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Groton, Connecticut, United States

Groton, Connecticut, United States

New Haven, Ct

• Deliver professional training to Amtrak’s mechanical new hire employees with added emphasis on safety and on-time performance• Collaborate with Amtrak’s Instructional Design Team to create and analyze effective training materials and curriculum in relation to the ADDIE model• Coordinate and deliver CFR49 Parts 209, 218, 228, 229, 232, 236 and 238 regulatory compliance training and recertification classes. This includes managing nine different locations to maintain over 800 certifications among over 250 employees• Routinely track and record training records in Amtrak’s Learning Center (ALC)• Manage all personal travel arrangements and expense reports characterized by the greatest cost savings to our company• Unite fellow Technical Trainers to discuss revisions to procedures or materials in order to deliver standardized, relevant and accurate training across all facilities

Albany, New York

• Carry out daily and periodic inspection and maintenance on Amtrak’s diesel locomotive fleet• Identify and correct FRA condemnable defects in accordance with CFR49 Parts 229, 232 and 238.• Troubleshoot locomotive operational failures to identify root cause • Maintain and operate Amtrak’s ultrasonic testing machine on railroad wheels and axles• Organize the design and implementation of Amtrak’s private car axle ultrasonic inspection procedure in accordance with AAR G-II and Amtrak standards• Oversee the operation, maintenance and training of wheel true operations as a Quality Assurance Designee

Chatham, Ny

• Service and operate automotive engine rebuilding equipment including vertical milling machine, lathe, valve seat and guide machine, bore/honing equipment, welder and acetylene torch• Disassemble and clean high-performance engines• Inspect and test for operational engine failures• Use multiple types of precision measuring instruments including: micrometers, calipers, feeler gauges and dial indicators