Mr. Ayers is the President of Ayers Electronic Systems, a firm specializing in standards-based ITS products and services. Previously he has worked as • as Chief Engineer of Surface Transportation And Security Systems at ARINC, • a Senior Project Manager at Capital One, • the Chief of New Technology Implementation at New York City Transit, • the Network Designer for Rockwell’s Advanced Railroad Electronics System, a precursor to the Wabtec IETMS Positive Train Control System • and a Signal Officer in the US Army. Rob has worked on the development and maintenance of the APTA TCIP Standard since APTA took over the development of the standard in 2003. Rob is a past President of ITS Virginia and holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston University.