Econolite appoints Eric Raamot as chief technology officer

Eric Raamot has been appointed chief technology officer of Econolite, where he will report to its president and chief operating officer Abbas Mohaddes. He will assume his position on 1 January 2018, following senior vice president and chief technology officer Gary Duncan who will remain in an executive advisory role. Raamot was previously Econoite's vice president of engineering since 2004, where he managed hardware and software operations, as well as many embedded products. Before that, he helped
December 20, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Eric Raamot has been appointed chief technology officer of 1763 Econolite, where he will report to its president and chief operating officer Abbas Mohaddes. He will assume his position on 1 January 2018, following senior vice president and chief technology officer Gary Duncan who will remain in an executive advisory role.

Raamot was previously Econoite's vice president of engineering since 2004, where he managed hardware and software operations, as well as many embedded products. Before that, he helped develop the company's Advanced Transportation Management System software – Centracs advanced traffic management system.

Mohaddes said: “Eric’s industry vision and proven track record of successfully integrating technological innovations into commercially viable solutions that help our customers enhance safety and efficiencies is an invaluable asset. Eric has been preparing for this role, and we are pleased he has accepted this position.”

Urban Traffic Control

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Hot topics at ITS Australia conference
    May 15, 2014
    The challenges of congested city transport systems and safety were the hot topics at the intelligent transport systems (ITS) business exchange conference held recently in Melbourne featuring speakers and delegates from Asia, Australia, Europe, USA and New Zealand. Hosted by ITS Australia, the conference attracted 200 participants from seven nations and facilitated an international exchange about innovative technologies and successfully deployed solutions to major transport issues across public, private a
    Read More
  • Transportation applications move to machine vision’s mainstream
    June 11, 2015
    The adaptation of machine vision to transport applications continues apace. That the machine vision industry is taking traffic installations seriously is evident by the amount of hardware and software products tailor-made for ITS applications that are now available on the market. A good example comes from US-based Gridsmart Technologies which has developed a single wire fisheye camera that provides a horizon to horizon view for use at intersections. Not only does the single camera replace four or more in a
    Read More
  • 3M launches North American roadshow for transportation safety
    January 29, 2018
    3M Transportation Safety Division will showcase its road safety technology and innovation on a near 50-city roadshow across the U.S. and Canada. The tour aims to increase awareness and understanding of the infrastructure needed to help better protect motorists and prepare for autonomous vehicles (AVs). It will also highlight the importance of improving safety for drivers, pedestrians and road workers.
    Read More
  • Highways England highlights enforcement business
    April 16, 2019
    Enforcement policies need to start focusing much harder on business users, says a new initiative from Highways England. Geoff Hadwick reports on what this could mean for cutting work-related injuries and incidents
    Read More

Highlighted Content