastructure was recognized by the Centre d’Expertise et Recherche en Infrastructures Urbaines (CERIU). Dr. Mirza’s many valuable contributions to the CSCE Structural Division were recognized through the James Vance Award (1982). In 2003, the EIC honored Dr, Mirza for his many, many contributions to the profession, the CSCE, the EIC, through teaching., research, professional and continuing education activities in Canada and abroad, with the prestigious John B. Sterling Medal.

For his many contributions to education, research, profession, cricket and the society-at-large, Dr. Mirza was honored with the Canada 125 Award in 1992. In 1996, the Institute of Overseas Pakistanis recognized him as one of the 20 most outstanding Pakistanis (by birth) living and working around the world; this list also includes Dr. A. Salam, the only Pakistani Nobel Prize Winner.

Profile Of Muhammad Amleh, M.Eng. (Mechanical)

Muhammad is Sr. Engineer with Globim and Vice President, Manufacturing for NorFast Inc. On the Engineering end, he is also involved in research in computational mechanics and field-testing of structures. His other experiences include analysis, design and retrofitting of concrete bridges and structures. Such work involved amongst other things, corrosion analysis of concrete structures. He is a member of American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) Committee-30 (Tie Specifications) and is presently involved in on-going investigation of failures and analytical work in derailments and litigation where ARRT has acted as lead engineering expert consulting firm.

Profile Of Tuan A. Nguyen, B.A.Sc. (Mechanical)

Tuan is Manager, Computer Aided Design for Globim. He is a key player in the areas of design with CAD systems and stress analyses using the Finite Element method. He is involved in all aspects of rail engineering projects, testing and research activities carried out at ARRT, a member of the Globim group of companies. He also provides computer and technical support for the company. He is a key person in the track standards development of ARRT Inc. His work covers all track components and track alignment.

Profile Of Dr. Anthony McFoy Akachukwu, MBBS, FCIM.

Dr. Anthony MacFoy Akachukwu is a medical doctor and a philanthropist. He graduated from the University of Nigeria Medical College, Enugu, Nigeria. He is a Director of TransGlobim international and head of the mission in Nigeria. Prior to joining TransGlobim, he has held several Medical positions including a position in the Board of Directors of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu where he was the Chairman, Board Committee on Movement to Ituku, Ozalla, and Chairman Board Committee on the Pharmacy. He is currently a board member of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. As Chairman of Affiliated Resources International, Enugu, a multifaceted company that is involved in several aspects of human endeavors, he developed the organization’s management structure and operating policy, material management and handling, procurement and logistics and, building and construction projects.

During his time in North America, he was the Chief Medical Director/President of Mount Royal Medical Group in Beverly Hills, California where he supervised 37 independent medical clinics. Between 1990 and 1999, he was Chief Medical Director/Head of Administration for Affiliated Home Health Group in Los Angeles, California, Chief Medical Director/Head of Administration for DataMed Inc., Beverly Hills California and Chief Operating Officer, Alpha Medical Group, Beverly Hills, California.

Dr. Akachukwu is also a political juggernaut. In 1994, he served as Los Angele City Campaign Manager for Senator Diane Feinstein, a current United States Senator. Between 2006 and 2008, he held the position of Secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambara State, Nigeria. In this capacity, he supervised the day to day to day activities of the party including ensuring that correspondences and notices of meetings were sent to and received by State Congress, State Executive Committees, State Caucuses and Working committees. He also kept the record of all party proceedings and deliberations in the State. A consummate politician, Dr Akachukwu was also involved in Party dispute resolutions through arbitrations, conciliations and mediations. He also worked assiduously on the Obasanjo/Atiku Nigeria Presidential ticket in the 1998-99 election.

Between 2002 and 2003, Dr. Akachukwu was a Special Adviser/Presidential Liaison Officer to the House of Assembly of Nigeria where he was engaged in crisis monitoring and management of House members. He also served as Special Assistant to the Nigerian Ambassador to Guinea Bissau where he was involved in shuttle diplomacy between the Governments of Guinea Bissau and the Federal Government of Nigeria on the warring factions in Guinea.

He is a member of the Nigerian Medical Association and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of management.