Skilled maintenance professional with proven track record in delivering impactful results. Adept at team collaboration and flexible in adapting to changing needs. Expertise in Equipment maintenance and reliability, consistently driving successful outcomes. Known for reliability and strong focus on achieving objectives.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialist - Locomotive Mechanical Planning
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
05.2019 - Current
Control the flow of locomotive scheduled inspections, engine overhauls, and rotating equipment to reduce cost and balance work across all CPKC and 3rd party repair facilities locomotive repair shops
Maintain and provide daily planning reports to senior leadership, to track and analyze operational data.
Collaborate with the operations team to ensure locomotive availability meet the demands of the railroad.
Responsible for training and mentoring of new employees in areas of mobile asset maintenance and troubleshooting practices through class and shop sessions.
Analyst - Locomotive Reliability
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
01.2011 - 05.2019
Implemented predictive and preventative maintenance programs to maintain high locomotive availability, safety, and reliability-centered maintenance for over 2500 locomotives
Developed processes to help support departmental performance goals, and conducted reliability investigation through defect data, bad actor programs/ processes, and root cause failure analysis
Actively and regularly participated in internal/external safety and quality audits through shop and vendor site visits
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
Provided analysis for repair and safety practices, to improve overall quality of components and equipment.
Improved internal knowledge sharing by developing comprehensive documentation outlining standard operating procedures for various tasks and technical instructions for use in locomotive mechanical facilities.
Conducted regular component reliability monitoring using statistical analysis of locomotive subsystem data to predict potential areas of concern.
Provided mechanical support to the field operations during times of high shop constraints.
Lead a team of five Centralized Locomotive Support analysts, including training, mentoring, and providing latest technical information
Locomotive Contract Specialist
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
05.2010 - 01.2011
Responsible for managing various service contracts with vendors and contractors, including availability and reliability metrics
Effectively avoided over $250000 in repair costs for derailed locomotive using extensive knowledge from previous roles to salvage surplus components
Successfully managed the installation of Wheel Impact Level Detector and met the $230000 budgetary and time constraint
Ensured major contractors, other rail companies, and CPKC were in compliance of various service agreements through monthly reconciliation
Integrated new locomotive purchases into CPKC data management system
Process Manager/Technical Director
GE Transportation Systems
09.2000 - 05.2010
Successfully supervised and managed several multi-million-dollar locomotive overhaul programs including: locomotive Gen Sets, electrical control systems, and other mechanical sub-assemblies
Diligently managed the material warehouse and logistics associated with supporting the locomotive overhaul programs, general repairs, and field modifications at various customer and third-party repair facilities
Managed a large group of unionized locomotive technicians in a locomotive repair facility, ensured timely and comprehensive repairs of locomotives to meet strict client TC/FRA requirements with zero reportable injuries.
Successfully directed CP locomotive overhaul program netting the business $12.8 M in sales and $5M in operating margin as well as a $110 000 reduction in planned inventory costs
Education
Statistics - Mechanical Engineering
SAIT Polytechnic
01.2012
B. Sc. - Automotive Technologies
Montana State University - Northern
01.2004
Diploma - Automotive Service Technician
S.A.I.T. Polytechnic
01.1996
Skills
SAP
Office 365 Platform
MS Teams
SharePoint
MS Office Suite ((Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Root-cause analysis
Professionalmemberships
Six Sigma- Green Belt Certification, GE Transportation Systems, Calgary, 2007
Languages
English
Full Professional
Arabic
Professional Working
Timeline
Specialist - Locomotive Mechanical Planning
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
05.2019 - Current
Analyst - Locomotive Reliability
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
01.2011 - 05.2019
Locomotive Contract Specialist
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
05.2010 - 01.2011
Process Manager/Technical Director
GE Transportation Systems
09.2000 - 05.2010
B. Sc. - Automotive Technologies
Montana State University - Northern
Diploma - Automotive Service Technician
S.A.I.T. Polytechnic
Statistics - Mechanical Engineering
SAIT Polytechnic
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