The Riotech Difference
Our team of industry experts possess vast experience, imagination, and talent, integrating these qualities to create innovative single-vendor solutions.
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President
Kyle Robe joined Rio Grande Pacific as a lead Engineer in 2021. He serves as the lead for the permitting, engineering design and construction for various railroad design projects. Before joining RGPC, Mr. Robe spent over 18 years specializing in railway design and construction with major civil engineering design firms. He has worked on projects for all North America Class I railroads and for multiple railroad megaprojects internationally. Mr. Robe received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University.
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VP Operations
Dan Fregia has more than 30 years of experience in railroad signal design and is an active member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA). He has experience in the design of traffic signal operations for highway-rail grade crossing signal projects and wayside signals and has designed more than 200 signal systems over the last two decades. Dan has also overseen the design and implementation of thousands of vital inductive loops for railroad applications on all classes of freight and commuter railroads across North America. Dan’s career experience includes responsibility for project development, estimating, engineering, material procurement, construction, inspection and in-service testing.
Dan has also provided signal construction inspection and project management support for multiple light rail commuter agency construction projects and has more than 10 years’ experience in the design, installation, cutover and in-service testing of wayside signals for multiple freight railroads. He is also experienced in design of interlockings and four-quadrant gate systems, including cabinet layout design, testing and implementation.