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ITLC Welcomes James Hall, Program Manager, Technical Training

Posted August 2022

James joins the ITLC with close to fifteen years of experience in various forms of transit and automotive applications. His experience with hybrid-electric vehicles at Toyota, medium-duty railcars at WMATA, and battery electric technologies and charging infrastructures at Proterra, Inc. has positioned him to be at the forefront of significant advancements in vehicle technologies of all types.

As the Technical Program Manager of Training and Development at Proterra, James led the transit industry into a new era of operating and maintaining battery electric buses (BEBs) and charging infrastructure. James built a team of nine training and development experts to guide transit leadership and technicians in their adoption of BEBs. This work ranged from creating brand-new instructional content, to teaching extensive technical courses for national and international transit customers, to building a coalition of industry experts and engineers to support future transit advancements.  

James is thrilled to join the ITLC and continue his dedication for advancing training and workforce development in new technologies for the industry. In his free time, James enjoys tinkering with and playing pinball machines. He also is an avid cyclist and bike advocate – you can often find him riding around DC or exploring area trails.