About us

Xentrans offers award-winning managed services and professional consulting for the conception, procurement, implementation, and support of innovative technology solutions for passenger transportation.

Xenconsult, Inc. dba Xentrans is a privately held company incorporated in California. Established in 2010, Xentrans provides transportation agencies specialized vendor- and solution-agnostic technical and business consulting; procurement and project management; managed services for operations support; and extension-of-staff administrative services.

Our client list includes Amtrak, Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), Chicago Metra, LA Metro, Santa Clara VTA, Golden Gate Transit, and All Aboard Florida. Our executive team has extensive transportation technology experience in the U.S., UK, and European markets.

Executive Team

Dave Palmer

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


Soren Bakken

President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)



Alan Rowe

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)



Erika Ehmsen

Customer Experience Officer (CXO)



Jeremy Dalton

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)


Angela Ledesma

Director, Operations




Clay Michaels

VP, Technical Support