Green Transportation Summit and Expo

The Green Transportation Summit and Expo (GTSE) is the West Coast’s premier fleet modernization and sustainable transportation event. GTSE offers attendees an inside look at the latest in fleet technologies and innovation. It provides informative sessions featuring a who’s who of national and regional transportation leaders.

During the three-day event, MEC and our project partners will present on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the session, Zero-Emission Freight Handling: Making the Case with Electric Yard Trucks.

When: August 16-18, 2022
Where: Greater Tacoma Convention Center – 1500 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402

Meet Your Presenters

Dr. XB Hu, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Dr. XB Hu is an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He directs the SmartMobility lab at PSU. Prior to joining PSU, he was an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T at Rolla MO) between 2017 and 2021. Before that, he was a founding team member, and Director of R&D at Metropia Inc. – a university spinoff that develops systems and smartphone apps to reduce traffic congestion. His research focuses in the area of Smart Mobility System, Dynamic System Modeling, Active Demand Management, Autonomous Vehicles, and Electric Vehicles.

 

Jason Dake, Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Orange EV

Jason is responsible for all legal and governmental interactions for Orange EV. Jason has more than 22 years of in-house counsel experience including Senior Legal Counsel (Americas) for Cargotec Holding, Inc., Counsel and Secretary for Cargotec Holding Inc. (including all of its US subsidiaries), Deputy General Counsel for DeLaval Inc., and General Counsel for Avanex Inc.

 

 

 

James Telson, Director of Innovation and Sustainability, Compass Supply Chain Solutions LLC

James Telson is the Director of Innovation and Sustainability for Compass Supply Chain Solutions LLC. With a background in engineering and project management, James works closely with Lazer Spot Inc. and other industry partners to apply for incentives, manage projects, and deploy electric yard terminal tractors throughout the United States.

 

 

 

Emily Wolfe, Sr. Program Coordinator and Policy Analyst, Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC)

Emily Wolfe leads MEC’s policy and advocacy efforts and is the Project Coordinator for the terminal truck electrification project. Prior to joining MEC in 2019, Emily worked at a health information technology corporation for over six years spending three on their benefits and wellness team. She managed multiple programs and events for employees all over the world. However, she decided to change her career path and received a master’s degree in Social Work in 2019.