60-second interview A QUICK CHAT WITH... Neil Shah WORDS: andrew bennett PHOTO: andrea StenSon Neil Shah is a Senior Director within Operations & Maintenance, based in Toronto. Born and raised in the UK, he graduated in aerospace engineering. Neil told us about life in the transportation industry, the satisfaction of building a great team and dining with Tom Cruise! Click to navigate to questions 123456 Neil Shah is a Senior Director within Operations & Maintenance, based in Toronto. Born and raised in the UK, he graduated in aerospace engineering. Neil told us about life in the transportation industry, the satisfaction of building a great team and dining with Tom Cruise! 123456 Who or what inspires you? Identifying talent, and developing and nurturing it. Inspiration comes from building amazing teams that really work well together and look out for each other. I like working with a diverse group of proactive people. we spend a lot of time at work and it is important people have fun at work, and are positive. 123456 What makes you laugh out loud? well-written tV comedies, ones with subtlety to the writing The Office [starring ricky Gervais] was a classic. What makes you most proud to work in the rail industry? there are industry lifers, who leave school at 16 and make good careers for themselves; they are dedicated to the industry and very proud because of the service it provides. Click to navigate to questions 123456 What frustrates you most? we are in a growing industry. there is a dearth of talent to keep up with the work now and in the future. the infrastructure business provides great careers, so its frustrating that more people do not choose this path. the business needs to show that ambitious individuals can achieve their goals. 123456 Tell us something about you that your colleagues dont know? a few years ago, in London, we took my mother out for her birthday dinner to a Michelinstarred Indian restaurant. one of my brotherin-laws cousins is Hollywood actor armie Hammer [who played the Lone ranger] and he invited tom Cruise along! Click to navigate to questions 123456 123456 snclavalin.com