Dear Mr Sir / Madam I am seeking a talented Rolling stock and Rail infrastructure such as On-Track Machine, On-Track Plant, Portable and Transportable Plant, Mobile Plant and Rail vehicles Engineering Maintenance and Production Manager with Network Rail which would benefit from my extensive experience in this area. I have enclosed my CV for your consideration. Until recently, I was the Senior Maintenance Engineer with Network Rail improving the infrastructure for a better railway for a better Britain My specialist experience / strengths include: • Successfully reduced fault, failures in the maintenance department by providing appropriate training to all staff thereby increasing productivity and reducing failures. Customer satisfaction increased from 50% to 80%. • Possessed a good railway management that keeps track of its performance and its failures and, by means, ensure that problems are eliminated before they become endemic. • Improved planning of air conditioning maintenance, acquired and mobilised resources and increased productivity of team from 30% to 70% in first 3 months • Successfully enforced company health and safety policy resulting in reducing staff costs and increasing profitability from 20% to 80 % with 6 months. • Achieved £3M savings in 3 years by identifying root cause of the Propulsion inverter modules failures. Also increased customer satisfaction by 45 %. • Identified and controlled activities both in maintenance and operations areas, planned preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance fully implemented. I would be happy to provide you with additional information or to answer any questions you may have. I will call you in a few days to determine whether my experience is of interest to your current or future clients. Yours sincerely Jacques Kouadio

1. JACQUES GBADDY KOUADIO
92 Newbury Avenue, Enfield Lock, London, EN3 6EF
Tel: + 44 02083514436 Mob: + 44 7952 878 224 Email: j.kouadio523@btinternet.com
PROFILE
 Highly accomplished Production Manager / Delivery Maintenance Manager with extensive experience within the rail
and aviation sectors.
 I was responsible for the day to day delivery of the Train Service Agreement to our customer, responsible for
planning and resourcing a team of skilled Supervisors and Technicians to ensure the on time completion
of maintenance activities on the rolling stock fleets, additional responsibilities include the management of defects to
ensure a robust and reliable operational service is provided. Proven track record of significantly impacting on key
projects to ensure deadlines, cost and performance are met and often exceeded.
 Implements Business Critical Rules Programmes and Bowties techniques to maximise project delivery. Adept at
monitoring and controlling risk. Effectively manages stock with experience of T&RS across rolling stock and freight
wagons, inspection vehicles, rail head conditioning and remediation vehicles, ballast conditioning and reconstituting
and multi-purpose vehicles. Experienced in implementing PUWER 1988 (Provision and User of Work and
Equipment Regulation) and a robust short and long terms plan preventive and reactive maintenance requiring all
our rolling stock fleets and work equipment to be maintained safely and to the highest standards resulting to costs
benefits, productivity, efficiency and achieving 100 per cent reliability. A strong leader able to motivate and develop
high performing teams used to working internationally across Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
 Successfully collated data on failures and analysed it for trends and step shifts, identified root causes and worked
with design and development team to generate modifications to prevent further occurrences and apply permanent
rectifications.
 Plan and manage all resources including staff, plant, material and third part services to meet the operational
requirement as well as developing and executing production plan to not only meet but exceed all maintenance
targets and ensuring no critical work is deferred.
 Ensure all maintenance activities in undertaken in accordance to maintenance instruction and company’s standards,
outputs and objectives. Ensure optimum shift coverage minimising downtime, complaints or delay to our customers
Ensure any extraordinary circumstances or any complex work is built into the plan
 I also encourage the identification of improvement activities and implement any with significant costs and savings
activities. Achieved £3M savings in 3 years by identifying root cause of the Propulsion inverter modules failures.
Also increased customer satisfaction by 45 %. Identified and controlled activities both in maintenance and
operations areas, planned preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance fully implemented resulting to high
productivity
 Actively managed related projects in areas of expertise and carry out a maintenance auditing process and
implement any recommendations made within agreed time scale, followed progress of recommendations through
one-to-one meetings, appraisals and supervisions as well as mentoring, coaching and developing staff to increase
their potential and performance. Actively participate in our improvement programme and drive implementation of
improvements from the team and continuously develop cross functional and departmental processes.
 Great analytical abilities and problems solving skills resulting to better rolling stock performance.
 Great customer orientation skills resulting to reducing them and increasing satisfaction from 50% to 80% and
develop good relationships with customers by ensuring consistent delivery of targets and escalations are dealt with.
I have good understanding customer requirements to ensure plans are kept up to date and relationships maintained
to the highest standards.
 Possessed a good railway management that keeps track of its performance and its failures and, by means, ensure
that problems are eliminated before they become endemic.
