Career
PhD.
Wojciech Gamon
Member of the Board
Currently Member of the Management Board w Instytut Transportu Kolejowego Sp. z o. o., assistant professorDepartment of Railway Transport, Faculty of Transport and Aviation EngineeringSilesian University of Technology, director of the Security Management Office inKoleje Śląskie sp. z o.o
From the first years of his professional career, he has been associated with safety and technology in rail transport. Author and co-author of the first Maintenance Management Systems (MMS) and Safety Management Systems (SMS) created on the Polish railway market, including for the largest operators and carriers. To this day, there are several dozen management systems on the market, in the creation of which he actively participated.
Participant in many scientific and research works on, among others, research on the wear of railway vehicle components, thermal phenomena in rail transport or the use of new engineering materials in railways.
Author of expert opinions and studies in the field of rail transport, including research works for the Office of Rail Transport. Court expert and prosecutor's office in the field of rail transport.
Education
Doctoral studies
Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, discipline Construction and operation of machines
Research on the use of an aluminum bronze overlay on the discs of railway buffers in order to improve their durability.
Subject of the diploma thesis: "Selection and application of a new method increasing the durability of railway buffer discs”work defended with honors
Masters
Silesian University of Technology in Katowice, Faculty of Transport, Katowice
Specialization: Construction and operation of rail vehicles
Thesis subject:"Review of patent solutions along with numerical analysis of the selected structure of the elastomer bumper"studies completed with honors
Engineering studies
Silesian University of Technology in Katowice, Faculty of Transport, Katowice
Specialization: Railway transport
Engineering project for the construction of a stand for non-destructive testing using ultrasonic flaw detection