Michael Bray
Fort Worth,TX
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Freight Clerk - Dispatcher
Fort Worth And Western Railroad
01.2018 - Current
- Process customer requests and relay to crews and managers.
- Prepare Job Crew Packets for switch crews
- Process waybills and interchanges with Class 1 Railroads
- Communicate with customers and shippers about rolling stock traffic
- Solve issues with customers and crews in a fast paced environment
- Coordinate train traffic safely and efficiently to insure no downtime or inefficiencies
- Comply with Federal and company regulations regarding train movement
- Update and distribute track bulletins to train crews
- Communicate with maintenance personnel working on track and signal issues
- Communicate with other railroads about track bulletins and train orders
- Assisted customers in resolving any discrepancies or issues related to their shipments, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and a customer-focused approach.
- Trained new team members on company protocols, contributing to a well-prepared team of professionals.
Locomotive Engineer
Union Pacific Railroad
09.2010 - 01.2018
- Openly communicate with conductors and dispatchers to issue and receive information concerning train movement.
- Inspect, identify and correct or report any defects on locomotives to ensure compliance with FRA daily inspection requirements
- Interpret work orders and track bulletins that concern operation on multiple railroads to safely and efficiently transport freight
- Operate locomotives to transport freight between stations, and to assemble and disassemble train and locomotive consists within rail yards
Peer Trainer
Union Pacific Railroad
09.2009 - 09.2010
- Worked with new hire conductors and switchman
- Train in safe and efficient switching and classification activities
- Ensure that young trainmen understand the importance of working safely
Freight Conductor
Union Pacific Railroad
04.2004 - 01.2009
- Comply with company and federal safety rules, policies and procedures to switch/ spot cars, and determine proper train makeup
- Accurately report work to ensure proper inventory and billing of customer railcars on local jobs
- Obtain and receive information and act on oral and written instructions by various supervisors
- Inspect railcars to identify, and correct or report any defects in accordance with federal regulations
Quality Assurance Tech
National Oilwell Varco - Hydra Rig
07.2000 - 04.2004
- Responsible for testing new and repaired oil field equipment, ensuring that it meets high quality standards
- Pressure testing of fabricated equipment and tubing / pipe assemblies
- Coordinating testing activities with customers from around the world
- Ensuring that equipment is built according to design, ISO, and offshore standards
- Inspecting welded and fabricated / machined parts
- Work on Accident Prevention Team to promote awareness in safety and production
Equipment Assembler
National Oilwell Varco - Hydra Rig
06.1997 - 07.2000
Responsible for assembling highly engineered oilfield equipment according to blueprints, schematics and customer specifications.
Supervising an assembly crew, delegating tasks, and maintaining production schedules
Training crew members in fabricating processes, including tubing bending and calculations, fastener and fitting placement, hydraulic principles, diesel technology, and general mechanical trades
Report to production management progress and design
Work hand in hand with mechanical engineering department to streamline and coordinate assembly processes
Supervising an assembly crew, delegating tasks, and maintaining production schedules
Training crew members in fabricating processes, including tubing bending and calculations, fastener and fitting placement, hydraulic principles, diesel technology, and general mechanical trades
Report to production management progress and design
Work hand in hand with mechanical engineering department to streamline and coordinate assembly processes
Education
Applied Completion Certificate - Automotive and Diesel Technologies
Lincoln Technical Institute
Grand Prairie, TX1983
High School Diploma - undefined
Crowley High School
Crowley, TX1980
Skills
- Schematic diagram interpretation
- Good communication skills
- Fast learner
- Strong team player
- Supervisory experience
- Technical school training
- Proficiency at reading blueprints
- Troubleshooting expert
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Job shop experience
- Basic computer skills
- Equipment problem resolution
- Strong initiative
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Industry safety leader
Timeline
Freight Clerk - Dispatcher
Fort Worth And Western Railroad
01.2018 - Current
Locomotive Engineer
Union Pacific Railroad
09.2010 - 01.2018
Peer Trainer
Union Pacific Railroad
09.2009 - 09.2010
Freight Conductor
Union Pacific Railroad
04.2004 - 01.2009
Quality Assurance Tech
National Oilwell Varco - Hydra Rig
07.2000 - 04.2004
Equipment Assembler
National Oilwell Varco - Hydra Rig
06.1997 - 07.2000
Applied Completion Certificate - Automotive and Diesel Technologies
Lincoln Technical Institute
High School Diploma - undefined
Crowley High School
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