 I have good organisational skills. I am on time for meetings, never miss a deadline and know how to maximise their
productivity. Extensive engineering and maintenance experience with evidence of delivering proven and multiple
projects. Creative thinker with a 'can do' attitude.
 I demonstrated competence in all of the company’s Management Standards and Leadership capabilities.
Always saw myself as role Model behaviour and values consistent with company’s Values, Rail Systems
Behavioural Partnership. Overseeing related processes, drawing up a production schedule whilst managing human
and material resources. Always meet all service level agreements with stakeholders. Cost estimating and
maintaining quality standards. Responsible for selection and maintenance of equipment. Performance reviewing,
supervising and motivating the production team.
 Develop and manage assembly improvement plans using methodologies such as 5s and Lean Methodology.
 Support the transition from Product Development to Production Assembly of new product designs. Ensure stock is
managed to agree stock turn targets. Conduct and facilitate RAMS workshop.
 Monitor compliance to meet control procedures, take appropriate correctives and remedial actions plans to be
implemented and successfully reduced fault, failures in the maintenance department by providing appropriate
training to all staff thereby increasing productivity and reducing failures. Customer satisfaction increased from 50%
to 80%. Improved planning of air conditioning maintenance, acquired and mobilised resources and increased

2. productivity of team from 30% to 70% in first 3 months. Successfully enforced company health and safety policy
resulting in reducing staff costs and increasing profitability from 20% to 80 % with 6 months.
 I possess a good management and supervisory experience in a technical position and good knowledge of rolling
stock maintenance procedures and practices
 I also have an excellent communication, organisational and planning skills and very much committed and devoted to
health and safety issues
CAREER HISTORY
Network Rail Nov 2014 to Date
Owns, maintains and develops Britain's rail tracks, signalling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings and many key stations
Senior Engineer Traction & Rolling Stock
Responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Plant and T&RS Business Critical Rules Programme.
Providing expert advice, input and support associated with the provision of services for customers and suppliers.
 Implemented Bowtie for risks management and re-writing, updating all maintenance manuals.
 Managed the design and delivery of programmes for the development of technical capability required including
the competence framework and effective training materials. Provided the technical input into the development of
the standards, specifications, means of compliance and KPIs for Asset Management including system risks.
Created a culture of ownership and accountability across teams and instigated training activities to plug skills
gaps and ultimately change staff behaviour and performance. Developed and improved team communication,
roles and responsibilities by creating a slot in team meeting to share success stories. I introduced participation
meeting to be held two monthly.
 Supported the development of strategy, technology and assets across engineering and maintenance functions
 Proactively researched and responded to changes in the internal and external requirements and practice which
impacted upon policy and standards. Delivered projects to time, cost and quality standards with efficient
resource usage.
 Updated and streamlined network rail’s NSC maintenance documents setting policy, standards and operational
processes making it easier for frontline staff to access and use effectively. Integrated and co-ordinated activity
liaising with external and internal agencies for improving documents to the highest standard ever written for
Network rail.
 Supported engineering analysis and risk assessment using bowties to identify and control threats to minimise
potential of becoming a top event or hazard. I also have an extensive and practical knowledge and experience
in The European Train Control System (ETCS) which is a signaling, control and train protection system
designed to replace the many incompatible safety systems currently used by European railways, especially on
high-speed lines. ETCS requires standard trackside equipment and a standard controller within the train cab. In
its final form, all lineside information is passed to the driver electronically, removing the need for lineside signals
which, at high speed, could be almost impossible to see or assimilate.
Bombardier Transportation Feb 2011 - Nov 2014
World’s leading manufacturer of planes and trains.
Production/Maintenance Manager
Working on EMU (Electrical Multiple Units) and D.M.U (Diesel Multiple Units) Cars Class 91- 180, 170 and 172.
Managed an operation team/ contract staff of up to 40 to ensure that maintenance targets are met.
 Provided support to the air conditioning team at Bounds Depot and Kings Cross station and advice for the
management of the project to refurbish every MK4 HVAC module at the depot and at King Cross station.
Achieved a 30% reduction in customers’ complaints. Conducted assessments on all 30 class 91 trains on behalf
of Wabtec for East Coast Main lines on M.K 4 Modules on Electrical and Mechanical modifications programme
assessing feasibility and increasing the reliability of all trains air
 Implemented lean techniques and methodologies or 5S’s in order to drive towards reliability focused
maintenance.
Alstom Rail Sep 2005 - Feb 2011
French multinational company which holds interests in the electricity generation and rail transport markets
Maintenance and Modification Manager
Production and Maintenance manager relating to all aspects of Maintenance Repair and Overall (MRO). Ensuring work
is performed in a safe and effective manner in accordance to Health and Safety at Work Act (1984), Electricity at Work
Regulations (1989), Railways Group Standards, and relevant to company Procedures. Carried Routine maintenance to
Trains Operators and Manufacturers specifications. Brakes, actuators, pads, discs, HVACs.
