Operations Management Deer Park
Resume:
Patrick B. Featherling
Deer Park, TX. 77536
Phone: 225-***-****
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Seeking the challenging position of Locomotive engineer/conductor where I can utilize my extensive training, skills, and work experience to be an asset to the rail switching team. Highly motivated Veteran with 30 years railroad experience in Rail operations management, yardmaster, safety/ training, Locomotive engineer and conductor positions. Rail Logix Corporation
May 2024 - Present
Baytown, TX.
FRA certified Locomotive engineer/conductor
Operation of GP38 and GP40 locomotives for safe and efficient railcar switching in FRA storage facility. Perform all FRA conductor duties required for operations in customer switching yards with strict adherence to all FRA standards and practices. Petroleum Services Corporation
October 2020 - April 2024
Laporte, TX.
FRA certified Locomotive engineer/conductor
Responsible for the safe and efficient movement of railcars for Ineos polyolefins used by production units for product transport.
Operations of Locomotives primarily GP38 and MP15 for intraplant movement. General operations required spotting empty hoppers for product loading, pulling loaded cars from production racks, weighing loaded hoppers and ensuring proper line-up for transport. Responsible for daily operations of tank car yard which included switching and weighing of tank cars for production use. FRA certified for locomotive operations on mainline including negotiation of traffic crossings.
Velero Refining Company
Laplace, La.
January 2017 - February 2019 (Covid)
Logistics and rail operations
Research and Development (contract)
Supervisor for rail operations of research and development process units. Locomotive operations, switching operations of tank cars required for research and development use. Dynamic Fuels
Gesmar, La.
December 2012 - November 2016
Chemical process operations in biofuels refinery. Process operations duties included the movement and switching of railcars required for unloading feedstock chemicals and loading finished product.
Fina Polystyrene Inc.
May 2010 - October 2012
Contract rail operations
Locomotive engineer/conductor for railyard operations. Duties included working closely with the logistics operations team as yardmaster for the plant railyards. Syngenta Crop Protection Inc
St. Gabriel, La.
January 2005 - January 2010
Locomotive engineer/conductor for intraplant railway operations servicing several production units. Promoted from locomotive engineer to Yardmaster. Union Pacific (contract)
Livonia/Avondale switching yards La.
February 2003 - December 2004
Brakeman for switching yard operations. Primary duties were switching and line-up of outbound orders for transnational shipments and routing for maintenance. Petroleum Services Corporation
Dow chemical
Plaquemine, La.
December 2000 - January 2002
Locomotive engineer/conductor for extremely large chemical processing facilities. Operations in several large switching yards including various crossovers sharing yards with other locomotives and crews. Negotiation of several traffic crossings for pedestrian and vehicle traffic during locomotive operations.
B.F. Goodrich Chemical (Poly-One, Inc.)
Plaquemine, La.
December 1993 - February 2000
Started as a railcar loader for Polyvinyl production plant. I joined the logistics team and became a switchman and learned the daily operations of tank and hopper car movement. I was promoted to locomotive engineer and then to Yardmaster. I oversaw eight switching yards with an average of 160 inbounds daily. This position was my introduction to railroad operations. I gained extensive experience from working with locomotive mechanics and rail repair technicians.
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