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After immigrating to Canada in the early
1960’s he joined the Toronto Transit Commission in the Design
& Development Department of their Subway Equipment group. In the
late 1960’s he moved to the supply side of the industry joining
Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd, a Canadian based carbuilder. In the mid
1970’s he joined the the Urban Transportation Development
Corporation (UTDC), in Toronto, and also spent several years with
the Pullman Standard Company in Chicago. His roles with these
companies included Customer Support, Commissioning & Warranty
Administration for new subway cars, but quickly traversed into Sales
and Marketing functions, elevating to Vice President, Sales &
Marketing with UTDC in the early 1980’s. |
| These activities took him into all facets
of the rail transit and passenger car fields in Canada, the United
States, and Worldwide, with direct sales and business development
activities in markets as widespread as Turkey, Latin America,
Southeast Asia and Japan, providing an extraordinary broad base of
experience and knowledge of all elements of the business from Direct
Sales to Turnkey program development and marketing, including
working directly with Customers, Suppliers, and the various
Government Agencies involved in the Mass Transit supply process. |
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In 1986 Allen formed his own company -
‘the Wright Connection’ –. providing Sales and Marketing
services to Manufacturers and Suppliers to the Mass Transit industry
across North America, Europe and Asia. These relationships have
included, amongst others, such notable companies as ADtranz, (USA)
[now part of Bombardier Transportation]; Bombardier Transportation;
A. Goninan & Company (Australia) [now UnitedGoninan Limited];
Herzog Transit Systems (USA); Kawasaki Railcar Inc (USA); Nippon
Sharyo Ltd & Sumitomo Corporation of America (USA); SIG
(Switzerland); Talgo America Inc (USA); Transmanche Link (UK –
Channel Tunnel); and, TTA Systems LLC (USA).
As Principal, Owner and President - Allen Wright - has devoted
his entire working career to the mass transit industry, spanning
some 50 years. It is this experience, knowledge and developed skills
in all facets of the industry that permit him to offer services,
counsel, advice, recommendations and seamless contacts across all
areas of the industry. The knowledge of all the requirements –
commercial, technical, maintenance and operations - and the special
considerations required to enable achieving the sale of products and
services in the market have been effectively used to assist
companies succeed.
Specialized skills from associated experts in related fields are
arranged as and when required. |
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