As Vice President of Finance, Chris focuses on financial planning and forecasting, examining short term and long term liquidity needs, analyzing potential target acquisitions or new business ventures, collaborating with marketing and sales and business development on pricing strategies for new business, assisting in capital planning and development, and reviewing capital markets and economic trends. Chris’s experience in the rail business has helped him collaborate with the managers to identify and communicate business trends, develop/measure key metrics and other analytics to monitor the business, and track progress against short-term and long-term objectives of the company. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Stephen F. Austin State University and an MBA from the University of North Texas.