Raymond Sheldon

Ensures the machines work at it's full capacity, oversees it's maintenance and performs timely quality checks. Showcases deterity, attention to safety, organization, accuracy, and teamwork. Uses hand tools and operates motorized tools as necessary to complete assigned tasks. Drive construction equipment including: bulldozers, trackhoe, track loader, off road dump truck, cargo truck, and skid steer. Worked: retention ponds, grading and structure, pond structures, main water lines installs, storm water, residential road grading, and land clearing. I work hard, safely, and as a team to ensure the job get done but in the correct manor.

Performed installations and conducted repair work on railroad crossing signals and components to bolster safety, performed signal upgrades (GCP 3000 GCP 4000), set up track circuits and shunts, installed, inspected, tested, repaired, maintained train control systems, wired AC/DC electrical components/circuits and grade crossing warming devices complied with all railroad rules and regulations for safety. Signal maintenance work with PTC work, track electro-code circuits, new installations and troubleshooting, 24HR on call maintainer availability, used proper switch handling techniques, worked with dispatchers, trainmaster's, and yardmasters to get track time/track blocks, correct milepost limits, yard permissions, inaccessible track (with derails) and track authorities, lines switches against the workgroup for added protections. Did FRA testing on all signal and crossing equipment with trouble shooting and problem solving.

Signal Maintainer Supervisor of various locations with a traveling gang to multiple cities and states. I maintained and inspected the physical system and repaired railroad equipment to incorporate inspections (monthly, quarterly, yearly) switches, and gate mechanisms and operational checks on switches. Tested signal circuits utilizing standard electrical testing equipment, able to operate backhoe, trencher, and boom truck, duties included tracks and signal system inspections and installation checks for broken/warn out wires and cables. I checked for broken bolts, and responded timely to trouble calls both for regular hours and during call periods of 24HR calls. Utilized electronic cable locator to locate underground cables. Familiarized myself and team with electronically lining, testing, and verifying train routers. Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety as well as safety debriefing daily for accurate results.