NICKALO MANZO
Pleasant Hill
Summary
Signal maintenance professional skilled in ensuring safety and efficiency of railway systems. Expertise in troubleshooting, installation, and preventive maintenance of signal equipment. Strong collaborator with focus on achieving operational goals and adapting to changing needs. Reliable, safety-conscious, and adept in both independent and team environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Signal Maintainer
Transit America Services Inc
11.2024 - Current
- Inspected and maintained signaling equipment to ensure operational integrity and safety.
- Diagnosed signal malfunctions using advanced troubleshooting techniques and tools.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to implement upgrades and enhancements to signaling systems.
- Developed preventative maintenance schedules, reducing downtime and improving efficiency of signal systems.
- Conducted regular audits of signaling equipment, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Managed emergency response actions during signal failures to restore service promptly.
- Pulled cable and wired structures at crossing locations
- Improved signal system reliability by performing regular maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.
- Optimized signal performance through routine inspection, cleaning, and adjustment of components as needed.
Trackman
Caltrain
11.2022 - 11.2024
- Perform detailed job briefings everyday for crews explaining the risks and responsibilities we take on everyday.
- Watched for on track equipment. Train approach warning/positive protection/Form B and c
- Worked with track tools and changed ties
- Understand the high level risks of working on and around on track equipment
- Lined crews in and out of yard tracks through switches and derails
- Used radio communication with engineers and Roadway workers
- Lead a group everyday to compete tasks at hand as safely as possible
- Communicate thoroughly.
- Committed to delivering excellent customer service while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Performed routine and scheduled maintenance services.
Plumber
Henson plumbing
11.2020 - 10.2022
- Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
- Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.
- Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
- Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
- Maintain or repair plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.
- Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports.
Plumber
Lavish plumbing
02.2017 - 11.2020
- Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe to required angle, using hand or power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, or pipe-bending machines.
- Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
- Review blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures.
- Weld small pipes or special piping, using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as computer-assisted welding or microchip fabrication.
- Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
- Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
Education
High School Diploma -
Freedom high school
Oakley, CA06.2013
Skills
- Basic track work
- Electromechanical repair
- Wiring installation
- Power tool operation
- Hand tool proficiency
- Troubleshooting skills
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Multimeter usage
- Crossing repairs
- Crossing maintenance
- Signal system maintenance
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Licensed Signal Maintainer - December 2024
Timeline
Signal Maintainer
Transit America Services Inc
11.2024 - Current
Trackman
Caltrain
11.2022 - 11.2024
Plumber
Henson plumbing
11.2020 - 10.2022
Plumber
Lavish plumbing
02.2017 - 11.2020
High School Diploma -
Freedom high school
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