Meet the iIRX Team

Mike Edwards, President & CEO

Mike has been involved with the suppliers to the railroad industry for over 20 years. Mike served in management with a major roller bearing manufacturer where he provided interactive training materials to the industry and handled all corporate media interactions.

He has also provided consulting services to railroads, private freight car owners and railroads. He is well known for his innovative media and Internet systems involving employee training, freight car parts identification and product awareness.

Mike has designed and developed interactive displays and presentations for various industry participants for their use at trade shows and other industry gatherings.

John Robertson, Vice President & COO

John has joined iIRX as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer after accumulating 30 years experience in freight car mechanical management with a class 1 railroad. He has also served as a consultant to railroads, leasing companies and contract repair facilities.

He was a member of the Association of American Railroads mechanical Arbitration Committee for 19 years and served as its Chairman. He is presently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mechanical Association Railcar Technical Services (MARTS) and has served as President of the Board.

John was a pioneer in freight car maintenance data systems and introduced the use of radio based hand held computers for freight car maintenance data collection to the industry.

During his years in railroad management, he supervised freight car maintenance, lease car maintenance issues, personnel matters and intermodal equipment maintenance. He also served on major merger implementation teams and as a corporate advisor for computer issues.
Susan Robertson, Vice President & CFO

Susan has joined iIRX as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer after 25 years in management with various freight car and locomotive leasing companies. Her various managerial positions included freight car and locomotive maintenance, operations and marketing support.

She was a member of the Association of American Railroads mechanical Arbitration Committee for nine years and also served as its Chairman. Susan also served on the Association of American Railroads Master Control Board that considered the merits of various computer related industry wide projects.

She was active in freight car hire issues and participated in the development of freight car deprescription. Susan is also a member of the League of Rail-way Industry Women.

Adam Boyd, Vice President of Systems Development

Adam holds a B.S. in computer science from The College of New Jersey. He has worked extensively creating internet applications for the rail industry, and has actively consulted for the advertising industry in its transformation to the web.

Adam has extensive experience in object-oriented design, system architecture, database administration, and project management. Current interests include the .NET Framework, Distributed Computing, Web Services, modular application design, Artificial Intelligence, database design/architecture, and application maintainability.

Megan Boyd, Art Director | Traffic Coordinator

Megan holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design and has worked closely with major rail corporations creating digital presentations, internet applications, online training programs, web sites, and print media. She is also an active member of the League of Railway Industry Women.

Megan has created the identity for the iIRX company as well as providing the artwork for all of their products and promotionals.

Megan's design philosophy is centered around creating interfaces that are attractive to the user without sacrificing content or ease of use. Her interests include web animation, illustration, as well as being a Lord of the Rings nerd.

Daniel R. Matonis, Quality Assurance & Site Administrator

Dan joined IIRX in February 2003, and has since been an integral part of our daily operations.  Dan develops and implements our internal and customer testing plans, as well as handling maintenance operations, customer support, and quality assurance.


Team illustrations © 2004 by Pete Pizza
© 2004 iIRX, LP.