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Ty Ponciano

Vancouver,WA

Summary

Highly- motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges and build the safety culture for all railroad employees on the Northwest Division by ensuring a safe environment, attitude, habits and actions around equipment and operating practices. Division leader with a focus on SAFE efficient movement of freight.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Interim Senior Trainmaster/RFE

BNSF Railroad
Vancouver, WA, WA
03.2023 - Current
  • Managed and coordinated the daily operation of assigned train crews, including providing direction to ensure efficient, safe, and timely movement of trains.
  • Monitored crew performance and operational efficiency to ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, and safety guidelines.
  • Investigated accidents and incidents involving personnel or equipment to determine causes and corrective actions required.
  • Assigned duties and responsibilities to crew members in a manner that maximized productivity while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Manager of Safety- Transportation

BNSF Railroad
Vancouver, , WA
03.2022 - Current
  • Develop and build the safety culture for over 2000 railroad employees on the Northwest Division by ensuring a safe environment, attitude, habits and actions around equipment and operating practices.
  • Audits of physical plant and behavioral tendencies among transportation employees to enable safe yet efficient movement of equipment for BNSF and our customers is a must to ensure everyone goes home the same way they came to work.
  • Operations testing and Risk Reduction Education are ways I teach repeatable and intentional actions that any employee can use to minimize exposure to the unforgiving nature of railroading.
  • Coached, mentored and trained team members in order to improve their job performance.
  • Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.

Locomotive Engineer

BNSF Railroad
Vancouver, WA
05.2005 - 03.2022
  • Safely operate locomotives to transport freight and other materials. Work as a team with co-workers to complete daily tasks. Switching railroad cars and handling hazardous materials. Keeping accurate records of time and work performed.
  • Managed safe operation of train by monitoring weather conditions, track switches, and signal lights.
  • Adhered strictly to safety protocols when dealing with hazardous materials during transport.

NW Division Safety Leader

BNSF Railroad
Vancouver, WA
07.2021 - 01.2022
  • In this role, I was responsible for over 2000 employees safety. I audit behavior, facilities and make crew contacts with employees throughout the Northwest Division to ensure employees are aware of all current safety measures, policies and best practices.
  • Focus on the "Deadly Decisions" which have highest probability of loss of life or limb when not adhered to. I was trained in operations testing and approaching others using the ACT (Approach, Consider, Thank) model. This allows me to have in depth conversations with employees about the betterment of our safety culture.
  • Provided guidance to employees on safe work practices, performed job hazard analyses and implemented corrective actions.
  • Conducted weekly safety meetings and training sessions for new hires.

Skills

  • Employee Training and Development
  • Incident Investigation
  • Logistics Management
  • Emergency Response Coordination
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Relationship Building
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Analytical Skills

Certification

  • First Aid/CPR
  • Designated Supervisor Locomotive Engineers/RCO
  • First Line Supervisor with operations testing
  • Locomotive Engineer

Timeline

Interim Senior Trainmaster/RFE

BNSF Railroad
03.2023 - Current

Manager of Safety- Transportation

BNSF Railroad
03.2022 - Current

NW Division Safety Leader

BNSF Railroad
07.2021 - 01.2022

Locomotive Engineer

BNSF Railroad
05.2005 - 03.2022
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Designated Supervisor Locomotive Engineers/RCO
  • First Line Supervisor with operations testing
  • Locomotive Engineer

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