Experience

Pan Am Railways

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• FRA Certified Conductor

  • Feb 1998 - Present

  Qualified on over 300 miles of railroad from Portland ME to Mechanicville NY, including non-signaled branch lines..• Duties included the proper assembly, testing, and break down of both road and local freight trains.• Placed and removed freight cars according to carrier or customer request.• Skills and job related education includes NORAC Operating Rules and Signals, Hazardous Material Handling Rules, DOT/FRA Drug and Alcohol compliance and Federal Hours of Service compliance.• Provided on the job field training to new hire Conductor candidates during all phases of training. Show less

• Director of Operations Training

  • Aug 2010 - May 2014

  (Position held concurrently with Assistant Director and Director or Train Operations)Responsible for overseeing assigned Train Operations Manager (Train Dispatcher) trainees including:• Design and implementation of qualification criteria, examinations, and feedback review.• Work with heads of various departments to resolve issues regarding non-standard operating situations.

• Director of Train Operations

  • Apr 2008 - May 2013

  • Preparation of operations reports using MS Excel for Executive, Safety, and Customer Service departments including financial, resource utilization, and incident reporting. • Empowered to function in any capacity needed within the Operations Department to identify, plan, and execute solutions in response to routine and extraordinary circumstances.• Provide supervision and OJT of Train Operations Managers including review of procedures and coordination of Engineering, Mechanical, Safety, and Customer Service elements.• Coordinate with other railroads for the efficient movement of freight traffic and scheduled passenger trains, including job scheduling and contingency planning. • Management role in coordinating both infrastructure projects and operational changes within short and long term windows. Schedules to minimize delays to customers and maximize allocated resources including crew planning. • Projects including planning for adjusting traffic needs (on -going), short and long term engineering projects which affect capacity (multi-department/multi-railroad), and short term projects including accident recovery and short term demand needs. • Determine the needs of the various units within an organization and how to bring information together to cultivate a better understanding of project needs, identify resource constraints, and determine channels of communication best suited to minimize start up times, maintain productive communication, and implement changes to the plan as needed.• Provide supervision of Train Operations Managers including review of procedures and coordination of with Engineering, Mechanical and Customer Service elements.• Coordinate with other railroads for the efficient movement of freight traffic and scheduled passenger trains, including job scheduling, contingency planning.• Preparation of reports for Executive, Safety, and Customer Service. Show less

• Train Operations Manager/Dispatcher

  • Apr 2006 - May 2013

  • Responsible for the safe and proper movement of trains and track cars over the territory under my control. This territory includes both signaled and non-signaled mainlines. • Skills and job related education includes NORAC Operating Rules and Signals, NORAC Dispatching Rules, Hazardous Material Handling Rules, DOT/FRA Drug and Alcohol compliance and Federal Hours of Service compliance.• Work with senior and field management, and train service employees to accomplish tasks and directives set forth by senior management and customers.• Maintain complete records of train and track car movements. • Report incidents or violations affecting the safe operation of the railroad. Show less