MICHAEL REAMS
Oakland,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief / Head TCU Clerk
Union Pacific Railroad
Oakland, CA
10.2004 - Current
- Load plan outbound trains, in designated yard tracks and report data for for train consist, train crew and terminal metrics.
- Provide support for PGT Gate Clerks of intermodal shipment containers, trouble-shoot billing issues, procedural inspections containers/chassis, hazardous inspections of intermodal containers to constantly deliver on UP's commitment to our customers.
- Create virtual freight trains using ITOS to prioritize and arrange movement of freight from terminal to terminal, complying with all safety procedures and car load schematics.
- Maintain yard inventory with VMU computer for real-time parking location data of all intermodal equipment on site.
Train Clerk/Yard Master
Union Pacific Railroad
City of Industry, CA
06.2009 - 09.2009
- Coordinated arrival and departures of trains (local yard jobs and lite engines) with the appropriate train dispatching position for City of Industry which included notifying crews of designated tracks for reducing and/or picking up railcars.
- Spot railcars for outbound train build and inbound spot to protect TA-VG and minimize equipment dwell times.
- Coordinated light engine movements with roundhouse forces; coordinate and acquire track warrants and General orders (e.g., Metrolink, Alhambra, Los Angeles & BNSF), for all trains as needed
- Created, maintained and updated Yard Plan for Bowl, Ramp and auxiliary tracks
- Verified train make-up on originating trains: a) train set originating trains and b) provide train consist on originating trains for outbound crew
- Maintaining and updating yard plan
- Notifying City of Industry's yard switcher to pull and spot ramp.
District Field Analyst
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha, NE
01.2005 - 02.2006
Metrolinkded on-site training and support to employees and contractors at field locations to ensure service continuity
Tested new applications to identify and trouble shoot any issues in real time
Consulted and helped develop required training and other documentation with my team and field personnel to ensure a seamless transition during the cutover period
Leant IT support for ATCS, TCS Autobill, Switch, Crew MGMT System and related sub-systems at the Harriman Dispatch Center during CMTS cutover.
Education
Berkeley City College, Skyline High School -
Skills
- Analyst
- Self Starter
- Customer Service Management
- Microsoft Office/Teams
- Problem Solving
- GHS Hazard Communication
- Safety Certification Intermodal
- Spill Prevention Control, Countermeasures and Discharge Prevention
- Rail Security Awareness
Timeline
Train Clerk/Yard Master
Union Pacific Railroad
06.2009 - 09.2009
District Field Analyst
Union Pacific Railroad
01.2005 - 02.2006
Chief / Head TCU Clerk
Union Pacific Railroad
10.2004 - Current