DCM, Inc. Information

DCM, Inc. specializes in providing document control, engineering, and technology management services to owners and operators of public transit systems. Clients include the Maryland Transit Administration, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, Virginia Railway Express, and the Federal Transit Administration. DCM has built a reputation for providing expert services in rail and bus vehicle design, specification and operation. Staff includes engineers with international reputations in transit vehicle design, electric propulsion systems, ac traction power, transit system automation and signaling, truck and suspension design, vehicle dynamics, bus maintenance analysis, project management, and life cycle cost analysis. DCM maintains specialized database programs to track contract deliverables and owner responses, test reports, and safety certifications. The databases may be used locally or may be deployed on the Internet for controlled access and updating at many locations. DCM provides trained personnel to maintain databases and perform other clerical services at customer facilities. DCM specializes in vehicle technology for buses, rapid rail, light rail, locomotives, historic preservation/recreation, and automated people movers. DCM provides management and technical support services for project management oversight, contract analysis, life cycle costing, schedule analysis, and earned value analysis.