EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

East Side School, Livingston, Montana, 59047
1963 – 1965 1ST to 3RD.

Emma Dickenson School, Missoula, Montana, 59801
1966 – 1970 4TH to 8TH, 8TH Grade Certificate.

Helgate High School, Missoula, Montana, 59801

September 1971 Freshmen – general requirements, specialized curriculum of Earth Science,

Ecology, and English, electives Typing, Topographic Mapping, Welding courses.

Missoula Vocational Technical Institute (MVTI), Missoula, Montana, 59801

June to August 1972 – programing in FORTRAN, COBOL, via punched cards and OVALETTE 95 via Magnetic strips, introduction to Electronics courses.

Helgate High School, Missoula, Montana, 59801

September 1972 Sophomore – general requirements, electives Book Keeping, Ten Key Pad, Sheet Metal courses.

September to December 1973 Junior – general requirements, transfer to Helena Senior High.

Helena Senior High, Helena, Montana, 59601

January to June 1974 Junior – general requirements, electives Accounting (1/2yrs Hs), Drafting

(1/2yrs Hs), Electronics (1/2yrs Hs) courses.

September 1974 Senior – general requirements, advanced independent studies in Accounting (1 1/2yrs Hs & 1yr Col), Drafting (1 1/2yrs Hs & 1yr Col), Electronics (1 1/2yrs Hs) courses.

June 1975 – High School Certificate. (GPA 3.04) (46 out of 263).

Northern Montana College (NMC), Havre, Montana, 59501 (transcripts available on request) June 1977 – Associate Degree in Drafting Technology. (GPA 3.34)

House Plans for a College sponsored client.

June 1978 – Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. (GPA 3.32) (Departmental Distinction). 6 credits work study (“Railcar Dismantling – best practices” study).

June 1980 – Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Technology. (GPA 3.30)

(Departmental Distinction). Developed 3 credit curriculum for mass production course. (25 cast aluminum / machined vices).

Central Machine Shop, Havre, Montana, 59501

1980 – US Airforce, Machining Level II Certification.

Missile Silo copper welding backer plates.

Burlington Northern Railway (BNSF), Havre, Montana, 59501

September 1980 to January 1981 – Journey Locomotive Mechanic Apprenticeship.

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

1983 – 2.0 continuing education credits – CalcStar, WordStar. (Support monitoring $7.2 million capital budget assignment).

1984 – 1.2 continuing education credits – Lotus 123.

1984 – 1.2 continuing education credits – Wang Word Processing. 1991 – 1.2 continuing education credits – WordPerfect.

1995 – 6.0 continuing education credits – Internet Operations.

Annually – Association of American Railroads (AAR) Billing Conference, St. Louis. Mo.

Alaska Computer Institute (ACI), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

1990 – 11 education credits Dbase III+ (Support $2.6 Million annual expense budget with $1.6 Million recoverable, AAR billing job code software). Certificate November, 1990. (GPA 4.00)

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

1983 – 2012 personal development/interest – aqua aerobics, history of art, mathematics,

chemistry, metallurgy, engineering, aviation weather, Auto-cad, Russian, silk screening and print making courses.

WORK HISTORY - FULL TIME

June 2013 to Present – Retired

November 2005 to June 2013

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510 Title: Railcar Fleet Manager

Focus: Development/Implementation– Customer Driven Railcar Assignment Application. Reason for leaving: Economic Down Turn, Retirement Eligibility.

February 2003 to November 2005

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510 Title: Senior Coordinator, Railcar Fleet

Focus: Development/Implementation– Railcar Tracking / Way Billing Software. Reason for Leaving: Promotion to Railcar Fleet Manager.

November 1998 to February 2003

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510 Title: Operations Budget and Billing Specialist

Focus: Development/Implementation– Standardized Budgeting and Cost Tracking. Reason for Leaving: Promotion to Senior Coordinator, Railcar Fleet.

November 1982 to November 1998

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510 Title: Mechanical Engineering Technician

Focus: Development/Implementation– Equipment / Tool Asset Tracking System. Reason for Leaving: Promotion to Operations Budget and Billing Specialist.

April 1982 to November 1982

Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Anchorage, Alaska, 99510 Title: Journey Man Locomotive Mechanic

Focus: Locomotive Maintenance and Repair.

Reason for Leaving: Convert to Mechanical Engineering Technician.

January 1982 to March 1982 – Unemployed, Havre, Montana, 59501

January 1981 to December 1981

Burlington Northern Railway (BNSF), Havre, Montana, 59501 Title: Journey Man Locomotive Mechanic

Focus: Locomotive Maintenance and Repair, Machine Shop Support Role.

Reason for Leaving: Economic Down Turn, Federal Railroad Administration deprescription of railroads from Interstate Commerce Commission.

September 1980 to January 1981

Burlington Northern Railway (BNSF), Havre, Montana, 59501 Title: Helper / Apprentice Locomotive Mechanic Focus: Study of Locomotive Maintenance and Repair.

Reason for Leaving: Completion Journey Man Locomotive Mechanic.

WORK HISTORY – SUPPLIMENTAL

June 1971 to 1981, various employments when during education time frame.

1981 – Developed architectural plans and acted as construction assistant on a passive solar house, Havre, Montana, 59501 (summer & fall).

