Expert Details
Railroad Accidents, Railroad Cars, Railroad Injury, Railroad Engineering, Railroad Crashes, Railroad Safety, Railroad Crossing, etc.
ID: 736017
North Carolina, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2020 | Degree: Professional Certificate | Subject: Project Management | Institution: Cornell University College of Engineering |
| Year: 2018 | Degree: Professional Certificate | Subject: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Kaizen | Institution: Management and Strategy Institute |
| Year: 2015 | Degree: Professional Certificate | Subject: Law Enforcement | Institution: United States Army School of Military Police |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Vice President Operations North America | Department: Railway Operations |
Responsibilities:Oversee operations and sales department.-Ensure that project deadlines are met. Provide leadership and support to drive profitable sales and results in operations through analysis, design and implementation. -Develop and implement methods and systems to control operating costs. -Full P&L responsibilities. -Ensure that the overall marketing and sales efforts are integrated with the Business Development, Operations and Estimating processes. -Analyze and provide strategic recommendations to marketing and sales plans for market sectors, including concepts such as opportunity map, target accounts, forecast, sales strategies and tactics. -Review and improve KPI and performance metrics throughout company and within client specific operations. -Build strategic operations teams to meet client needs across North America. -Represent company at trade shows. -Negotiate and build contract and oversee proposals department. -Handle all military and government contracts. -Act as POC for FRA / NTSB and regulatory agencies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2018 | Employer: Railway Safety Consultants LLC | Title: Director of Operations | Department: Operations |
Responsibilities:Oversee operations and training efficiency.-Ensure that project deadlines are met. -Update shareholders and ensure timely delivery of service. -Develop, maintain and improve reporting as it relates to key terminal KPIs -P&L budgeting of $10 million annually. -Plan and implement client turnaround times for employment. -Expand client portfolios by working with BDM through B2B outlets. -Assess and improve metrics via scorecards. -Oversee Sales department and maintain 99% annual client retention. -Report company / division scorecards -Ensure compliance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: Railway Safety Consultants LLC | Title: Sr. Manager of Operations | Department: Operations / Training |
Responsibilities:Lead international railway operations in performance metrics, trainingstandards, auditing, government compliance and contract negotiation. -SOP writing and risk analysis IAW ISO and OSHA standards. -Change management and restructuring for client operations. -Attract, retain and hire talent utilizing QMS. -P&L budgeting of $2.2 million annually. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Employer: BNSF Railway | Title: Conductor, RCO / Yardmaster | Department: Operations TYE |
Responsibilities:Managed crews at 6 different rail sites throughout Texas.-Improved switching efficiency and operations utilizing lean methodology. -Trained new hires during their OJT. -Delivered customer satisfaction via on-time delivery. -Coordinated with yardmasters to ensure the building of freight trains into federal compliance. -Audited crews for safety and efficiency. -Ensure that HAZMAT was properly identified and stored. -Distribute waybills and BOL to client facilities. -Assist with new hire training. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2015 | Employer: Rescar | Title: Railway Safety Manager | Department: Safety |
Responsibilities:-Maintained all HSE material for the regional sites.-Generated new training material for our training managers to teach new hires. -Spearheaded incident investigations with RCA and LPSA. -Reduced liability for company and clients by leading the way in safety and operations development via behavioral data trending. -Travel to new sites for new site project planning IAW company safety policy. -Ensure that all SOP's were in compliance with regulatory affairs to include 49 CFR. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2014 | Employer: BNSF Railway | Title: Conductor | Department: Operations |
Responsibilities:Build, switch, deliver and handle trains. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2014 | Employer: United States Army | Title: Military Police | Department: 31B |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to 2014 | Agency: United States Army | Role: Military Police | Description: Soldier |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to 2008 | Country / Region: Iraq | Summary: Military |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Country / Region: Mexico | Summary: Railway Safety |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Railway Safety / Operations |
| Years: 2019 to Present | Country / Region: Jamaica | Summary: Railway Safety |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Corporate Partners United Transportation Union British Petroleum ASLRRA |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| -LSSB: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Management and Strategy Institute 2018 -LSSC: Lean Six Sigma Champion - Management and Strategy Institute 2018 -AT-1 Transportation Security- USDOD 2014 -IS00800b: National Response Framework – FEMA 2012 -Emergency Management – FEMA 2011 -PL: Project Leadership - Cornell University College of Engineering Enrolled |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Army Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal Overseas Training Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal Achievement of Excellence Award – RSC Rising Star Award- RSC Employee Safety Award – BNSF Gold SOI Safety Audit Award - Rescar |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
|---|
| The Round Table Group Expert Institute |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Native |
| Spansih | Conversational |
| German | Beginner-Intermediate |