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LOCOMOTIVE FREIGHT ENGINEER
Summary

Dedicated equipment operator that supports team members and job requirements through safe and efficient performance. More than two decades of experience operating extremely dangerous and unforgiving equipment. Closely collaborates with site teams to complete work on time and without incident. Nearly a full decade of safe service at the controls of locomotive equipment. Adept at staying alert for long hours and using multiple forms of communications to complete work safely, as well as efficiently.

Skills
  • Diesel freight locomotive operation
  • Maintains a calm composure while working in an unforgiving environment and under extreme pressure
  • Conflict resolution
  • Computer proficiency
  • Training & Development
  • Analytical thinker
  • Troubleshooting
  • Time management
  • Collaboration, work well with anyone, anytime
  • Able to work "on-call", 24 x 7
  • Level-headed decision maker able to adapt to change quickly
  • Looking for something new to learn everyday to become better than the day before.
Experience
Company Name | City, StateLocomotive Freight Engineer01/2011 - 08/2020

12 years safe and efficient operation of freight trains

16,000+ horsepower distributed throughout the length of the train

26,000+ gross tons (yes, tons) was not uncommon under my control

  • Operated locomotives according to strict delivery and route schedules.
  • Prepared reports documenting locomotive issues.
  • Conducted brake checks and general inspections before work.
  • Conducted movement of rail cars and overall train and completed or verified air couplings and electrical connections between locomotives.
  • Performed train inspections, tests and procedures, completed associated paperwork and identified and documented train equipment defects.
  • Monitored safety gauges to measure speed, amperage, battery charge and brake line air pressure.
  • Followed applicable safety procedures in responding to emergency conditions and breakdowns.
  • Manually controlled throttles and air brakes for electric, diesel-electric engines.
  • Interpreted various signals to control train movements and operations from the Conductor.
  • Complete daily equipment inspections to maintain company and federal compliance.
  • Respectful radio communication between crews, dispatcher and yard managers.
Company Name | City, StateLocomotive Freight Conductor02/2008 - 08/2020
  • Conducted movement of rail cars and overall train and completed or verified air coupling and electrical connections between locomotives.
  • Preformed train inspections, tests and procedures, completed associated paperwork and identified and documented train equipment defects.
  • Produced daily track reports, switch lists and train orders.
  • Directed crew members by employing flag or hand signals, lantern and radio communications.
  • Guided rail cars and train movements through hand-signals.
  • Managed railcar loading, unloading and switching.
  • Inspected switches on daily basis.
  • Received and followed directions from train dispatchers.
  • Upheld tight deadlines for delivery of freight.
  • Observed train movement to ascertain functionality.
  • Interpreted various signals to start, stop and back-up train or set and release air brakes.
  • Coupled air brakes and electrical connections between trains.
  • Interpreted train orders, signals and regulations governing locomotive operation and maintenance.
  • Comfortable working on, around and inbetween moving and stationary heavy equipment.
  • First person on site of any incidents, coordinates all parties responding to keep them and the public safe.
  • Work outdoors, in any weather, at any time day or night.
Company Name | City, StateMachine Operator01/1993 - 12/2007
  • Read and understood blueprints, product specifications and tooling instructions to plan correct operational sequences and prevent materials waste.
  • Selected proper cutting tools, calculating parameters to manufacture components and parts.
  • Obtained appropriate tooling and fixtures to revise setups on calibrated test strands.
  • Fastened and adjusted jigs and stops on machine tables to facilitate positioning of materials.
  • Painted and applied protective coatings to various parts to prevent water, oxygen and electrolytes from coming in contact with metal.
  • Operated multiple fabricating machines, including cutoff saws, shears, rolls, brakes, presses and forming or spinning machines.
  • Operated various analogue and digital precision gauges to inspect pieces after production completion.
  • Removed and replaced worn machine accessories to keep products within desired tolerances.
  • Set up machines for various jobs to maintain compliance with manufacturing thresholds and waste reduction initiatives.
  • Operated hand trucks, forklifts and scissor lifts.
  • Recognized defective material and reported issues to management to facilitate prompt resolution.
Education and Training
Bethel University | City, StateBachelor of Arts in Business Administration And Management04/1998
Dunwoody College Of Technology | City, StateAssociate of Science in Automotive Technology06/1994
Accomplishments

Designed and built a two bedroom lake home from start to finish, using my own hand tools and my own labor.

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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Bethel University
  • Dunwoody College Of Technology

Job Titles Held:

  • Locomotive Freight Engineer
  • Locomotive Freight Conductor
  • Machine Operator

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration And Management
    Associate of Science in Automotive Technology

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