Job description: Lori primarily focuses on freight-rail projects, helping to advance Siemens Mobility's freight-rail business and maintaining customer relations. She handles issues proactively and collaborates with several Class Is and short-line customers, from bidding to project testing and shipment.

Why she's influential as a leader: In 2010, Lori joined Safetran/Invensys, which became Siemens in 2015. Initially she worked on designs for Norfolk Southern Railway, eventually managing all related work. Although she spent some time supporting the firm's transit business, she primarily focuses on freight-rail projects, ensuring that Siemens delivers signaling solutions that meet all safety requirements. She helps customers in deploying the new technology to improve their railroad operations. Within Siemens, Lori mentors the company's new engineers as they settle into their jobs and learn the ropes.