Dave Kristick

Dave Kristick is the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Operations for the E-470 Public Highway Authority, where he heads up E-470’s customer services, public safety, marketing & public relations, facilities, toll systems and fleet vehicle maintenance programs.

Dave also serves as the Vice Chairman of the board of trustees for the Alliance for Toll Interoperability (ATI) and as Chairman the board of directors of the OmniAir Consortium. A graduate of the United State Military Academy with a degree in Civil Engineering, Dave also holds an MBA from the University of Rhode Island.

Dick Schnacke

With a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Dick spent almost 20 years with the military aircraft division of General Dynamics, largely as Chief of Advanced Technologies. Following that, he became Overall Program Manager for the design and construction of a new class of warships for the US Navy. He then joined TransCore (24 years ago) and has been its Vice President for many years.

Dick has been involved in ITS standards for almost two decades, largely through ISO TC204 where he serves as Chairman. In this role, he oversees the broad ITS work program of TC204 and manages the relationships between TC204 and a large number of associated organizations. Dick was a charter member of the OmniAir Board and served as its first Vice Chairman.

Dmitri Khijniak

Dmitri Khijniak has been supporting automotive industry for over 15 years and involved with 5.9GHz DSRC technology for the last 10 years. At 7layers, Dmitri is the program manager for the USDOT Connected Vehicle Certification project and leads development of testing and certification program supporting technology deployments for the USDOT Connected Vehicle Pilots. At OmniAir, Dmitri chairs the OmniAir Technical Working Group and is a member of the Certification Review Board.

Dmitri has worked in automotive, road tolling and telecommunication sectors in companies such as Visteon, Kapsch, BTIWireless and now is with 7layers as the Automotive Technology Services Development Manager. Dmitri has a M.S. in Radiophysics from Kyiv State University in Ukraine and a MBA from the University of Michigan.

Deputy Director of Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals

Mark Muriello has thirty-three years of experience in transportation and public finance, covering bus, rail, marine terminal, bridge, tunnel, and toll operations, as well as the electric utility industry.

As Deputy Director of Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Mark oversees the operations, maintenance and investment plans for the agency’s six tunnels and bridges and two bus interstate bus terminals that connect the New Jersey and New York City.

These facilities collectively serve 1.25 million customers each weekday and produce nearly $1.5 billion in revenue annually. Mr. Muriello serves in a leadership capacity in a number of industry and national transportation organizations, including the E-ZPass Group, the Transportation Research Board, the I-95 Corridor Coalition, and the Alliance for Toll Interoperability.