Trevon Matthews
Braselton,GA
Summary
Experienced professional bringing self-motivated mindset and in-depth background completing valuations of land, homes and commercial real estate. Analytical problem-solver with organized and thorough approach. Seasoned Assessor known for keen analytical skills and solid understanding of property valuation methods. Experience includes conducting assessments, analyzing data, and providing concise reports to stakeholders. Strengths lie in ability to interpret technical information, maintain accuracy under pressure, and communicate effectively with diverse audiences. Previous roles display impact made through consistent adherence to regulations and high standards of professionalism. Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Known for leveraging analytical thinking and creativity to solve problems and deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Safety Assessor
Short Line Safety Institute
01.2020 - Current
- Evaluate the safety of policies and procedures to ensure they meet safety requirements and are fit for their intended purpose.
- Plan and manage safety assessments: Plan and manage safety assessment activities for assigned projects
- Apply safety assessment processes: Use reference methods and tools to apply safety assessment processes
- Coordinate assessments: Coordinate the activities of multiple assessors on a project
- Deliver assessment reports: Deliver safety assessment reports for key milestones
- Present assessment results: Present assessment results to project teams, management, or external entities
- Contribute to early risk detection: Help detect risks early during development phases
- Provide impartial feedback: Provide independent feedback to contribute to continuous process improvement
Rail Safety Consultant
Safe Rails Consulting
01.2018 - Current
- Consulted with customers onsite to review their safety policies and procedures, taught and evaluated employee’s safety rules to assure compliance with the company’s rules and regulations.
- Conducted onsite audits to assure that the employees worked in a safe environment.
CEO
Restoration 1 of Marietta
Marietta,GA, GA
03.2018 - 06.2025
- Directed operations to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction.
- Oversaw financial management, including budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Established policies and procedures that promoted an ethical work environment.
- Overseen the daily operations of the organization and ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Assessed damage levels to determine appropriate restoration techniques and materials.
- Collaborated with insurance adjusters to provide necessary documentation for claims.
- Maintained tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance during restoration projects.
- Educated clients on water damage prevention and maintenance practices after restoration.
- Conducted post-restoration inspections to ensure that all areas are completely dried out before leaving the job site.
- Inspected and assessed water damage in residential homes.
- Performed demolition of affected materials, such as drywall, flooring, and insulation.
- Installed drying equipment to restore humidity levels within the home.
- Maintained certifications related to industry standards for water damage restoration techniques.
- Maintained records of jobs completed detailing type of services rendered and materials used.
Program Manager Technical Training
CSX Transportation
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Lead a team of instructors to ensure that curriculum is delivered in a uniform and professional manner.
- Handle all performance management responsibilities for direct reports, providing development opportunities to assist in career progression.
- Engage in rewriting and updating curriculum, meeting company and FRA standards.
- Lead a team of managers across the system in a CSX velocity assessment project, optimizing train crew arrival and departure times while increasing the company’s overall bottom line.
- Assess multiple CSX customer sites, identifying safety hazards and recommending safety improvements.
- Engage in onsite analysis of customer’s facilities, improving customer operations and service.
Manager of Technical Instruction – REDI Center
CSX Transportation
01.2013 - 12.2017
- Trained over 1200 new hire conductors a year to ensure they obtained knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform their work safely under CSX and FRA guidelines.
- Prepared lesson plans daily for the trainees through classroom and on the job training environments, ensuring knowledge retention.
- Evaluated students academically and socially, determining if they met the criteria needed to perform their roles as railroad employees.
- Assisted in creating new field operations scenarios, enabling students to accurately be evaluated in an on-the-job training situation.
- Prepared reports in Microsoft of trainee’s academic and behavioral history, certifying completion of the program.
- Demonstrated proper techniques through hands on field training competencies and exercises, avoiding injury and possibly a fatality in the work environment.
- Trained over 200 new hire managers across the CSX system on remote control operations, utilizing the Canac and Cattron systems.
- Trained over 100 existing employees across the CSX system in RCO operations, securing their RCO certifications.
- Met with customers on site to deliver training and provide recommendations to improve safety, decreasing potential hazards, and increasing environmental awareness.
