Luke Patterson Email and Phone Number

Luke has worked his way up from humble beginnings as a freight yard operator to reputable, industry valued railway operations consultant. In the process he has developed a passion for identifying opportunities within which railways can improve the way they do business. This is through understanding the often-understated influence operational design has on the ongoing success of railways and infrastructure projects. At the centre of his success is a desire to establish and develop genuine… Show more Luke has worked his way up from humble beginnings as a freight yard operator to reputable, industry valued railway operations consultant. In the process he has developed a passion for identifying opportunities within which railways can improve the way they do business. This is through understanding the often-understated influence operational design has on the ongoing success of railways and infrastructure projects. At the centre of his success is a desire to establish and develop genuine trusting relationships and provide un-biased practical advice and rail management services.• Rail executive advisory• Strategic network development, corridor and service planning• Next generations rolling-stock and signalling systems• Operational modelling• Rolling-stock procurement and maintenance• Operational benefit definition• Special event and business as usual timetable development• Greenfield and brownfield below rail infrastructure project ops review and validation• Industrial, legislative, regulatory frameworks within the rail industry Show less

— Secondment, Strategic Timetabling, Transport and Main Roads Queensland. (2019 – 2020) Provide technical advice and assist with the development of TMR’s current and future Rail Timetables providing service planning and internal modelling and simulation capability. Input to the 10, 20 and 30-year timelines for SEQ rail network development including sectorisation plans, network configuration, freight interaction and policy planning.— Sydney West Metro, Railsys… Show more — Secondment, Strategic Timetabling, Transport and Main Roads Queensland. (2019 – 2020) Provide technical advice and assist with the development of TMR’s current and future Rail Timetables providing service planning and internal modelling and simulation capability. Input to the 10, 20 and 30-year timelines for SEQ rail network development including sectorisation plans, network configuration, freight interaction and policy planning.— Sydney West Metro, Railsys modelling support and subject matter expert, Transport for New South Wales. (2019) Run time testing across various alignment options, turnback capacity testing and fine tuning of Communication Based Train Control inputs for Railsys capacity simulations. — Kuraby to Beenleigh Capacity Enhancement Project, Operations and rail modelling lead, Transport and Main Roads Queensland. (2018 – Present) -2018, Queensland Rail Timetable Sustainability (secondment into Queensland Rail), Brisbane 2018 - present. Responsible for leading the timetabling stream within a newly formed integrated operational planning function; timetable program management, strategic service planning, workforce planning, cross functional and interagency consultation. Aside from the technical aspects of the role I was largely responsible for managing work load and providing leadership for the team as well as the development and cultivation of "in house" capability and leadership from a technical and business perspective.- 2018 Commonwealth Games Timetable (secondment into Queensland Rail), Brisbane, 2017 - 2018 Development of bespoke rail timetables utilising RailSys with consideration of, patronage demand, resource constraints, stakeholder requirements and practical limitations of the rail network. Show less

Luke works on a broad range of projects, primarily in rail operations and freight transport solutions including:- 2018 Commonwealth Games Timetable (secondment into Queensland Rail), Brisbane, 2017 - present Development of bespoke rail timetables utilising RailSys with consideration of, patronage demand, resource constraints, stakeholder requirements and practical limitations of the rail network.- Port of Long Beach Master Plan, CA, USA (2016): Port of Long Beach, Software… Show more Luke works on a broad range of projects, primarily in rail operations and freight transport solutions including:- 2018 Commonwealth Games Timetable (secondment into Queensland Rail), Brisbane, 2017 - present Development of bespoke rail timetables utilising RailSys with consideration of, patronage demand, resource constraints, stakeholder requirements and practical limitations of the rail network.- Port of Long Beach Master Plan, CA, USA (2016): Port of Long Beach, Software developer. Port Rail Intermodel Modelling Environment (PRIME)- AirTrain Shuttle Reliability Examination, Qld, Australia (2016): AirTrain Pty Ltd, Project Manager.- AirTrain Annual Certification and Year 15 Independent Inspection, Qld, Australia (2016–present): AirTrain Pty Ltd, Project Manager.- Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail (2015), Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Australian Rail Track Corporation. Rail operations specialist. Rail Operations Lead- Public Transport Victoria (2015), Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Railsys operations specialists and patronage modelling- Normanby Carwash Business Case Submission (2015), Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Queensland Rail. Project Manager and Rail Operations Specialist.- North Coast Line Rail Improvement Study (2014), Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Queensland Rail. Operations specialist. - Forrestfield to Kewdale Capacity Expansion Study (2014), Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Queensland, Asciano. Operations planning and research- Normanby Carwash Facilities Business Case Technical Advisor (2014-2015), Southeast Queensland, Queensland Rail. Project manager and operations consultant Show less