About Our Staff: Kim Hillenbrand
Experience
Snavely King Majoros & O’Connor
Washington, DC
Senior Consultant (2003 to Present)
Mr. Hillenbrand provides analytical support to SK clients and principals. His responsibilities include economics and cost modeling, operations simulation, financial analysis and reporting, database management and research.
Mr. Hillenbrand’s work has primarily been in SK’s Transportation group. His projects have included extensive cost and revenue analyses of rail freight logistics, along with preparation of databases for use in rate negotiations with railroads. He has conducted benchmark and market analysis of rail transportation for over 50 different companies.
Mr. Hillenbrand has also evaluated litigation options involving many of the STB rate reasonableness methodologies. He has performed rail feasibility studies for a coal fired utility plant; analyzed railroad abandonment filings; developed cost of capital and return on investment analyses; performed fuel surcharge analyses in both the trucking and rail industries. Mr. Hillenbrand has prepared action plans and presentations for clients on projects including merger analyses, plant site locations, and logistics issues. Additionally, he conducts research in the chemical, petroleum and transportation industries.
Mr. Hillenbrand has assisted in the preparation of client presentations and has prepared testimony for submission to the Surface Transportation Board and State Courts. For a state court proceeding he developed a cost model simulating costs of movements of Medicaid service vans, which was key to the successful outcome in the case.
His telecommunications and public utility experience includes preparation of complex regulatory reports for submission to state and federal regulatory agencies. Mr. Hillenbrand also supports other company witnesses and prepares exhibits for use in the depreciation aspects of regulatory proceedings. These exhibits range from a comparison of depreciation reserves for various accounts to the generation of life curves using in-house developed software, and development of cost of removal estimates. In addition, Mr. Hillenbrand has assisted in preparing testimony involving issues including rate of return, rate design, and cost allocation studies. For a major government agency, Mr. Hillenbrand led a review and development of recommendations resulting in a 20 percent reduction in costs for wireless devices.
Acsys, Inc (2002-2003)
Law Resources (2001-2003)
Washington DC
Mr. Hillenbrand provided short and long term contract work for law, financial, and real-estate firms. Mr. Hillenbrand assisted in the migration of a client’s patent and trademark portfolio from in house counsel outside counsel. Mr. Hillenbrand managed the distribution of incoming documents including EEO and FCC filings from clients and assisted in all aspects of the firms broadcasting, media, and satellite practices. Mr. Hillenbrand coordinated a 750,000 page document production and privilege log for a Department of Justice antitrust filling. He also compiled and managed privilege logs and prepared document productions on behalf of clients for SEC investigations. Mr. Hillenbrand conducted first review of client documents for SEC and Congressional investigations.
He assisted state security regulators in the first settlement between New York State and Merrill Lynch regarding conflict of interest between their research groups and investment banking groups. Mr. Hillenbrand conducted verification and complaint checks of stockbrokers and Certified Financial Advisors for investors and answered questions regarding the Series 6 and 63 Exams.
RVC (formerly Reuters Venture Capital)
London, England (2000)
Analyst, Intern
Mr. Hillenbrand assisted on a survey of Asia venture capital markets in preparation for future venture capital and fund of fund investments in the region. The survey included analysis of sources of capital, major investors, and destinations of capital in Asia.
Education
Connecticut College
B.A. Economics
B.A. International Relations
Georgetown University
Summer Course Work
Citizenship
United States
United Kingdom
Professional Organizations
Association of Transportation Law Professionals
Transportation Research Forum
Testimony and Expert Reports
Surface Transportation Board
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April 27, 2006 |
Ex Parte 661, Rail Fuel Surcharges |
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May 1, 2006 |
Ex Parte 657 (Sub-No.1), Major Issues in Rail Rate Cases |
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October 2, 2006 |
Ex Parte 661, Rail Fuel Surcharges |
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October 24, 2006 |
Ex Parte 646 (Sub-No.1), Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases |
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November 22, 2006 |
NOR 42098, Williams Olefins LLC v Grand Trunk Corporation |
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November 30, 2006 |
Ex Parte 646 (Sub-No.1), Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases |
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January 11, 2007 |
Ex Parte 646 (Sub-No.1), Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases |
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February 26, 2007 |
Ex Parte 646 (Sub-No.1), Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases |
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April 2, 2007 |
Ex Parte 661 (Sub-No.1), Rail Fuel Surcharges |
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August 24, 2009 |
U.S. Magnesium, LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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September 22, 2009 |
U.S. Magnesium, LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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October 24, 2009 |
U.S. Magnesium, LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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About Our Staff: John Legieza
Experience
Snavely King Majoros & O’Connor, Inc.
Consultant (2009-Present)
Mr. Legieza provides clients with economic and policy analyses of commercial operations supporting negotiation, settlement and strategic planning. His preparations include assumptions based analysis and a rigorous due diligence on all data inputs.
Major projects Mr. Legieza participated in have included: extensive cost and revenue analyses of rail freight logistics, along with preparation and validation of models used for rate negotiations with railroads.
Mr. Legieza has expertise in logic, statistics, economics, financial analysis, econometrics, markets and computer modeling. With over 25 years commercial and consulting experience Mr. Legieza has in-depth knowledge of commercial and industrial operations in the transportation, telecommunications and utilities industries and is familiar with a wide range of financial and economic tools and current technology.
CFO Power LLC., Managing Partner (2001-2009)
Management of a small consulting firm; responsible for providing quality financial support to start-up, small and medium size companies. Provided expert counsel on economic and financial analyses and audits of commercial operations, used by management in formulating and implementing commercial best practices strategy.
ICO Communications
Global Brand Manager (1997-2001)
Mobile Telesystems, Inc Gaithersburg, MD
Director, European Operations (1989-1997)
Developed and implemented appropriate market, product, pricing strategies and field service practices to meet customer requirements and profitably achieve business objectives.
Directed project teams, including proposal preparation and technical analysis resulting in the award of two sole-source profitable contracts totaling $15 million dollars with the US Government
Developed and managed a solid European distribution network, which contributed annual regional revenues exceeding $10 million for two consecutive years.
Ford Aerospace Washington DC (1983-1989)
Managed development of financial models, which evaluated business projects and opportunities. Prepared the financial and strategic plans. Conducted annual and semi-annual audits
RCA Americom Princeton NJ
Administrator (1979-1983)
Responsible for preparation of all capital expenditure requests.
Interfaced with Business Unit managers—for purposes of monitoring program/project performance.
Prepared tariff filings for rate making proceeding submitted to the FCC for approval
Education
Pace University 1979 – MBA in Finance
Kings College 1975 – BA Economics and Sociology
Mr. Legieza is an active member of the Mobile Satellite Users Association sits on their Board of Directors.
