Chris D. Campbell
Lake Tapps,WA
Summary
Highly accomplished Manager and Director of Operations with extensive experience in logistics, asset utilization, cost reductions, and strategic planning, leadership, as well as employee engagement and development. Recognized for development and implementation of processes enhancing operational efficiencies and reducing costs. A dynamic leader consistently achieving outstanding results in challenging environments while leading and developing new managers, and building and leading teams. Accomplished in controlling costs, reducing inefficiencies and producing new forward thinking dynamics to improve overall operating effectiveness. Demonstrated success in maximizing the bottom line and using a data-driven approach to capitalize on changing conditions and meet changing demands.
Overview
25
25
Years of transportation industry experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Seattle, WA
08.2021 - Current
- Senior officer for company from US Canadian border in Washington south to Portland, OR
- Supervised, assisted and coached other operations managers.
- Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
- Represented organization to governmental agencies, customers and general public.
Manager Train Operations
Union Pacific Railroad Co
North Platte, NE
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Cross-functional developmental role opportunity moving from centralized functions to field transportation operations management.
- Collaborated with cross-functional team members to build and execute development plans.
- Developed and led process improvements to optimize operations and reduce costs.
- Used data and analytics to diagnose trends and link to business performance outcomes.
- Led or supported troubleshooting of operational issues to reduce project bottlenecks or delays.
Director Locomotive Operations
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Omaha, NE
01.2019 - 11.2020
- Lead a management team in planning, allocating and distributing locomotive assets across the southwest area of the companies network to improve efficiencies, reduce cost, and streamline operations.
- Established Standard Work guidelines and identified opportunities for improvement.
- Worked with management team to develop operational goals aligned with business strategy implementing program with $50M annual cost savings.
Director Locomotive Utilization
Union Pacific Railroad Co
San Bernardino, CA
02.2016 - 01.2019
- Lead a management team in planning, allocating and distributing locomotive assets in and out of the Ports of Long Beach and LA supporting
- Led team that developed and implemented program to reduce unproductive crew starts by $150,000 per month.
Director Locomotive Utilization
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Omaha, NE
10.2014 - 02.2016
- Led team of managers responsible for allocation of locomotive assets across the Great Plains, Dallas/Fort Worth, and San Antonio areas.
- Developed system power plans to support aggregate rock commodities out of the San Antonio Service Unit
Director PTC & Energy Management Systems
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha, NE
12.2012 - 10.2014
- Intradepartmental Project Manager leading implementation of Federal Railroad mandated Train collision avoidance safety system. locomotive fleet
- Coordinated the locomotive logistics with train management, transportation, mechanical, signal and telecom departments meet government deadlines for retrofit and PTC system implementation.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
09.2011
Skills
- Leadership and Team building
- Direct report development, Mentoring
- Cross-Functional Team Management
- Process Development and Streamlining
- Cost Control, Analysis, and Spend Reductions
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of Products
- Presentation Development and Delivery
- Waste Management and Reduction
- Performance Improvements
- Resource Allocation
Affiliations
Director East Highlands Ranch Home Owners Association Board of Directors Oct 2017 – Jan 2019 Highland, CA
Certification
UPWay Certification - Completed December 2019
Accomplishments
- UPWay Certified 2019 (Process Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma)
- Developed crossfunctional process improvement team to deliver $100M+ in annual savings by developing standard work process and implementation to target locomotive add program at mountain grade locations
- Redefined and implemented standard process to reduce unnecessary spend in crew starts in excess of $100K per month in the Los Angeles Basin.
- Recognized as Director of the Year for outstanding performance and team contributions in locomotive distribution in 2019.
Timeline
Senior Manager Transportation - Union Pacific Railroad Co
08.2021 - Current
Manager Train Operations - Union Pacific Railroad Co
11.2020 - 08.2021
Director Locomotive Operations - Union Pacific Railroad Co
01.2019 - 11.2020
Director Locomotive Utilization - Union Pacific Railroad Co
02.2016 - 01.2019
Director Locomotive Utilization - Union Pacific Railroad Co
10.2014 - 02.2016
Director PTC & Energy Management Systems - Union Pacific Railroad
12.2012 - 10.2014
Bellevue University - Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Bellevue University - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration