Kevin PRendergast

Career History

Career highlights include delivering integration and assurance for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel, coordinating assurance, risk arguments, approvals and leading interface controls between rolling stock and infrastructure. Notably, Kevin coordinated and managed the platform screen door entrapment SFAIRP case, securing a multidisciplinary stakeholder agreement for the complex safety risk.

In the UK, Kevin managed the systems engineering process for the train management and connected systems of the West Coast Main Line Pendolino fleet. He pioneered condition monitoring and maintenance process transformations, earning the Modern Railways award for Innovation in Performance and Operations – enabling passenger numbers to double in seven years with 90% public satisfaction.

Leadership

Kevin demonstrates exceptional leadership in managing complex, multidisciplinary projects involving diverse stakeholders, including clients, operators, OEMs, and technical advisors. He excels at fostering collaborative and constructive relationships that promote the critical role of rolling stock within an integrated railway system.

His project management expertise spans technical safety, accreditation, development, design, delivery, and assurance workstreams, ensuring seamless alignment across greenfield and brownfield railway environments.

Key skills

• Technical Management
• Verification & Validation
• Rolling Stock Engineering
• Systems Integration
• Asset Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Discipline Coordination
• Risk & Safety Management

Qualifications

• BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Post Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management
• International Engineering Safety Management (iESM) – Overview with Practical

Profession

Chartered Electrical and Electronic
Engineer