10 Amtrak procurement leaders
Vice President - Chief Procurement Officer, AVP Strategic Procurement and Sr. Director, Procurement (MRO Materials) are among the roles held by these ten Amtrak procurement leaders. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Amtrak from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anup Halder
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Supplier Relationship Management · Amtrak
Anup Halder has been Director, IT Supplier Relationship Management at Amtrak since December 2019, based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Anup Halder was Director Strategic Relationship and Demand Management (IT) at Travelport from 2017 to 2019 and held program management roles in global IT workforce strategy and vendor management at Cigna Healthcare from 2015 to 2017.
David A. Irving, MBA, MS
LinkedInExperience: Director - Mega Programs, Construction Procurement · Amtrak
David A. Irving has been Director - Mega Programs, Construction Procurement at Amtrak since May 2022, based in the New York City area. David A. Irving was Senior Principal Contract Specialist - Capital Construction at Amtrak from 2018 to 2022 and Principal Contracting Officer - Capital Construction as an Amtrak consultant with International Logic Systems, Inc. from 2014 to 2018.
JC Destreza
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement & Logistics (NEC) · Amtrak
JC Destreza has been Director Procurement & Logistics (NEC) at Amtrak since April 2016, based in Greater Philadelphia. JC Destreza was Sr. Manager, Procurement and Materials Management at Amtrak from 2014 to 2016, Lead Inventory Control Specialist Procurement and Materials Management at Amtrak from 2010 to 2014 and Manager Procurement and Materials Mgmt. at Amtrak from 2008 to 2010.
Joe Giandonato
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Amtrak
Joe Giandonato has been Director of Procurement at Amtrak since February 2013, based in Philadelphia. Joe Giandonato was Contracts Manager at CH2M from 2001 to 2013, Contracts Manager at Amec Foster Wheeler from 1995 to 2001 and Contract Administrator at Amtrak from 1993 to 1995.
Kuvesh Ayer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Chief Procurement Officer · Amtrak
Kuvesh Ayer has been Vice President - Chief Procurement Officer at Amtrak since May 2023, based in New York. Kuvesh Ayer was Chief Procurement Officer at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 2020 to 2023, General Counsel and Head of Contracts Management for North America at GE from 2016 to 2019 and Head of Legal and Contracts Management at Alstom from 2008 to 2015.
Martin Klein
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement - Construction and Engineering · Amtrak
Martin Klein has been Senior Director, Procurement - Construction and Engineering at Amtrak since February 2022 and was Director, Construction Procurement at Amtrak from 2019 to 2022, based in Philadelphia. Martin Klein was Global Program Manager; On-Board Industrial Solutions at On-Board Companies from 2014 to 2018.
Robert Carter
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Procurement (MRO Materials) · Amtrak
Robert Carter has been Sr. Director, Procurement (MRO Materials) at Amtrak since October 2025 and was Director, Procurement at Amtrak from 2018 to 2025, based in Philadelphia. Robert Carter was Sr. Manager - Procurement - SSIM Maintenance of Equipment II at Amtrak from 2013 to 2018 and Sr. Contracting Agent - Fuel Procurement at Amtrak from 2010 to 2013.
Ron Reese
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Amtrak
Ron Reese has been Director of Procurement at Amtrak since August 2023 and was Director Supply Chain at Amtrak from 2022 to 2023, based in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Ron Reese was Senior Manager Procurement at Amtrak from 2020 to 2022, Procurement Contract Manager at Amtrak from 2017 to 2020 and Lead Contract Administrator - C4 at Amtrak from 2014 to 2017.
Shirley Craun
LinkedInExperience: AVP Strategic Procurement · Amtrak
Shirley Craun has been AVP Strategic Procurement at Amtrak since July 2019, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Shirley Craun was Director of Supply Chain Management at CAES from 2018 to 2019, Materials Manager, Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. at Boeing from 2016 to 2018 and Director of Global Sourcing and Planning at ST Engineering iDirect from 2013 to 2015.
Wendy Hebein
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement, AMTRAK ADA Stations Program · Amtrak
Wendy Hebein has been Director of Procurement, AMTRAK ADA Stations Program at Amtrak since November 2025, based in Buckeye, Arizona. Wendy Hebein was Director of Procurement at LS Gallegos & Associates from 2024 to 2025, Senior Procurement Manager at LS Gallegos & Associates from 2018 to 2024 and Procurement Manager at CH2M from 2015 to 2018.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current procurement role, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How have you run a solicitation or contract negotiation in your own area, and what would you change next time?
- 03How have you weighed cost, schedule and supplier risk in decisions you made yourself?
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