Moris Witt
Calgary
Summary
Results-driven management professional with a strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Excels at quickly learning and understanding processes, utilizing data to identify and highlight multimillion-dollar cost savings opportunities. Appointed as department representative for system replacement projects and industry conferences, showcasing expertise in effectively representing the organization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Rail Fleet
Nutrien
10.2023 - Current
- Manage a Fleet of 17,000 rail through mechanical, regulatory, and leasing contracts
- Five Year Planning of Fleet Sizing & Strategy
- Work with numerous internal & external stakeholders for the purpose of right sizing and driving efficiency
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
Specialist Railcar Maintenance
Nutrien
10.2018 - 10.2023
- Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
- Improved customer satisfaction rates through proactive problem-solving and efficient complaint resolution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget.
- Implemented new training programs for staff, leading to higher employee retention rates and better overall performance.
- Championed the adoption of new software tools that streamlined workflows across multiple departments.
Specialist Maintenance Planner
Canadian Pacific Railroad
04.2016 - 05.2018
Field Rep East Canada & United States
Canadian Pacific
01.2013 - 04.2016
Logistics Planner, Equipment Specialist Car Maintenance
Canadian Pacific
09.2011 - 01.2013
Operations Coordinator
Superior Propane
11.2007 - 09.2011
Education
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE - Economics and Production Operations Management
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatoon, SK05.2000
CERTIFICATE - FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
05.1996
Skills
- Budget Management
- Acceptance Testing & Training
- Railcar Regulatory Maintenance
- Team leadership
- Expert problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Decision-making
- Maintenance strategies
- Growth planning
Certification
Private Pilot SEL, 04/01/22, Present, Private Pilot License - Single Engine Land. Aircraft Owner.
Additional Information
Locomotive engineer qualification, Conductor qualification, Achieved freight car inspector and safety auditor qualifications.
Skills And Experience
- Project Manager of many multi-million-dollar repair programs based on CP, customer and/or industry standards.
- Budget management and progress reporting
- Writing of business cases, conduct needs assessments, including scope of work development and full-time employee requirements for approvals
- Performed comparative analysis of materials to ensure usage of materials with statistically less failures, normalized by age, mileage, type of service and cycles.
- Facilitation of field roll-outs for long-term strategic maintenance
- Development of forecast budgeting & reporting for compliance monitoring of rail car programs for senior leadership.
- Multi departmental source for repair reporting for railcar fleets and specific customers
- Ability to quickly learn and comprehend the application of regulatory requirements to monitor and ensure compliance.
- Requirements gathering, user acceptance testing & training delivery rollout of SAP PM system implementation
- Advanced level of MS Access, Excel, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, monthly KPI and summary reports
- Granted SAP super user access for the mechanical department
- Ability to quickly learn computer applications with minimal direction
Leadership Experience
- Field Representative of Eastern Canada & United States for Mechanical Department at CP
- Team lead of 4 professionals
- Coach and mentor new staff
- Provide training, coaching and leadership
- Supervise fleet of 15 LPG Truck Drivers
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Interests
- Private Pilot - Airplane Single Engine Land
- Private Pilot - Airplane Multi Engine Land
- Aircraft Owner
- Enjoy hobbies that combine physical activity with outdoor exploration
- Baking
- Martial Arts - Hapkido Black Belt
Timeline
Manager Rail Fleet
Nutrien
10.2023 - Current
Specialist Railcar Maintenance
Nutrien
10.2018 - 10.2023
Specialist Maintenance Planner
Canadian Pacific Railroad
04.2016 - 05.2018
Field Rep East Canada & United States
Canadian Pacific
01.2013 - 04.2016
Logistics Planner, Equipment Specialist Car Maintenance
Canadian Pacific
09.2011 - 01.2013
Operations Coordinator
Superior Propane
11.2007 - 09.2011
CERTIFICATE - FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE - Economics and Production Operations Management
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
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