Jon Connell Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Baytown, Texas, United States

Dayton, Texas, United States

• Manager of operations with over 70 employees per shift. Primary goal for daily safe production
• Oversee operations of railyard with a 3,500 car capacity – plastic storage, trans load and manifest
• Directly manage safe arrival and departure of an average of 10 daily trains moving in and out of railyard
• Analyze trends to improve efficiencies such as departure time goals, switching production and consolidations of trains
• Communicate daily with train crews, yardmasters, dispatchers, shippers, & BNSF customer service for on time performance
• Worked directly alongside with Union Pacific for logistics and planning

Galveston, Texas, United States

• Promoted to position in beginning of 2022 to identify and resolve safety concerns across Greater Houston area
• Perform monthly audits of Houston Complex railyards, industries, depots, mainlines, and locomotives
• Regular job safety briefing with crews to communicate areas of concern and focus to upper management for solutions

Houston, Texas

• Responsible for safe transportation of millions of dollars’ worth of freight and equipment on a daily basis
• PTC, Trip Optimizer, distributed power, & RCO qualified. Heavy grade, CTC, ABS, and dark territory experienced
• Perform duties in a culture of 100% compliance with railroad operating rules and federal regulations – Proficient in ABTH & GCOR rules, application, & understanding.
• Hazmat transportation knowledge and experience
• Experienced in a wide variety of industries
• Experienced on multiple foreign rail lines such as – UP, CPKC (KCS), PTRA, and AWRR (Watco/Capital Metro)