 Successfully increased production uptime and equipment efficiency as well as reducing breakdowns by
identifying root cause of the Propulsion inverter modules. Achieved £3M sin saving in 3 years and increased
customer’s satisfaction by 45 %.
 Best Practice sharing and mentoring, coaching and developing rolling stock engineers. This entails
development of new inspection limits, optimizing processes and procedures stripping, clean inspection, repair

3. and rebuild and test air systems and braking, auxiliary converter, electrical distribution, propulsion inverter,
doors, heat and vent, train management system lighting, communication and bogies.
 Developed new inspection limits, optimizing process and procedures for strip, clean inspection, repair and
rebuild and test of all rolling stock carriages and all of their components parts giving new lease of life to any train
up to 20 years.
 Drove growth by negotiating partnerships with parts suppliers ensuring that all part meet the reliability,
maintainability, and availability and safety performance requirements as agreed by the contracts.
 Managed the production teams and workshops as required and identified staff requirements for budgeted fixed
workloads. Ensured all production met the safety and quality requirements of internals standards, customer
specifications and network rail standards and identified training and other resource needs to facilitate production
in the most effective way. Effectively managed contracts ensuring all targets across business objectives,
customer services, health and safety and financial targets are consistently achieved and delivered on time and
in full.
 Provided technical support to the depot team in the provision of fault-findings expertise and assistance with train
repairs activities. Arranged and undertook test runs to assists in faults findings and resolution of faults, in
particular the close-out of failures. Position fault data into share drive facilities.
 Assisted in the testing and repair of equipment identified as fault before re-installed in trains.
Rebuilt and commissioned all 66 trains on the Northern lines following our tripcock failure using new rope and
following all (VMI) VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INTRUCTION TO THE LETTER WITHOUT ANY FAILURE.
 Carried out work on turbo diesel transmissions, gear box, M.T.U POWER PACK, radiators, bogies, engine
speed, engine oil pressure coolant temperature engine oil temperature, fuel temperature hydrostatic oil and
engine oils filters change, axle reverse gears A and B, engine low pressure, hydrostatic oil filter being block,
H.V.A.C, fuel temperature, vehicle seating, doors, passengers information system, driving control operation or
T.B.C (TRACTION AND BREAKING CONTROLER) heat and vent system, lights, horn, auto couplers, , air
springs, primary and secondary suspension, anti-roll bar, levelling valve, brake actuator, final drive assembly
and batteries. Final drives, master drives, slave drives, torque reaction links, inter-axle cardan shaft.
Experienced on primary suspension (Primary spring, Primary traction and rod).
 Secondary suspension (Air spring, dumpers, over height, levelling valves, lateral and longitudinal buffers, anti-
roll bar. Utilised practical experience and a sound knowledge of Mechanical engineering aspects of modern
Electrical Multiple Units, liaised with the systems Support Engineers and specialist engineer to gather technical
data, to solve technical problems with trains, procedures, materials and / or components.
 Worked collaboratively with senior manager to gather data downloads on critical performance at all depots.
Air France Jan 1988 - Aug 2005
French Air Carrier and subsidiary of Air France KLM Group
Production and Quality Assurance Manager
Responsible for compiling first, second third and fourth Articles inspections reports. Dealing with suppliers on behalf of
Air France and Airbus for the maintenance of Concorde Aircrafts within the production Depot in Mazere (Toulouse)
France and on runways to ensure airworthiness on Concorde and other Air France aircrafts such as Airbus.
 Checked and maintained other aircrafts landing and taking off from Charles De Gaules Airport in Roissy, Paris.
 Prepared weekly and monthly Maintenance programme using software called MAXIMO to forecast maintenance
activities. Proactively planned preventive maintenance to minimise malfunctions and ensure rolling stock out
performed expectations. Planned all workshop activities, overhauls and repairs.
EARLIER CAREER
French Air Force Sep 1981 – Dec 1987
 Completed an apprenticeship in engineering followed by Diploma in Engineering.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered (Master) in Mechanical Engineering from the British Institute of Engineering No: 80230543
Ongoing
High Diploma in Mechanical (Propulsion) from the most Prestigious French Air Force Academy 1987
Degree in Electrical Engineering 2003
Certificate in Hydraulics. 2014
 Certificate working at Height.
 QAF (Quality Assurance Form Certificate).
 Emergency First Aider Qualified Through Saint John Ambulance.
 Rolls Royce Olympus 593 Engine Trained.
PERSONAL DETAILS
French / British Nationality, Fluent in English & French, Full clean Driving licence