Stephen W. Smith P.E. — Chief Technical Officer and Vice President at Trinity Industries

Mr. Stephen W. Smith, P.E. has been Vice President of Trinity Industries Inc. since 2013 and has been its Chief Technical Officer since 2013. Mr. Smith joined Trinity in 1976 as Manager of Special Products for Railcar Engineering. During his early years at Trinity, he led the startup, recruitment and management of an engineering staff to support Trinity's railcar manufacturing businesses, ultimately advancing to Senior Vice President Engineering for TrinityRail. In 2008, Mr. Smith was promoted to a corporate position and has served as an engineering and technical advisor to Trinity Group President and corporate officers. Mr. Smith has served on the Association of American Railroads Tank Car Committee, the American Railway Car Institute Engineering and Design Committee and as Chairman of the Railway Progress Institute Engineering and Technical Subcommittee. A registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, he holds 22 U.S. patents and several foreign patents. Mr. Smith serves on the Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science Board of Advocates, the SMU Mechanical Engineering Board for Knowledge, the SMU Civil & Environmental Engineering Advisory Board and the Industry Advisory Board for the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Laser and Plasma Advanced Manufacturing. Mr. Smith earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Southern Methodist University and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.