William "Bill" Glavin, P.E., serves as director of Rail.

Glavin joins the department with more than 30 years' experience in the rail industry, including stints with Burlington Northern Railroad, North American RailNet and, most recently, as a consultant with RVBA and Associates.

Glavin earned his bachelor's degree in biology in 1975 from Johns Hopkins University and his bachelors in civil engineering from Michigan State University in 1977. After graduation from MSU, he went to work for Burlington Northern as a corporate management trainee. He rose through the ranks to eventually become system chief engineer and general manager of strategic network design, which was responsible for short- and long-term planning and budgets.

Contact Glavin by phone at (512) 486-5230 or by email.