Spika Speaker Series

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Brought to you by Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc., in Lewistown, Montana, this podcast is a companion to Spika Knowledge Center (https://spikamfg.com/knowledge), bringing you professional insights from the shop floor, about work and worker safety at varying heights and over-reaches in complex manufacturing and assembly environments across different industries. Spika stands for safety and productivity. Learn more about our work at https://spikamfg.com.
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Driving CapMetro to Zero Emissions - A Conversation with Dottie Watkins, President & CEO, CapMetro.
Monday, 23 June, 2025

Spika's Knowledge Center had the privilege of hosting a conversation with one of the foremost leaders in the transit industry, one who is driving CapMetro toward a zero emission future, Ms. Dottie Watkins, President & CEO, CapMetro in Austin, Texas.In this deep dive, you will learn about a day in the life of what Ms. Watkins refers to as 'the accidental CEO' who first started as a bus driver, her views on a variety of aspects of a zero emission fleet from technology choices to workforce development and policy impacts, her take on funding innovation in transit, and among other things, her advice for young entrants to the industry. A compelling speaker and storyteller, in this episode of the Spika Speaker Series, you will know what makes Ms. Dottie Watkins an iconic and inspirational leader, and why "Austin can't Austin without CapMetro." This conversation was hosted by Bekhi Spika, Vice President and Chief Revenue Office of Spika Design & Manufacturing out of Lewistown, Montana, and Chad Catron, the industry specialist at Spika. Spika Design & Manufacturing, the sponsor of this program, custom-design and manufactures OSHA compliant work platforms for lanyard-free fall protection at varying heights and cantilevers, to fit any fleet and any maintenance facility of a transit agency. Learn more about the sponsor at https://spikamfg.com