Spock Solutions, Inc.   

Experience

Linda M. Spock, President of Spock Solutions, is a nationally known expert in the field of transportation, with a specialty in tolls and an in-depth knowledge of E-ZPass. Her experience with the E-ZPass system pre-dates and includes the selection of common technology in 1994, the critical element of interoperability that has allowed E-ZPass to become a seamless toll payment system across 38 toll agencies in 16 states.  Linda represents a unique combination of substantive knowledge, project experience, professional integrity, and high energy level. Her perspective is broad-based, and she is particularly comfortable with the interagency and institutional aspects of today's transportation environment.

Linda served as a Visiting Scholar/Practitioner at the NYU/Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management from 2001 to 2009.  In that capacity, she conducted research on a number of topics of interest to the transportation community.  She also conceived and helped organize a conference on regional partnerships in transportation in 2004. 

Prior to becoming a consultant, Linda worked for 11 years at the Port Authority of NY & NJ, where her career trajectory included the following positions:

• Economic Analyst in Planning and Development
• Executive Assistant to Louis J. Gambaccini, Assistant Executive Director for Trans-Hudson Transportation
• Selected for the highly competitive Management Associate Program in the Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals Department
• Assistant Manager of the Port Authority Bus Terminal
• Assistant Manager of the Lincoln Tunnel
• Electronic Toll Collection Program Director and, simultaneously, E-ZPass Interagency Group Policy Committee Chair, through the successful selection of common technology in 1994

Click here to read an article about Linda's Port Authority career from a Port Authority publication. 

Upon her departure from the Port Authority in 1994,  Linda became Principal of Linda M. Spock Consulting, a sole proprietorship, which was succeeded by Spock Solutions, Inc. ten years later. 

Linda served as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at MTA Bridges & Tunnels from April 2009 to March 2010. In her brief tenure, she played a key role in defining and launching initial planning for an All-Electronic Tolling Pilot at the Henry Hudson Bridge and helped guide the agency on other high priorities including sustainability, construction safety, and the procurement of next-generation E-ZPass technology.

Education and Affiliations

MBA in Public Management and Finance                  The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania                   Graduated with Distinction (top 5% of class), 1983

BA in Economics summa cum laude,  Phi Beta Kappa           University of Colorado at Boulder, 1978                        Received Jacob Van Ek Award, given annually to 12 of 12,000 undergraduates for outstanding academic achievement

Visiting Scholar/Practitioner, NYU/Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management

Editorial Board, New York Transportation Journal

Women's Transportation Seminar

Oglethorpe University President's Advisory Council

Strategic Planning Committee for Wharton Public Policy Initiative

What Distinguishes Spock Solutions

Spock Solutions provides  RESULTS THROUGH COLLABORATION in the field of transportation consulting.

The company has consciously chosen work involving ONLY PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS AND ISSUES. Since the company has never worked for toll equipment and service providers, its work is COMPLETELY FREE OF VENDOR BIAS.

Spock Solutions offers outstanding skills in consensus building, organization, gathering and synthesizing information, attention to detail, and oral and written communication.

Click here to download Linda Spock's resume