John Olszewski
John is an experienced systems architect, software developer, and project manager with decades of experience helping clients translate needs into solutions. As a skilled technologist and researcher, he brings an exceptional business acumen and management perspective to every project and ensures his client solutions are strategic, actionable, and successful. John has a history of delivering results across a range of industries in both the private and public sectors. He has developed customized and scalable data and web solutions that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for software, media, and health care applications.
Before joining RSG, John received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health to co-develop an AI-informed platform to generate radiation therapy treatment plans for cancer patients, partnering with three nationally recognized medical centers. He has served as CTO for Subtext Media, a hyper-local news site headquartered in White River Junction, Vermont. For many years, John oversaw his own custom development company, leading teams in building outstanding technology-led client experiences.
John and his wife, Eileen, live in Norwich, Vermont, where they raised their three sons. When not working, you can find John playing music, hiking, or biking on a trail, or taking his O’Day Mariner for a sail on Mascoma Lake with friends and family.
Tim Young
Tim Young is responsible for RSG’s technology vision, strategies, business alignment, and growth. He leads engagement in the areas of IT, software/DevOps, data science, and data privacy. Tim actively collaborates to deliver high-quality solutions to our clients with state-of-the-art technology. He brings strategic thinking and clear business acumen to RSG’s services and products portfolio. Through his work and oversight, Tim aligns RSG’s technology ecosystem with our evolving and growing business needs. He also strives to cultivate a culture that is supportive of making RSG a customer-centric company.
In addition to his work at RSG, Tim serves on the Forbes Technology Council and is a member of The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Prior to joining RSG, Tim was Vice President of Information Technology at Bright Horizons Family Solutions as well as other technology executive positions. He has served as council member of CIO Executive Council, on the board for Nashua Children’s Learning Center, and on a Work and Witness team to Panama. He has been quoted in CIO, Forbes, Computer World, Information Security, and CRN magazines, and has published works on servant leadership, IT innovation, and vendor relationships.
Tim is a husband, father, author, teacher, and speaker. He lives in New Hampshire with his family and loves anything outdoors related.
Joel Freedman
Joel Freedman is a nationally recognized leader in the development and application of advanced travel demand forecasting models. With 20 years of consulting experience, he offers client services in all aspects of travel demand modeling: travel survey design, model estimation, software implementation, validation, and application.
Joel’s model development experience includes the development of activity-based travel demand models for some of the largest and most complex metropolitan regions in the United States and large-scale integrated models of land-use and transportation for state departments of transportation. He has also provided travel forecasting support on numerous successful transit New Starts projects and has been involved in a number of toll and revenue forecasts for public sector clients. Complimenting his modeling work, Joel is a skilled programmer with expertise in FORTRAN, C++, and Java.
In addition to project work, Joel enjoys teaching and has served as adjunct faculty to Portland State University School of Urban Affairs and Department of Civil Engineering, and is a certified instructor for the National Highway Institute.
Joel lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two sons. He enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, backpacking, and skiing, and practices woodworking on the rare occasions the Pacific Northwest rain keeps him indoors.
Kenneth Kaliski, PE, QEP, INCE Bd Cert.
In over 35 years with RSG, Ken Kaliski has worked in all of RSG’s market areas with a focus on engineering and advanced analytics. His technical specialty is in noise control engineering, where he works on projects such as community noise monitoring and modeling, architectural acoustics, transportation noise, and industrial noise control. He also works on complex modeling projects in the fields of market and energy research.
Ken has been with the company since its founding in 1986 and served for 15 years on its Board of Directors. He has also served on the Board of Directors on the Institute of Noise Control Engineering where he is Board Certified, is certified as a Qualified Environmental Professional through the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice, and is a member of the Acoustical Society of America. He is the co-holder of Patent 7,092,853 for an Environmental Noise Monitoring System.
While away from work, Ken spends his free time skiing, maintaining trails, and traveling with his family.
Ken is a registered Professional Engineer in New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Illinois.