McCain appoints former USDoT leader Mike Schagrin to direct CAV effort

Swarco subsidiary McCain has appointed former US Department of Transportation (US DoT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) leader, Mike Schagrin, program manager, connected and autonomous vehicles. He will direct the company’s connected and automated vehicle (CAV) effort. The CAV programme also includes vehicle to infrastructure and intelligent infrastructure offerings for business, academic and deployment activities. Greg McKhann, McCain’s chief operating officer, says Schagrin will help the company take
July 26, 2018 Read time: 2 mins
Mike Schagrin
129 Swarco subsidiary 772 McCain has appointed former US Department of Transportation (US DoT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) leader, Mike Schagrin, program manager, connected and autonomous vehicles. He will direct the company’s connected and automated vehicle (CAV) effort.


The CAV programme also includes vehicle to infrastructure and intelligent infrastructure offerings for business, academic and deployment activities.

Greg McKhann, McCain’s chief operating officer, says Schagrin will help the company take connected and autonomous technologies off the test bed and onto main street.

Additionally, Schagrin will be the company’s public CAV face and will collaborate with academia and industry committees as well as oversea pilot and real-world deployments.

During his period at the US DoT JPO, Schagrin served as program manager for connected and automated vehicle safety for a decade. He led research initiatives and managed a budget with a limit of $40m.

Schagrin most recently operated his own CAV consultancy firm Schagrin Consulting International, where he worked with vehicle manufacturers, device suppliers and infrastructure providers.

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