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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLE LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEVice President of OperationsSenior-Level Rail Fleet Maintenance and Mechanical Manager with great operational leadership experience that consistently converted fleet maintenance intent into action for First Union Rail, Association of American Railroads, and Consolidated Rail Corporation. As AVP, Mechanical for First Union Rail, managed a $75M operational budget, inclusive of five direct and 16 indirect reports that supported the maintenance and car modification for a fleet of over 90,000 railcars spanning 50 repair facilities across the US and Canada. Additional expertise includes:Reviewed Lease and Repair ContractsDeveloping Vendor AlliancesAuditingQuality AssuranceManufacturingImplementing Continuous Quality ImprovementsNegotiating Multi-Million Dollar Labor / Component AgreementsAAR Rules, Inspections and RepairsProfessional ExperienceDelivery Positions 2018-CurrentProvided delivery and courier service for different companies.SIEMENS, New Castle, DE 2017-3/2018Project ManagerProvided Consumable Material to Siemens Multistate Project. Manage Siemens procurement group in ordering, organizing, warehousing and delivery of Consumable materials.Sold over $2M of Consumable Material in a nine-month period to Amtrak required to perform federally required maintenance to the Siemens Charger Tier IV locomotive.Enhanced the lines of communication between Amtrak and Siemens by performing monthly visits to Amtraks Seattle, Oakland and Chicago Locomotive repair facilities.Improved relationship with Siemens Manufacturing and Commissioning and Warranty Groups.Minimized delay of service of Amtrak Obtained standard and non-standard material for Amtrak as required for periodic maintenance.Completed Siemens Project Manager 3 Training (Completed 104-hour course).TRINITY RAIL, Dallas, TX 2013-2016Warranty ManagerPrepared warranty claims. Handled customer claims, ensuring defects were properly repaired, serviced, and returned to customer.Tracked warranty modifications required to equipment built by Trinity Rail.Prepared purchase orders for material used for repair programs.Improved internal department communication by conducting weekly staff meetings.Compliance Manager-EngineeringScope of duties focused on Compliance Management of Federal and AAR Rules and Regulations.Liaison between Trinity Rail and Bureau of Explosives (BOE) and the AAR.Assisted BOE Auditors during Trinity facility inspections.Prepared and filed all Trinity Plant applications for M1002, M-1003 and S-2014 Certifications.Candidate's Name
Page 2FIRST UNION RAIL, Rosemont, IL 2007-2013Assistant Vice President-MechanicalScope of duties focused on all railcar mechanical activities from contract shop repairs and AAR Car Repair Billing.Supervised acquisition inspections, component selection for car repair and new car builds. Monitored monthly costs to ensure Department remained within established mechanical budget.Favorably negotiated during an end-of-lease settlement on 187 rail cars a net profit of $1.5M over the book value of the cars, for required interchange repairs necessary to return the units to interchange service and the actual sale of the cars to the lessee.Played a key role in the redesign of in-house IT system that assisted in providing a well-maintained fleet to customers with minimal customer interruptions while saving more than $1M annually in labor and component purchasing and car repair invoice auditing.Successfully developed in 2013 for First Union Rail, a maintenance strategy designed to reduce out-of-service time for a group of boxcars experiencing end of car cushion problems. As a result, out-of-service time reduced by two to three weeks per boxcar.Saved railroads car delays and load adjust costs by playing a leadership role in the Association of American Railroads Open Top Loading Rules Committee that passed a rule in restricting the loading of pipe in gondolas.Performed audit of First Union major railcar modification project that saved over $250,000 or $1,000/car.Highest EducationUniversity of Cincinnati-Completed 120 hours toward a Bachelor of Science degree in the Humanities.ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEFIRST UNION RAIL, ROSEMONT, ILLINOISAssistant Vice President-MechanicalAMEREN ENERGY FUELS & SERVICES, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURIGeneral ExecutiveExperience has been concentrated fleet maintenance management, car repair billing, major fleet repairs, noncompliant billing trends, auditing, quality and executive management.ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTQuality Assurance Training (24 Hours) TrinityRailHazMat Training (8 Hours) TrinityRailWeld Symbols Training (4 Hours) TrinityRailAAR Committee Work: Arbitration and RulesOpen Top-Loading RulesIndustry Associations: Board of Directors, NCTA-Operations and MaintenanceBoard of Directors, Mechanical Assoc. and Technology |
