President & CEO at Florida East Coast Railway
Jacksonville, Florida
President & CEO @ Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company Led an innovative, 500+ mile regional railroad serving customers in the Red River Valley region of North Dakota and Minnesota. From May 2015 to December 2017 (2 years 8 months) Wahpeton ND / Breckenridge MNManager - Strategic Planning & New Business Development [Oakland, California/Seattle, Washington] @...
President & CEO @ Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company Led an innovative, 500+ mile regional railroad serving customers in the Red River Valley region of North Dakota and Minnesota. From May 2015 to December 2017 (2 years 8 months) Wahpeton ND / Breckenridge MNManager - Strategic Planning & New Business Development [Oakland, California/Seattle, Washington] @ Crowley Maritime Strategic planning and business positioning assessments for diversified $1B USD+/year privately held maritime company. From 1994 to 1996 (2 years) San Francisco Bay AreaAssistant Vice President - Mexico @ BNSF Railway Led a team of US and Mexico-based professionals that provide rail and intermodaltransportation between the US and Mexico totaling 200,000 + loads annuallyServed as General Manager of Mexico subsidiary, led BNSF’s Mexico sales /marketing efforts From April 2010 to April 2015 (5 years 1 month) Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Mexico CityDirector - Public Private Partnerships @ BNSF Railway Selected to lead BNSF’s Public-Private Partnership teamSuccessfully pioneered partnerships with the public sector to remedy rail infrastructurechokepoints in several states including CA, OR, WA, TX, OK, and IA From April 2007 to April 2010 (3 years 1 month) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDirector - International Development @ Crowley Maritime Corporation Responsibilities included marketing of Energy Support Services in South America, the Gulf ofMexico and the Russian Far EastHeaded up proposal development for major contracts with BP, Shell, Exxon, and ChevronImplementation of new projects in remote and international locations From June 2000 to March 2007 (6 years 10 months) Houston, Texas AreaDirector - Logistics Marketing and Service Development @ Crowley Maritime Led the marketing and logistics design organization for Crowley’s new third party logisticsdivision. Obtained first contracts with clients including Ford Motor Company, Phillips VanHeusen, and Fruit of the Loom From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Jacksonville, Florida AreaManager - Energy Support Services @ Crowley Maritime Participated in bid team that was awarded $120M logistics support service for BP in SouthAmerica. Named to a major project management role that successfully implemented the serviceand achieved ISO 9000 certification in less than one year after contract award From October 1996 to December 1998 (2 years 3 months) Caracas Area, VenezuelaCommodity Specialist @ BNSF Part of four-person team responsible for pricing/marketing of grain transportation services totaling$250 million per year. Specialized in export traffic to the Pacific Rim and Mexico From 1988 to 1994 (6 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaInternational Marketing Intern @ USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Position with the international trade monitoring and export promotion arm of the US Department ofAgriculture. Analyzed world trade flows and disseminated information to producers, exporters, andcommodity market participants. From 1986 to 1987 (1 year) Washington, DCPresident & CEO @ Florida East Coast Railway Jacksonville | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company
President & CEO
May 2015 to December 2017
Wahpeton ND / Breckenridge MN
Crowley Maritime
Manager - Strategic Planning & New Business Development [Oakland, California/Seattle, Washington]
1994 to 1996
San Francisco Bay Area
BNSF Railway
Assistant Vice President - Mexico
April 2010 to April 2015
Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Mexico City
BNSF Railway
Director - Public Private Partnerships
April 2007 to April 2010
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Director - International Development
June 2000 to March 2007
Houston, Texas Area
Crowley Maritime
Director - Logistics Marketing and Service Development
1998 to 2000
Jacksonville, Florida Area
Crowley Maritime
Manager - Energy Support Services
October 1996 to December 1998
Caracas Area, Venezuela
BNSF
Commodity Specialist
1988 to 1994
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
International Marketing Intern
1986 to 1987
Washington, DC
Florida East Coast Railway
President & CEO
Jacksonville | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Led an innovative, 500+ mile regional railroad serving customers in the Red River Valley region of North Dakota and Minnesota. Led an innovative, 500+ mile regional railroad serving customers in the Red River Valley region of North Dakota and Minnesota.
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Nate Asplund works for Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company
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Nate Asplund is President & CEO
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