Gary Googins brings over 22 years of professional experience managing numerous fare collection, fare policy, ITS, and rail/bus planning projects, involving multiple transit vendors, system integration and internal business processes. His project portfolio of smart ticketing and integrated technology solutions includes RTD Denver, Calgary Transit, Sound Transit, and Sacramento Regional Transit, as well as Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Capitol Region Partners in Edmonton, AB, Canada, and Phoenix Transit/Valley Metro with Vix. Gary has been the General Manager of the Americas region for Vix since 2018. He is a member of the APTA Transitech Planning and APTA Fare Systems Committees.