1JAMES L BLACK

905 n college ave

Salem, IN 47167
Mobile: 812-896-4957
Day Phone: 812-570-0077
Email: jbd29044@westpost.net

WORK EXPERIENCE

CSX TRANSPORTATION
10/2007 - 10/2008
10/2007 - 10/2008KENTUCKY US
SALARY: 62,000 USD PER YEAR
TRAINMASTER / COMPANY OFFICER

Duties include overseeing daily and special CSX freight and

passenger operations; responsible for the day-to-day management of
Class 1 freight hump operations; responsibility for the daily
operation and maintenance of all affected CSX commuter services and
equipment; managing all Transportation and related activities at CSX
stations to assure safe, clean, and fully functional facilities;
managing and coordinating daily rolling stock (equipment) train
assignments and scheduling; supervision of daily activities of CSX
conductors and engineers, yard masters, brakemen, trainmen.;
developing, initiating, and administering short and long-term
strategies, relative to CSX staffing needs, equipment maintenance and
replacement, freight services/scheduling, and facilities maintenance,
modification and/or expansion; as assigned managing and administering
the CSX terminal operations .
Ensure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, rules and
standards and to conduct and report on accident investigations. Write
reports of findings and seek correction of unsafe conditions.
Testify as an expert witness in civil suits. Skill in evaluation,
fact-finding, report writing; comprehension and application of
technical and regulatory standards; the ability to gain the
cooperation of individuals and organizations; and knowledge of
methods used in installation, operation, maintenance or manufacturing
of railroad equipment and systems. (Contact Supervisor: Yes,
Supervisor's Name: Tobias Asher, Supervisor's Phone: 502-364-1443

CSX TRANSPORTATION
7/2005 - CURRENT
LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY USSALARY: 45,000 USD PER YEAR

CONDUCTOR

I am a member of the Diversity Council. I have scored very well on

annual rules exams and scored 100% on the face to face rules exam. I
have had many trainmen trainees on my regular assigned job and have
had the opportunity to teach them on the job, hands on experiences of
railroading. Teaching them the correct way to operate switches and
derails always focused on safety first. I have taught trainees how to
enter computerized time tickets, switch and spot cars in industries
and yard trains in Evansville Indiana, Louisville Kentucky, Nashville
Tennessee, and Cincinnati Ohio , Bowling Green, Kentucky. All the
while remembering it starts with the customer and safety must be a
way of Job Summary

Supervise train crews on a freight train and coordinate switch

engine crews. Place cars to facilitate loading and unloading and the
makeup and breakdown on trains in a rail yard, industrial plant, or
similar location.

Primary Activities and Responsibilities

* Ensure compliance with all train orders, signals, and railroad

rules and regulations for safety, operations, and the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA)
* Review instructions from dispatchers and yardmasters, and discuss
with locomotive engineer and train crew
* Inspect all equipment on cars prior to departures
* Receive and transmit information by radio and telephone
* Read and understand bulletins, work orders, and switch lists
* Assist and instruct train crews to couple and uncouple cars,
operate switches, and make minor repairs to railcars, including
replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses
* Work with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of
cars
* Maintain awareness of surrounding area and suspicious activity to
ensure rail safety
* Operate locomotive equipment through the use of remote control
device.
* Comprehend color and/or hand signals and systems
* Quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the
controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
* Quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to visual
symbols, signals and displays (sound, light, picture, etc.) life.
Supervisor's Name: Tobias Asher, Supervisor's Phone: 502-364-1443

OXFORD AUTOMOTIVE
01/2002 - 02/2005
CORYDON, INDIANA US
SALARY: 30,000 USD PER YEARLINE SUPERVISOR

I began with Oxford Automotive as an assembly line associate and

worked my way to line supervisor. I was responsible for the daily
operation of the number one assembly line and the welding department
which assembled, stamped, and welded parts for major automobile
manufacturers. I was responsible for the quality control and ensuring
safety concerns were addressed. I reported daily departmental payroll
and manpower. I addressed union personnel concerns and headed an
environmental team
consisting of union and management personnel.
As the Manufacturing Manager I am responsible for 280 Manufacturing
employees for two shifts, while focusing on Safety, Quality, Delivery,
Cost, Moral, and Environment (5S). I have been able to reduce overtime
by 40%, while increasing production efficiencies by 30%. As well as
reducing quality defects by 35% by using lean manufacturing and the
Six Sigma theory's, and creating Kiazan projects to support
countermeasures.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

Safety:

* Conducted Safety walk in all Manufacturing areas with business

managers once a week to Incorporate Safety Leadership Initiatives.
* Daily review of all fist time visits and accidents with
manufacturing leaders, as well as lost time case rate.
* Chaired monthly Safety Steering Committee meetings, along with
conducting Safety talks with manufacturing employees.

