Kevin Day
Herzog Contracting Corp. – Senior Vice President of Business Services
Kevin Day provides executive leadership for Herzog’s National Construction division. He leads divisional hiring / recruiting, oversees contracts and joint venture agreements, provides strategic input on divisional software / technology enhancements and delivers operational guidance on railroad track design / operations planning for various projects.
Prior to joining Herzog in April 2022, Kevin spent over 19 years at Canadian National Railway. He served in a number of positions including Assistant Vice President, Engineering Track, Eastern Region, where he led CN’s field operations for all track maintenance and basic capital programs for the US and Eastern Canada territories; Senior Director, Reliability, where he led the Mechanical Engineering and Reliability teams in developing electronic maintenance programs and utilizing available technologies to improve the availability and reliability of CN’s locomotive and rail car fleets; and Senior Director, Field Technology and Data Analytics where he led a cross-functional operations team that evaluated and implemented new field technologies.
Kevin received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois as part of their Railway Engineering program and completed the MIT Executive Program – Leading Through Financial Excellence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Mississippi and is a member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way (AREMA) Association.
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