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TRISTAN ORDAZ

Fort Worth,TX

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Truck/Rail Operations Manager

Brownsville GTR LLC - Ballast Partners LLC
03.2022 - Current
  • Operations Manager, responsible for oversight of daily truck and rail operations.
  • Train and supervise Truck Operations Team that manages all customer orders, programming truck schedules for loading, and uploading records into tracking systems.
  • Manage the railcar scheduling and loading across multiple terminals for customer order fulfillment.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with terminal management, identifying and resolving any delays to ensure maximum efficiency in loading operations.
  • Report to Executive VP of Operations with frequent operation updates, jointly reviewing daily processes to increase our company efficiency.
  • Manage and maintain company railcar fleet of over 2000 railcars, ensuring proper movement from loading location to customer destination, and back to loading location.
  • Review bad order railcars reported by loading terminals/railroad and coordinate with railcar repair partners to designate railcars for MRU or shop repair.
  • Assist in managing company railcar recertification program, ensuring all railcars are completed according to our company maintenance manual, as well as compliant per AAR/FRA code and regulations.
  • Company HAZMAT trainer.

Logistics Manager

Red Bridge Logistics
09.2020 - 03.2022
  • Managed verification and uploading of data into various tracking systems, consisting of operation records and minor accounting.
  • Managed and monitored company railcar fleet of about 800 railcars, designating bad orders to shop or MRU for timely repairs to ensure optimal railcar usage across entire fleet.
  • Controlled daily scheduling of trucks and railcar loads across various terminals to fulfill customer orders.
  • Established communication with terminal management teams to ensure maximum and consistent loading to fulfill customer orders.
  • Provided frequent operation reports to supervisor to maintain satisfactory company performance.
  • Evaluated daily team practices to ensure optimal efficiency.

Railcar Repairman and Inspector

Steel Line Rail Services
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Worked as a mobile railcar repair technician and inspector.
  • Served as Team, Safety and Quality Lead on multiple jobs.
  • Performed general maintenance repairs on railcars, as well as recertification and change-of-service programs, collaborating with team members to ensure timely completion of complex repairs.
  • Maintained and updated repair records to ensure efficient tracking of railcar maintenance history.
  • Followed SOW to ensure that all railcar repairs were completed correctly according to customer standards.
  • Adhered and complied to all AAR/FRA regulations during repairs.
  • Maintained professional relationships with all customers, site managers and rail yardmasters.

Quality Assurance Inspector

Trinity Industries
05.2019 - 12.2019
  • Performed Visual Testing, Penetrant Testing and Bubble Leak Testing inspections on tank cars during manufacturing.
  • Identified non-conforming issues in products and assured that issues were rectified.
  • Studied product blueprints before performing inspections.
  • Kept detailed records of quality and communicated quality concerns with production team members.
  • Adhered to AAR/FRA standards and codes.
  • Served as member of Safety Committee, making sure that proper safety protocol was adhered to by all employees.
  • Obtained Visual Testing, Penetrant Testing and Bubble Leak Testing Level 1 certifications through Trinity Industries.

Education

2.5 Years Completed - Construction Science

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Timeline

Truck/Rail Operations Manager

Brownsville GTR LLC - Ballast Partners LLC
03.2022 - Current

Logistics Manager

Red Bridge Logistics
09.2020 - 03.2022

Railcar Repairman and Inspector

Steel Line Rail Services
01.2020 - 09.2020

Quality Assurance Inspector

Trinity Industries
05.2019 - 12.2019

2.5 Years Completed - Construction Science

Texas A&M University

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