Experience

Hampton City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Route Scheduling Specialist

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Coordinate with the Special Education Department to assign transportation services for special education students. Coordinate with the Special Education Department to update required equipment needs for special education students. Coordinate with the school systems Social Works Department to assign transportation services for McKinney Vento students.Create Saturday School and/or After School routes when a request is submitted by a school. Participate in the annual update of the driver rule book. Investigate and resolve concerns of parents, schools and drivers as it relates to bus routing. Assign new buses and re-assign buses as directed by the Director of Transportation. Update run times, stop and student information based on Edulog corrections forms submitted by the drivers. Drive an athletic or regular run as needed.



Hampton Roads Transit

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Transportation Supervisor

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2021

  Duties included but were not limited to the following:Window Dispatcher: Ensured Operators reported for duty on time: covered open assignments due to a late or absent Operator. Utilized HASTUS software to document late and absent Operators. Utilized HASTUS software to assign open work to Extra Board and overtime Operators. Covered open assignments following the FTA 11-HR drive time, 14-HR spread time and 10-HR rest rule as well as the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Documented all assignments and absences on the appropriate logs as needed. Answered telephones. Posted all assigned work and open work on the bulletin board. Assigned work for the next day. Verified Operators were correctly paid. Coordinated with the Shop Supervisor to ensure each Operator had a bus assignment. Field Supervision: Monitored the performance of the routes, monitored buses at railroad crossings, performed Operator on board evaluations. Created detours as needed, responded to accidents and incidents and evaluated bus stops for safety. Assisted customers with route information and inquiries. Assisted with random drug/alcohol testing. Radio Dispatcher: Utilized TrasitMaster computerized software to contact and answer radio calls from buses as well as monitor route performance. Documented all calls on the radio log and in HASTUS. Dispatched EMS, Field Supervisor to accidents and/or incidents as needed. Coordinated with the maintenance department for road calls and/or service calls. Coordinated with the pull-out supervisor to ensure Operators have reported to their buses and depart on time. Admin. Assist.: Scheduled meetings for the Manager, scheduled Operators for accident and refresher training as needed, conducted Operator Disciplinary Hearings, served on Accident Review Committe, answered telephones, approved Operators leave request, assisted with random drug/alcohol testing. Notified customer service of any route changes. Reviewed Operator schedules for bi-annual schedule picks.



York County School Division

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Bus Operator-Lead

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 2007

  Safely transported students to and from school. Supervised Bus Operators and Bus Assistants. Coordinated routes for my assigned schools. Notified schools of any route changes. Evaluated Bus Operators and Bus Assistants. Reviewed and approved timesheets. Arranged staff meetings to relay important information from management. Investigated parent and school concerns. Evaluated bus stops for safety. Utilized Edulog software to input student data and to assist parents with bus stop and school information. Utilized Tom's software to create field and sports trip tickets for the Operators and Assistants.



Hampton City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Bus Operator

  • Sep 1991 - Jun 1997

  Safely transported students to and from school. Served on the "Transportation Committee" Safely transported students to and from school. Served on the "Transportation Committee"