Michael Ceslick
Crete,IL
Summary
Seasoned Manager bringing demonstrated safety management and performance optimization skills gained during experience in Railroad settings. Deliver in-depth training and mentoring to help each improve abilities and advance work quality. Dependable, hardworking and level-headed in addressing diverse problems.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian National Railroad
Chicago, IL
11.2018 - 07.2021
- Provide leadership, guidance direction and coordination of major functions such as yard operations, train make-up.
- Supervising, Managers, yard masters, train crews and train make-up in a safe and on-time manner.
- Manage the safety program for terminal operations, budgets and directing and overseeing operating practices associated with train movement within the terminal property.
- Manage the departmental budget, maintain required staffing levels.
- Holding investigations and issuing discipline.
- Overseeing all day to dy operations for the Chicago Terminal.
- Ensuring all collective barging agreements were be upheld.
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian National Railroad
Sarnia, Ontario
11.2016 - 11.2018
- Provide leadership, guidance direction and coordination of major functions such as yard operations, train make-up.
- Supervising, Managers, yard masters, train crews and train make-up in a safe and on-time manner.
- Manage the safety program for terminal operations, budgets and directing and overseeing operating practices associated with train movement within the terminal property.
- Manage the departmental budget, maintain required staffing levels.
- Holding investigations and issuing discipline.
- Overseeing all day to day operations for Sarnia/ Port Huron Terminals.
- Ensuring all collective barging agreements were be upheld.
- Ensuring all Canadian Labor laws were followed.
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian NRailroad
Champaign, IL
01.2014 - 11.2016
- Provide leadership, guidance direction and coordination of major functions such as yard operations, train make-up.
- Supervising, Managers, yard masters, train crews and train make-up in a safe and on-time manner.
- Manage the safety program for terminal operations, budgets and directing and overseeing operating practices associated with train movement within the terminal property.
- Manage the departmental budget, maintain required staffing levels.
- Holding investigations and issuing discipline.
- Overseeing all day to dy operations for the Champaign Terminal.
- Ensuring all collective barging agreements were be upheld.
Trainmaster
Canadian National Railroad
Effingham , IL
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Attended Front Line Supervisor Development Programs in order to learn and understand the organization, operational rules and regulations
- Coach and train unionized employees on safe and productive work procedures
- Build safety compliance and improve safety results through regular safety observations; provide feedback (positive and constructive) to subordinates and take action on non-compliant behavior
- Ensure safe operation as measured by accidents and incidents and employee injuries
- Achieve weekly and monthly safety observation expectations and objectives in regard to the safety management plan
- Respond and provide support to the Assistant Superintendent for crossing accidents and incidents or site of an injury to support employee reaction, work with police and manage the site until the track and service have been restored
- Responsible for the draft submission of accident and injury investigation close out
- Respond and provide support to the Assistant Superintendent for a dangerous good incident or leak in a yard, liaise with the Dangerous Goods Officer and ensure employee and public well-being is upheld.
- Ensure all freight was moved safely and efficiently through the terminal with on time train departures.
Trainmaster
Canadian National Railroad
Champaign , IL
02.2010 - 01.2012
- Attended Front Line Supervisor Development Programs in order to learn and understand the organization, operational rules and regulations
- Coach and train unionized employees on safe and productive work procedures
- Build safety compliance and improve safety results through regular safety observations; provide feedback (positive and constructive) to subordinates and take action on non-compliant behavior
- Ensure safe operation as measured by accidents and incidents and employee injuries
Yardmaster
Canadian National Railroad
Fon Du Lac , WI
02.2009 - 02.2010
- Managed all yard movement working closely with the Trainmaster and crews.
- Responsible for yarding and departing inbound and outbound trains.
- Ensure all traffic was switched and made an 8 hour connection standard.
Conductor
Canadian National Railroad
Port Huron, MI
08.2007 - 02.2009
- Responsible for safe train make up and movement.
- Ensure all DG documents were with the train and that the crew on the train followed all rules and obeyed all signals while operating the train.
- Responsible for switching industries and servicing the customers.
Superintendent
Elite Poured Walls
Waterford, MI
06.1997 - 08.2007
- Managed three different wall crews.
- Responsible for reading blueprints and correct laying out the foundations to be constructed.
Education
GED -
Flint
Skills
- Employee Safety Training
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Worker Training
- Vendor Relations
- Corrective Action Implementation
- Accident and Injury Investigation
- Assignment Delegation
- Decision Making
- PPE Compliance
- Budget and cost control
Timeline
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian National Railroad
11.2018 - 07.2021
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian National Railroad
11.2016 - 11.2018
Assistant Superintendent
Canadian NRailroad
01.2014 - 11.2016
Trainmaster
Canadian National Railroad
01.2012 - 01.2014
Trainmaster
Canadian National Railroad
02.2010 - 01.2012
Yardmaster
Canadian National Railroad
02.2009 - 02.2010
Conductor
Canadian National Railroad
08.2007 - 02.2009
Superintendent
Elite Poured Walls
06.1997 - 08.2007
GED -
Flint
Similar Profiles
Jayson GrozdanichJayson Grozdanich
Freight Train Conductor at Canadian National RailroadFreight Train Conductor at Canadian National Railroad
Carey PoirrierCarey Poirrier
Locomotive Engineer at Canadian National RailroadLocomotive Engineer at Canadian National Railroad
Cristopher UseltonCristopher Uselton
Mechanical Supervisor at Canadian National RailroadMechanical Supervisor at Canadian National Railroad
Anthony OliverAnthony Oliver
Operations Manager at Kohls Department StoreOperations Manager at Kohls Department Store
Bethany HicksBethany Hicks
Registered Nurse at University of ChicagoRegistered Nurse at University of Chicago