Przemyslaw Rakoczy holds a PhD degree in structural engineering from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. He is a senior rail research engineer at ENSCO, responsible for managing and conducting research programs focused on freight and passenger vehicle crashworthiness and structural integrity.
He is responsible for the schedule, budget and deliverables. He leads the research team and is responsible for technical quality, research planning, execution and analysis. During the past 14 years, he managed and led the research team in multiple government and commercial projects that include but not limited to: Passenger Car Crash Energy Management Research Program, Tank Car Crashworthiness Research Program, Locomotive Fuel Tank Research Program, TSA Vulnerability of Railcars to Damage Caused by the Use of Explosives, certification tests for the Avelia Liberty power car and evaluation of crashworthiness of CRRC high-speed passenger trains.