Summary
Work History
Education
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Roman L Cisneros

General Foreman III
Shawnee,KS

Summary

Seasoned General Foreman offering 30 years of progressive experience in Railroad Industry. Strong safety influence and communication skills with in-depth understanding of documentation, analytics and productivity needs. Focused on working with accuracy and efficiency to control costs and satisfy project requirements. Expertise in managing Car and Locomotive safe and efficient production.

Work History

General Foreman Locomotive III

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Topeka, KS
02.2023 - Current

• Lead and develop 2 General Foreman I, 3 General Foreman, 9 Assistant General Foreman and 15 Mechanical Foreman responsible for safety of 465 employees with six crafts
• Responsible for safe production of 415 overhauls, 240 Laid Up Bad order locomotives, 200 Dash 9 main bearings and 300 T-4 exhaust mods in 2023
• Assist Shop Superintendent in managing monthly budget of over $ 3 million in environment constantly challenging organization for cost efficiency improvements and expense reduction efforts that make system impact in maintaining or reliability fleet
• Relieve Shop Superintendent when unavailable
• Received exceeds target on evaluation midyear 2023

General Foreman Car III Kansas City, KS

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, KS
09.2017 - 01.2023

• Lead and develop 2 General Foreman, 7 Assistant General Foreman, and 10 Car Foreman responsible for 168 employees with four crafts
• Responsible for safe production of car production in largest hump yard on BNSF Railway
• Manage annual budget over $ 20 million in environment constantly challenging organization for cost reduction efficiency improvements and capital improvements
• Mainline territory of 460 miles
• Relieve Field Superintendent when unavailable
• BNSF Achievement Award, February 2021 In Train Wheel Change Process
• Received exceeds target on evaluation for year-end 2018,2019,2020, 2022
• Employee of Year Safety 2018, 2019
• Employee of Year 2020

General Foreman Mechanical II

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Denver, CO
01.2016 - 08.2017

• Lead and develop 3 Assistant General Foreman and 7 Mechanical Foreman responsible for eighty-nine employees with four crafts
• Manage annually budget of $16 million
• Relieve Field Superintendent when unavailable
• Selected as Senior General Foreman of zone by Field Superintendent
• 2016 BNSF Leadership Insights Program
• Received exceeds target on evaluation for year-end 2016
• Employee of Year Safety 2016

General Foreman Mechanical II

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Haslet, TX
01.2010 - 12.2015

• Lead and develop 2 Assistant General Foreman and 5 Mechanical Foreman responsible for 102 employees with four crafts
• Manage annual budget of $14 million
• Relieve Field Superintendent when unavailable
• Selected as Senior General Foreman of zone by Field Superintendent
• Manage Genset Locomotive budget reduction initiative
• BNSF Achievement Award, February 2014 Gen Set Rebuild Team
• BNSF Achievement Award, February 2015 Innovative Leadership in creation of new mechanical wheel truck
• Received exceeds target on evaluation for year-end 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015
• Employee of Year Safety 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

General Foreman Mechanical

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo, TX
08.2006 - 12.2009

• Lead and develop 4 Assistant General Foreman and 6 Mechanical Foreman responsible for 86 employees with for crafts
• Manage annual budget of $15 million
• Mainline territory of 460 miles
• Relieve Field Superintendent of conference calls when unavailable
• November 2006 chosen as mentee for Formal Mentoring Program
• BNSF Achievement Award, January 2009 BNSF Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team
• Employee of Year Safety 2009

Assistant General Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Birmingham, AL
08.2003 - 07.2006

• Lead and develop 1 Mechanical Foreman II and 1 Mechanical Foreman responsible for 32 employees with two crafts
• Manage annual budget of $4 million
• Relieve Field Superintendent of conference calls when unavailable
• 2004 Top Scorecard on system for July and December
• Service track employees four years injury free
• Car department one year injury free
• Received exceeds target on evaluation for year-end 2003, 2004 and 2005

Mechanical Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Springfield, MO
01.2002 - 07.2003

• Worked Service Track and Rip Track
• 2003 February Temporary Car Foreman in Galesburg, IL second largest hump yard on BNSF Railway

Car Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, KS
01.1998 - 12.2001

• Trainyard and Rip Track
• 2000 July Temporary Car Foreman in Corwith, IL

Journeyman Carman

Atchison And Topeka Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, KS
01.1993 - 12.1998

• 1997 – 1998 Relief Car Foreman Kansas City, KS
• 1996 August Employee of month

Education

No Degree -

Tarrant County Community College
Fort Worth, TX

No Degree - Apprentice Program

Kaw Valley Technical School
Topeka, KS

No Degree -

Labette Community College
Parsons, KS

Skills

Influence positive Safety culture where all injuries are preventable

Quality Control Standards

Leadership Insights Program

AAR/FRA Standards

Microsoft Access, Excel, Power Point, Share Point and Word

SAP Materials Management

Source 2Pay

MEMS/eServices

Investigation Conducting Officer

Leadership Insights Program

Knowledge base of Mechanical Budget

Knowledge base with Locomotive operations and regulations

Knowledge base with Car operations and regulations

Knowledge base with daily reports and statistics

Positive management and communication skills with employees and supervisors

Computer work with Burlington Northern Santa Fe programs

Mission: Safety is about behaviors, people, and culture of commitment Every accident or injury is preventable and our team's culture will be every employee will go home the same way they came to work

Timeline

General Foreman Locomotive III

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
02.2023 - Current

General Foreman Car III Kansas City, KS

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
09.2017 - 01.2023

General Foreman Mechanical II

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
01.2016 - 08.2017

General Foreman Mechanical II

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
01.2010 - 12.2015

General Foreman Mechanical

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
08.2006 - 12.2009

Assistant General Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
08.2003 - 07.2006

Mechanical Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
01.2002 - 07.2003

Car Foreman

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
01.1998 - 12.2001

Journeyman Carman

Atchison And Topeka Santa Fe Railway
01.1993 - 12.1998

No Degree -

Tarrant County Community College

No Degree - Apprentice Program

Kaw Valley Technical School

No Degree -

Labette Community College
Roman L CisnerosGeneral Foreman III