CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS

Mar. 2001 - Mar. 2002  Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Brampton Intermodal Terminal, Greater Toronto. Repaired mobile cranes (Fantuzzi, P&H, Hyster), gantries (Mijack) and shunt trucks.

LAIDLAW TRANSIT

1989-2001  Mechanic, Toronto. Service fleet of over 200 vehicles. Repair school buses: work on cooling, exhaust and electrical systems; engines, brakes, glass components and "crossing gate." Interview drivers to determine which repairs are required. Perform service calls to vehicles in transit. Was elected to represent Gurney Crescent Branch on safety committee, 1993-96.

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT AS MECHANIC

1987-89  DURHAM WAYS BUS LINES, OSHAWA, ONT.  Same duties as above. 1983-85  METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMISSION, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.   Repair buses used for local transit. 1983  KEN BUTLER'S TEXACO STATION, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 1980-83  K-MART, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA (apprentice). 1978-80  CANADIAN TIRE, NORTH SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA (apprentice).

LICENCES

Certificate of Qualification as Truck and Coach Technician, Ont. Ministry of Ed. and Training, 1988-pres. Certificate of Qualification as Automotive Service Technician, Class "A," Ont. Ministry of Ed. and Training, 1988-pres. Certificate of Qualification as Automotive Service Technician, Class "A," Nova Scotia Inst. of Technology, 1983.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, 1978. Completed Mechanical Apprenticeship, College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1979. Certificate of completion, Diesel Tune-Up course, Centennial College, Toronto, 1998. Certificate of completion, WHIMIS, Laidlaw Transit, Toronto, 2000. Certificate of completion, Handling, Offering and Transporting of Dangerous Goods, Laidlaw Transit, Toronto, 2000.