Rail consultancy Interfleet Technology has recruited Neil Cundy as Technical Section Head within its maintenance services team.

Neil, an MBA and a qualified engineer who joins from Railcare/Eye for Solutions, has accumulated a wide knowledge of the rail industry since becoming a graduate power-train engineer 20 years ago.

Starting in design and moving into service and maintenance, Neil has wide-ranging industry experience, including managing major warranty contracts and setting up an international Design for Maintenance department for a major manufacturer. His experience also includes developing maintenance optimisation processes, design for new-build projects and the development of advanced diagnostics systems.

Jonathan Wragg, Interfleet's UK Regional Director, commented: "Neil will play a a leading role in augmenting Interfleet's maintenance and asset management service-offering, which is already delivering significant operating cost reductions for our clients. We provide a very wide range of services in this area, ranging from high-level reviews of maintenance strategy, through to reliability improvement studies and detailed maintenance documentation.

Neil also has experience of undertaking company-wide studies of maintenance bid validity to improve date collection during execution phases to ensure technical performance can be enhanced and financial performance predicted.