Ross Mcleod
Middletown,CA
Summary
Extremely motivated self-starting professional with 19 years of railroad experience looking to make a positive impact in the railroad industry with a background in both freight and passenger backgrounds having a thorough understanding of operations management and train operations while keeping safety and efficiency a priority while ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transportation Superintendent
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit
04.2015 - Current
- Transportation Superintendent
- Assistant Superintendent of Transportation
- Train Dispatcher
- Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers
- Direct and oversee the operation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Operations Control Center (OCC) and Field Supervisor functions to ensure passenger rail service is being delivered in a safe, efficient and courteous manner. This is accomplished by managing goals, work standards and performance objectives for personnel availability and reliability as established by senior management, keeping records and monitoring trends, implementing modifications and improvements, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local and SMART requirements, allocating available resources, enforcing policies and procedures within SMART guidelines, directing actions of staff members, administering collective bargaining agreements, developing staff, and providing for supervisor training needs.
- New startup of Passenger Rail Service in the North Bay providing traffic relief to the Hwy 101 Corridor. Played an integral part in the initial implementation of Mainline Testing of Centralized Traffic Control, Enhanced Automatic Train Control, and commissioning of the Diesel Multiple Units. Supervise 39 Engineer/Conductors, 3 bridge tenders, 6 train dispatchers, 6 Field Supervisors and 4 Operations communications specialists.
- Mentored new employees in classroom instruction, including Train Dispatchers, Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, and Bridge tenders, to include GCOR, Air Brake & Train Handling, Safety Rules, Mechanical Rules, and proficiency in trouble shooting issues with the Automatic Train Control system.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records of Locomotive Engineers/Conductors certifications. (MaxAccel)
- Successfully sought out opportunities to increase on time performance while keeping passenger and crew safety a priority during service interruptions, critical incidents, and derailments. Verified accuracy of regulatory documents and compliance with title 49 transportation parts 200-273
- Comply with monthly, quarterly, and yearly 217 Operational/efficiency testing requirements as well as coaching and counseling of train crews to reduce rules violations and human factor rail incidents.
Locomotive Engineer
Caltrain
02.2014 - 04.2015
- Safely and Efficiently Operated trains in 3 types of passenger service local, limited, and bullet schedules between Gilroy CA & San Francisco in a multi-faceted fast paced high stress environment.
- Operated under 100% rules compliance in a 100 train a day scheduled operation.
- Inspected locomotives for operational readiness by making FRA and company-required checks and tests.
- Interpreted train orders, signals or railroad rules and regulations that governed locomotive operation.
- Conferred with conductors and train dispatchers via radio phones to issue and receive information concerning stops, delays, temporary slow orders (form A), online work, mainline track work groups (form B) and oncoming trains.
Trainmaster - Train Service
BNSF
02.2006 - 02.2014
- Trainmaster
- Engineer/Conductor/Switchman/Brakeman
- Remote Control Operator Certified
- Locomotive Engineer Certified in 2007
- Distributed Power qualified, Proficient in trouble shooting issues with the system, Conditioning or RE-Conditioning.
- Hand selected on several occasions for Officer Special or CEO Officer Trains and passenger excursions.
- The primary route dealt with Unit Coal and Grain Trains.
- Trainmaster Stockton/Riverbank CA, daily operations included supervising and coordinating of yard and road crews, tasking yard switch crews with daily switch lists to classify initiating terminal trains as well as local road switchers to meet customer needs and company velocity & Metric goals.
- Assisted in executing the terminal's operating plans to maximize efficiency for yard space utilization.
- Coach, develop and engaged with agreement employees.
- Responded to emergency situations and service interruptions.
Education
Locomotive Engineer -
Johnson County Community College
Kansas City, KS05.2007
Primary Leadership Development Course -
US ARMY
Fort Bragg, NC03.2003
Skills
- Leadership development
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Forward Planning & Strategic Thinking
- Communication & Motivation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Mentoring
- Program implementation
- Business planning
- Staff management
- Training oversight
- FRA Reporting
- Staff education and training
- Logistics management
- Employee training and development
- Incident investigation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Safety conscious
- Employee discipline
Certification
- Certified Locomotive Engineer, Passenger Conductor, DSLE, OJT Instructor and Trainer
Timeline
Transportation Superintendent
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit
04.2015 - Current
Locomotive Engineer
Caltrain
02.2014 - 04.2015
Trainmaster - Train Service
BNSF
02.2006 - 02.2014
Locomotive Engineer -
Johnson County Community College
Primary Leadership Development Course -
US ARMY
Awards
ARMY Commendation Medal, ARMY Achievement award x2, Operation Iraqi Freedom Medal, NATO peace keeping Medal (Kosovo, Bosnia) Paratrooper.
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