- Maintained accurate and complete grade files of trainees, assuring accurate reporting of grades.
- Trained over 1200 trainees on CPR and First Aid, ensuring a safer work environment.
- Managed classroom and utilized Power Point presentations to facilitate training.
- Assisted in the conductor rewrite program, changing the curriculum from a 6-week program to 3 weeks.
- Assisted with the roll out of the pilot switching program on the Florence Division, educating new conductors on switching techniques, reading geographic timetables, understanding CSX signal systems and following FRA guidelines.
Conductor
CSX Transportation
01.2005 - 12.2013
- Ensured compliance with all train orders, signals, and railroad rules and regulations for safety, operations and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
- Reviewed instructions from dispatchers and yardmasters and discussed with locomotive engineer and train crew, assuring that the task was understood and executed properly.
- Inspected all equipment on cars prior to departure, assuring that all freight was moved safely.
- Received and transmitted information by radio and telephone, obtaining authority for proper train movement.
- Read and interpreted bulletins, work orders, and switch lists, updating the crew on any new safety concerns or changes.
- Assisted and instructed train crews to couple and uncouple cars, operate switches, and make minor repairs to railcars, including replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses.
- Worked with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of cars, maintaining awareness of surrounding area and suspicious activity to ensure rail safety.
- Understood and applied color and/or hand signals and systems, assuring safe movement of trains through territories.
Qualified Mental Health Professional
A Chance for Hope Level 3 Residential Facility
01.2004 - 12.2008
- Monitored staff and consumers in a Level 3 setting to assure that consumer’s treatment needs were met through proper therapeutic techniques.
- Assessed the needs of consumers, optimizing and aligning treatment goals with their treatment needs.
- Trained staff on the proper way to deliver therapeutic prompts, ensuring clients receive the proper therapeutic treatment.
- Assessed staff’s daily service notes, identifying and confirming that they met Medicaid guidelines for treatment.
- Developed person centered plans to meet the consumers specific treatment needs, increasing success of program.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Columbia Southern
Birmingham, Alabama10.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC07-1999
Skills
- Curriculum/Scenario Development
- Supervisory Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Strong Presentation Abilities
- Data Collection & Reporting
- Microsoft Office
- Training & Education
- Customer Service Focused
- Safety Mindset
- Captivate
- Metrics that Matter
- Ready Talk
- DSRCO
- Project management
- Risk assessment
- Safety compliance
- Data analysis
- Employee training
- Curriculum development
- Client relationship management
- Operational efficiency
- Assertiveness
- Property inspection
- Database management
- Confidentiality
- Structural assessment
- Self motivation
- Time management abilities
- Damage assessment
- Active listening
- Report writing
- Teamwork
- Property documentation analysis
- Detail-oriented
- Professional demeanor
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Organizational skills
Awards
- University of South Carolina Varsity Football, 4 Year Letterman
- Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- University of South Carolina Honor Roll
- Quota Buster Gold’s Gym
- CSX Thanks Awards
Additional Relevant Experience
- Qualified Mental Health Professional, ABC Human Services, Gastonia
- Child Behavior Specialist, The Learning Curve, Concord, NC
- Account Manager/Sales Manager, Gold’s Gym
- Tight End, NFL Cleveland Browns
Activities
- Associate Development Program (Jacksonville, Florence)
- Career Progression Planning Program (CPP)
- Inclusion Council (Atlanta Division)
- STEM Program
- The National Society of Leadership and Success
Timeline
Lead Safety Assessor
Short Line Safety Institute
01.2020 - Current
CEO
Restoration 1 of Marietta
03.2018 - 06.2025
Rail Safety Consultant
Safe Rails Consulting
01.2018 - Current
Program Manager Technical Training
CSX Transportation
01.2017 - 12.2018
Manager of Technical Instruction – REDI Center
CSX Transportation
01.2013 - 12.2017
Conductor
CSX Transportation
01.2005 - 12.2013
Qualified Mental Health Professional
A Chance for Hope Level 3 Residential Facility
01.2004 - 12.2008
Master of Business Administration -
Columbia Southern
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of South Carolina