John York

Experience

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  Union Pacific Railroad

  Mar 1998 - now

  • Lead, coach and develop five managers and over 250 union employees in Northern Region.• Analyze, coordinate and execute transportation plan for day-to-day operations. • Coordinate terminal operations between engineering, maintenance operations, marketing and sales, intermodal, customer service center and dispatch center. • Maintain relationships with internal and external customers, partner railroads, regulatory agencies, city and state governments, centralized functions and other service units. • Respond to emergencies 24/7 and conduct accident investigations. • Implement and manage ongoing employee training programs.• Manage staffing level to ensure transportation needs are met and operate within budget. Show less • Managed over 100 union employees, including hiring, training, annual reviews, holding disciplinary hearings and testing for FRA regulation compliance. • Created two process improvement projects, breaking down data from TCS automated measurement systems. • Identified service breakdowns and presented solutions to senior management. Ideas were successfully implemented in Northern Region.• Interacted with marketing department and customers to coordinate car requirements, delivery of goods and spotting locations. • Received presidential recognition for outstanding customer service. • Oversaw rail car fleet for Twin Cities Service Unit, including Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.• Reviewed daily traffic schedules and coordinated local traffic for on-time deliveries. Show less • Supervised team of Northern Region dispatchers at command center headquarters, ensuring FRA rules compliance for safe movement of rail traffic. • Led daily conference calls with 15 field and operations managers, planning traffic movements and avoiding service breakdowns and congestion.• Developed four original, innovative process improvement proposals, resulting in annual cost savings of approximately $500,000.• Achieved a one year, 6% energy revenue increase in Denver corridor as a result of record setting coal loadings. • Graduated from Leadership Development Program for training and promotion high potential managers. Show less

  • Sr Manager Critical Projects

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Director of Technical Training

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2024

  • Manager of Terminal Operations

    Sept 2005 - Jun 2015

  • Manager of Yard Operations

    Oct 2004 - Sept 2005

  • Corridor Manager

    Apr 2003 - Oct 2004

  • Dispatcher

    Mar 1998 - Apr 2003