RTD announces appointment of Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance and Chief Safety Officer
RTD announced this week the appointment of Timothy (Tim) Tyran as the agency’s Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance and Chief Safety Officer. Tyran was selected following a national search, and he brings more than 35 years of experience in aviation and mass transportation in both the United States and Canada. In this critical leadership role, he will be tasked with safeguarding RTD’s employees, customers, facilities, and transit network, which will include managing safety programs, conducting safety and environmental audits, and coordinating with regulatory agencies when necessary.
Tyran’s wide-ranging and extensive expertise in multimodal transportation includesholding positions in operations, safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and oversight –all of which position him as a highly experienced and engaging leader capable of enhancing the agency’s safety culture. Tyran is committed to keeping the agency’s operational risks as low as practicable by following Safety Management System (SMS) principles and processes.
Tyran joins RTD from Amtrak, where he served as Director of System Safety Programs. Prior to that, he was Chief Safety Officer at the Maryland Department of Transportation/Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), Rail and Facilities Safety Manager at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), and SMS Manager for Technical Operations at American Airlines.
Tyran holds a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University and an Associate Degree in Applied Science/Avionics Technology from the Spartan College of Aeronautics. He holds several industry certifications related to safety. Tyran currently chairs the American Public Transportation Association’s Technology for Safety, Security, and Risk Management subcommittee, leading industry efforts in using new technologies to mitigate operational hazards and risks at transit systems.
Tyran’s knowledge, perspective, and insight will support every aspect of RTD’s mission to make lives better through connections.