1980 – Adjunct Instructor Northern Montana College (NMC), (18 credits, 6 drafting courses), (Architectural, Electrical, Structural Steel, Electronic, Blue Print Reading and Welding Symbols, Pipe – Hydraulics and Pneumatics), Havre, Montana, 59501 (fall & winter quarters).

1980 – Central Machine Shop, Machinist/Welder (general maintenance and repair), Havre, Montana, 59501 (summer).

1977 – 1979 Pacific Hide and Fur, labor (prepare railcars and general steel for shipment to scrap foundry and hide preparation), salesman (new steel, plumbing, traps, farm products), on site security, Havre, Montana, 59501 (afternoons/weekends).

1977 – State of Montana, Bridge Bureau, Civil Draftsman, Helena, Montana, 59601 (summer). 1977 – Big Bud Tractors, Machine Draftsman, Havre, Montana, 59501 (winter/spring).

1976 – Milwaukee Railroad (MWRR), labor, section hand, East Portal, Montana, 59867 (summer).

1975 – Burlington Northern Railway (BNSF), labor, tie gang, Helena, Montana, 59601 (summer). 1974 – Jewish cemetery, grounds keeper, Helena, Montana, 59601 (summer).

1971 – 1973 Lawn Mowing, Missoula, Montana, 59801 (summers).

1957 – 1975 Exposure to Railroading via Father, Mother’s (Father, Uncles, Brothers, and Sister by marriage).

SAMPLE OF DUTIES RAILCAR FLEET MANAGER ALASKA RAILROAD (ARRC)
NOVEMBER 2005 TO JUNE 2013

Overall responsibility for the maintenance, interpretation, training, and production of all AAR informational systems (i.e. AAR car repair billing, AAR railcar car hire, AAR UMLER, AAR deprescription, AAR circulars (rule changes, early warnings, maintenance advisories), AAR Recommended Standards and Practices, etc.).

Provides tools for managing decisions related to fleet make-up.

Manages those tools and justify fleet additions, procurements and capital projects.

Coordinates the results of fleet management decisions with appropriate internal department, external vendors and contractors.

Monitors the ARRC railcar fleet (owned, leased, and private) utilization and maintenance programs and expenses, periodic replacement programs, and preventive maintenance programs, including support for current and future business.

Communicates with external customers, ARRC Operations, and ARRC Marketing staff to determine railcar needs.

Researches and tracks the availability, location, and the preliminary specifications of railcar equipment for addition to the Alaska Railroad railcar fleet.

Works with Supply Management, Project Management and Mechanical Management to define specifications for all future fleet requirements, on owned freight, leased freight and owned passenger rolling stock.

Oversees the communication of fleet specifications and coordinates the efforts of the Markets, Sales and Services, Mechanical, and Supply Management to secure required railcar equipment during the funding (capital or expense), specifications, award, and delivery phases.

Interfaces with ARRC VP, Markets, Sales and Services, ARRC VP, Maintenance, ARRC Supt of Transportation, ARRC VP and Chief Mechanical Officer, and Freight Services and Sales staff to set policy regarding fleet usage and management.

SAMPLE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

1. Locomotive oil testing, analysis, and recommendations program.

2. Corporate Locomotive and Caboose painting scheme standard (1983 to 1998).

3. Locomotive telemetry conversion from analog to graphic read out.

4. Freight car truck friction shoe conversion (Standard to Stucki).

5. Tank car truck side bearing testing and conversion (solid block to compression).

6. Tank car double shelf coupler conversion.

7. Tank car pressure relief/vacuum relief safety valve program.

8. Tank car HM–201 testing program.

9. Freight car brake shoe analysis and recommendations program.

10. US Forest service emergency fire support tank car (10) program.

11. Alaska Railroad oil spill emergency response box car.

12. Passenger repair job code billing program development.

13. Passenger car train line support device.

14. Hot wheel monitoring program.

15. Wheel impact monitoring and removal protocol program.

16. Automatic Equipment Identification program.

17. Rolling stock FRA-224 reflectorization program.

18. Magnetic stenciling (letters and numbers) 3 kits.

19. Track / Highway (110 miles) relocation, Anchorage to Seward, Alaska.

20. Rolling stock mileage tracking program.

21. Rolling stock utilization tracking program.

22. Car hire error elimination program.

23. Signal crossing billing program.

24. Railcar / Customer demurrage billing.

25. Flat car hand brake conversion (side vs end of car).

26. Intermodal twist locks spring redevelopment (composite to metal spring).

27. Tank car outlet leg shear off ring / skid application program.

28. Rolling stock dynamic brake testing program.

29. Roller bearing above ambient operating standard (freight 18°f, passenger 19°f, locomotive 21°f).

30. Airbrake operations analysis and recommendations (predicted effect of weather).

REFERENCES

Doug Engebretson (retired) Director, Mechanical Maintenance Mechanical Department

(XXX) XXX-XXXX

Alaska Railroad Corporation Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

Donald Freestone (retired) Manager, Locomotive Operations Mechanical Department

(XXX) XXX-XXXX

Alaska Railroad Corporation Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

Ron Thompson

Manager, Car Operations Mechanical Department (XXX) XXX-XXXX

Alaska Railroad Corporation Anchorage, Alaska, 99510

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