WILLIAM BRAD MCDANIEL
Phil Campbell,AL
Summary
Improvement-driven Senior Rail Operations Professional offers a 25+ year track record of accomplishments in railway operations. Successes include strategizing and executing on initiatives to contain costs, bolster productivity, and decrease injuries and derailments. Brings skill in day-to-day operations management, complemented by a talent for navigating complex, multi-stakeholder projects that deliver on long-term strategic objectives. A firm and disciplined yet fair leader who empowers employees with the structure and tools needed to achieve performance expectations. An articulate communicator and relationship builder who drives progress through collaboration within railway networks.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Superintendent
CSX Railway
04.2023 - Current
Manage CSX's hump operations in Radnor Yard. This is CSX's 3rd largest hump terminal.
Superintendent
CSX Railway
06.2022 - 04.2023
Managed CSX's hump operations in Avon, Indiana. Successfully transitioned hump terminal from Pro Yard to Train Yard Tech. Developed/executed plan to install power switches on each end of the Receiving Yard for terminal fluidity and exposure reduction for employees.
Superintendent
CN Railway
05.2020 - 05.2022
Managed the daily operations of the Illinois Zone which was south of Chicago down to the north side of Memphis. This included the daily operations of CN's coal fields in Southern Illinois. Had 250+ unionized employees.
GENERAL MANAGER CANADA EAST
CP Rail
09.2019 - 01.2020
SUPERINTENDENT TORONTO NORTH
CP Rail
08.2018 - 08.2019
SUPERINTENDENT MILWAUKEE CP Rail
CP Rail
10.2016 - 08.2018
SUPERINTENDENT ST. PAUL ROAD CP Rail
CP Rail
04.2016 - 10.2016
ASSISTANT DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT
CP Rail
09.2014 - 04.2016
ASSISTANT DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2011 - 01.2014
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2009 - 01.2011
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2008 - 01.2009
TRAINMASTER
CN Rail
01.2005 - 01.2008
TRAINMASTER
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: Various Locations, US
- Various Locations, US
YARDMASTER
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Company Overview: Various Locations, US
- Various Locations, US
CONDUCTOR
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Company Overview: Various Locations, US
- Various Locations, US
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
University of Alabama in Birmingham/SNHU
11.2024
Skills
- Passenger & Freight Operations
- Regulatory Compliance
- Employee Safety
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Cost Containment Strategies
- Union Relations
- Process Improvements
- Risk Identification & Mitigation
- Intra/Inter Agency Collaboration
- Crisis Management
- Customer Service Excellence
- Team Building & Development
- Labor Optimization
- Infrastructure Improvements
- Change Management
Certification
- U.S. Operating Rules and GCOR Certified
- Derailment Cause Finding Certified
- Formal Investigation Hearing Officer Certified
Training
- Service Exception Notification (SEN) for Transportation Decision Makers
- Workplace Harassment 4
- CN Risk Assessment - USA
- Onboarding Workshop
- Rail Security Awareness
- Conductor Recertification
- HAZMAT
- Operating Rules
- Air Brake/Train Handling - US
- Improvised Explosive Device Training
- Introduction to Train Handling
- Maintaining Equal Employment and Diversity
- CFR 218 - Operational Tests
- Anti-Harassment (US)
- DOT Drug and Alcohol Regulations Overview
- CFR 217 - Supervisor
- The Family and Medical Leave Act: Basics for Supervisors
- CDIH - Investigations Training (US)
- EHH Trainmaster Camp
- How We Work and Why Tutorial
- CN Freight Car Equipment
- Basic Track Structure
- Emergency Response Plan Awareness
- Coaching for EPS
- EHH Camp
- Q4 Leadership Workshop
- Leadership Dialogue
- Environmental Compliance - US
- TransCAER Event - Railway Emergency Response
Careerdevelopment
- General Manager Canada East, 09/01/19, 01/31/20
- Superintendent Toronto North, 08/01/18, 08/31/19
- Superintendent Milwaukee CP Rail, 10/01/16, 08/31/18
- Superintendent St. Paul Road CP Rail, 04/01/16, 10/31/16
- Assistant Division Superintendent CP Rail, St. Paul, MN, 09/01/14, 04/30/16
- Assistant Division Superintendent CN Rail, Jackson, MS, 01/01/11, 12/31/14
- Assistant Superintendent, CN Rail, Memphis, TN, 01/01/09, 12/31/11
- Assistant Superintendent, CN Rail, Chicago, IL, 01/01/08, 12/31/09
- Trainmaster, CN Rail, Memphis, TN, 01/01/05, 12/31/08
- Trainmaster, Sheffield, AL, 01/01/03, 12/31/05
- Yardmaster, Birmingham, AL, 01/01/98, 12/31/03
- Conductor, Birmingham, AL, 01/01/97, 12/31/98
Timeline
Superintendent
CSX Railway
04.2023 - Current
Superintendent
CSX Railway
06.2022 - 04.2023
Superintendent
CN Railway
05.2020 - 05.2022
GENERAL MANAGER CANADA EAST
CP Rail
09.2019 - 01.2020
SUPERINTENDENT TORONTO NORTH
CP Rail
08.2018 - 08.2019
SUPERINTENDENT MILWAUKEE CP Rail
CP Rail
10.2016 - 08.2018
SUPERINTENDENT ST. PAUL ROAD CP Rail
CP Rail
04.2016 - 10.2016
ASSISTANT DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT
CP Rail
09.2014 - 04.2016
ASSISTANT DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2011 - 01.2014
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2009 - 01.2011
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
CN Rail
01.2008 - 01.2009
TRAINMASTER
CN Rail
01.2005 - 01.2008
TRAINMASTER
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.2003 - 01.2005
YARDMASTER
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.1998 - 01.2003
CONDUCTOR
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
01.1997 - 01.1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
University of Alabama in Birmingham/SNHU
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