Ebony Daniels
East Orange,NJ
Summary
Dedicated transportation and railroad professional with over 15 years of experience in transit operations, rail transportation, and personnel coordination. Experienced in switching operations, train movement coordination, safety compliance, yard operations, dispatch communication, and regulatory adherence.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Switching/ Engineering
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
Newark, Nj
06.2024 - Current
- Perform switching and yard operations in accordance with railroad operating rules and safety regulations.
- Safely assemble, separate, and position rail equipment and train consists.
- Operate switches and coordinate train movements within yards and terminals.
- Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections of locomotives and equipment.
- Maintain communication with dispatchers, train crews, and supervisors.
Light Rail Vehicle Operator
Shimmick Construction
Jersey City, NJ
03.2018 - 06.2024
- Operate in accordance with railroad rules policy and safety procedure
- Maintained appropriate vehicle speed within 5 mph to 55 mph for safety compliance.
- Monitor wayside signals indicating obstructions or other trains ahead
- Perform pre-trip and post trip inspection of vehicle
- Ensured timely passenger access by efficiently opening and closing train doors.
- Regulating time spent at each stop, in order to maintain schedules
- Reported to supervisors, train masters, or dispatchers via radio for effective communication and coordination
- Identified and resolved technical issues with equipment and systems to ensure efficient operations.
- Managed manual switch operations in the yard to ensure proper train movement.
Service Controller
First Transit
Newark, NJ
10.2014 - 03.2018
- Led tracking of up to 2000 trips, ensuring accurate records and maintaining communication with Access Link Certification Department and management regarding driver's route locations as requested
- Manage 25 routes run by commercial bus drivers per day.
- Assigned vehicles, manifests, radios, and daily logs to drivers.
- Documented incident and accident reports accurately
- Utilized Trapeze, Info Manager, and Microsoft Works for record management.
- Input driver hours into ADP system with accurate coding.
Operations Supervisor
Coach USA
Paramus, NJ
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Manage 100 drivers daily
- Schedule drivers for fixed routes and charter trips assign vehicles
- Oversee drivers complying with D.O.T regulations
- Filing Documents Daily Logs (OTP reports) 98% daily
Service Controller
First Transit
Union, NJ
08.2008 - 10.2013
- Tracked up to 1000 trips, ensuring accurate records of driver locations upon request
- Managed 15 routes for commercial bus drivers daily
- Assigned vehicles and daily logs to drivers for efficient route management
- Assisted in documenting incident and accident reports to ensure accurate records.
- Software (Trapeze) (Microsoft Works)
Education
Accounting/ Business Management
University of Phoenix
Jersey City, NJVOCATIONAL - Accounting/Business Management
Essex County N. 13th
Newark, NJSkills
- License Commercial Driver
- DOT Rules
- Safety Rules Compliance
- Yard operations
- Signal monitoring
- Incident reporting
- Decision making
- Multitasking
- Punctuality
- Customer satisfaction
- Customer service
- Passenger assistance
- Team Collaboration
- Calm under pressure
- Excellent Listening
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
Timeline
Switching/ Engineering
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
06.2024 - Current
Light Rail Vehicle Operator
Shimmick Construction
03.2018 - 06.2024
Service Controller
First Transit
10.2014 - 03.2018
Operations Supervisor
Coach USA
07.2013 - 10.2014
Service Controller
First Transit
08.2008 - 10.2013
Accounting/ Business Management
University of Phoenix
VOCATIONAL - Accounting/Business Management
Essex County N. 13th