Quality:

* Review defect trends and plan counter measures supporting Kiazan

projects and the Six Sigma methods
* Perform weekly quality walk in all Manufacturing area, to ensure
first and last piece retention is enforced.
* Reduced plants PPM to reach customers demands and goals and
address daily quality defects.

Delivery:

* Review production lines performance daily along with production

lines float and overflow areas.
* Insure daily inventory and schedules to meet customer's demands
using the Kanban system.
* Reduced plants KPM to meet customer's demands and goals, As well
as organize weekend plans between production and maintenance weekly.

Cost:
 * Daily review of all production lines efficiencies vs. machine
capabilities with man hours.
* Track employees Over Time, to reduce labor costs, including
improving short shipments to reducing transportation cost by
expediting production.
* Weekly overtime planning, my machine, manpower, hours and
required production demands.
* Reduced Overtime by 60 %, by tracking employee's efficiency.
* Reduce and track scrap cost weekly.

Moral:

* Provided mid year and year end performance reviews in

appropriated time to all direct reports.
* Ensured that all areas in production are meeting all required
scheduled training.
* Review one team meeting per day, and rated the effectiveness with
all members.
* Created Kiazan contests between departments, to improve quality
and costs

Environment

* Maintain ISO 14001 certification and track violations with Safety

Manager
* Instituted new integrated contingency plan to facilitate
emergency response teams.

HPA MONON CORPORATION

5/1992 - 2/2002
MONON, INDIANA US
SALARY: 28,000 PER YEAR
 LINE SUPERVISOR
As an associate I began as a class " C " laborer, the lowest
position available for a major semi trailer manufacturer. I
consequently worked in every department and learned quickly. I then
became lead man in the plant two assembly plant. I worked as a lead
man for approximately one year and quickly advanced to line
supervisor and then to 2nd shift plant supervisor for plants eight,
one and two. I was responsible
for the daily operations of said plants and was responsible for 11
lead men and 6 line supervisors, and 126 line associates. I reported
directly to the vice president of manufacturing.
EDUCATION
Hobart Senior High School
Hobart Indiana
Diploma 1988

Marshall Vocational And Technical School

Huntington West Virginia
Course of Study Railroad Conductor

Relevant Course work, Licensures and Certifications: Operating

Rules and Practical applications for Transportation Employees;
Advanced Officer Operating Rules; Hazardous materials in
Transportation;
Advanced Hazardous Material Training; Hours of Service Law;
Hazardous Materials Awareness; Hazardous Materials Way billing;
Hazmat Position in Train / Switching Charts
Csx Redi Center
Major: Advanced Officer Rules Training
Atlanta Ga
JOB RELATED
TRAINING
Communication Based Train Management Positive Train Control Confined
Spaces ;Defensive Driving Most Common Collision, Defensive Driving,
Street Smart, Engineer De-Certification Cardinal Sins, Fair
Employment; General Information Test , Have a Seat Hazardous Material
in Interchange; Hazardous Material Safety Alert, Hazardous Materials
Awareness, Hazardous Materials Way billing ,Hazardous material
Position in Train Switching Charts, Inns and Outs of Travel Safety,
Next Generation Dispatching, On board Work Orders, Power Brake Law
,Rail Security Awareness, Reasonable Suspicion, Signal Shootout, T&E
Hours of Service, The Modern Yard, Transportation Safety Update, Csx
Diversity, Work Order Reporting System
REFERENCES
GIDGET BAKER
Department of Veteran Administration
GS-6
PHONE NUMBER:
812-764-1368
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Gidgetbaker@yahoo.com
REFERENCE TYPE:
Professional

TOBIAS ASHER
Csx Transportation
Trainmaster
PHONE NUMBER
502-364-1443
REFERENCE TYPE:
Professional

GWEN FLANIGAN
Retired
EMAIL ADDRESS
GWEN1144@COMCAST.NET
PHONE NUMBER:
219-942-2440