Ruth Brown

Experience

1. Chief Engineer Bridges & Structures

   Norfolk Southern

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Responsible for the safe operations of all Norfolk Southern’s bridges and structures within the 22 state network operating in the eastern half of the United States - Maintain a safe work environment with focused safety and productivity behaviors for all employees (50+ direct reports and 300+ indirect reports)- Accountable for the inspection, design, repair, and reconstruction of NS’ bridges and structures as well as the accompanying policies, procedures, and standards - Allocates, executes, and manages the bridge department’s annual capital (~$300M) and expense (~$100M) budget - Respond and lead any major service disruptions, emergencies and other events that warrant a direct coordinated response for NS’ bridges and structures - The Bridge Program Manager for NS’ Bridge Management Program as enforced by Federal Railroad Administration

Skills

• Sap Trainer
• Microsoft Word
• Structural Engineering
• Steel
• Railroad Engineering
• Powerpoint
• Cad
• Autocad
• Risk Factor Trainer
• Project Coordination
• Drainage
• Transportation
• Construction
• Operations Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Site Plans
• Microstation
• Engineering
• Contract Management
• Technical Presentations
• Microsoft Office
• Railroad Bridge Engineering
• Construction Management
• Rail
• Transportation Engineering
• Project Planning
• Bridge
• Supervisory Skills
• Adobe Acrobat
• Civil Engineering
• Management