JOHN B. WEISGERBER, P.E.
Manager
Engineering Systems
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Summary of
Qualifications:
Manager with engineering experience in the equipment and operations of freight and passenger railroads and transit agencies. Additional experience in administering technical and engineering staffs.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
1997 to ZETA-TECH Associates, Inc.
present Manager, Engineering Systems
Manage Development of software for engineering applications including
Maintenance-of-Way Information System, Track Strength Evaluation System and Tie Inspection Recording System.
1991 to 1997 Technical Services Laboratories, Inc.
Manager, Engineering Services
Designed, installed, programmed and maintained a PC-based computer network among three oil analysis laboratories for collating, analyzing and storing oil analysis.
Responsible for hiring, training and supervising the personnel for operating and maintaining the Burlington Northern Track Strength Analysis and Recording (TSAR) vehicle.
Responsible for computer network operations for the laboratory facility
Responsible for supervisory and administrative operations of lab employees, involving electrical/electronic, chemical, metallurgical and environmental projects.
1987 to 1991 Day and Zimmermann, Inc.
Senior Electronics Engineer
Transportation Services Division (TSD)
Participated in an engineering review of a light rail motor repair shop.
Project Manager for management of data from wheel impact load detectors and acoustic bearing detectors.
1982 to 1987 Norfolk Southern Corporation (formerly Southern Railways System)
Electronics Engineer - Instrumentation & Test
Research and Test Department
Responsible for instrumented tests of railroad rolling stock and track structures. Including developing proposals and test procedures. Participated in the design, construction, testing and initial operation an end-of-train telemetry system based on VHF radio.
Participated in the initial evaluation period of and initial operation of an electromechanical rail wear measurement Hi-rail vehicle
1978 to 1981 Southern Railways System
Engineering Co-op Student
Research and Test Department
Aided in the upgrade of an electromechanical track geometry measurement car first to a computer-controlled electromechanical design and later to a computer-controlled electronic design.
Participated in the design and construction of magnetic tape speed recorders for 1400 locomotives
Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering
Cooperative Education Division
Georgia Institute Of Technology, 1982
Electro Motive Division Of GM Service Department Classes
Strain Gage Technology - Measurements Group
Basic Operations Training Course - SoMat Corporation
Switchman/Trainman School – Norfolk Southern Corporation
Operating Systems: Microsoft DOS, Windows 95, 98 and NT, IBM 0S/2, SCO Unix, HP RTE,
Prime PRIMOS
Programming
Languages: FORTRAN 77, Visual Basic
Applications: Word Processors, Spreadsheets, AutoCad 10.0, Access, SMART,
INFORMIX
Professional Engineer, PA
Institute Of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
PUBLISHED PAPERS:
“Data Gathering Techniques Used During Track Lubrication Tests”,
Second International Symposium on Wheel/Rail Lubrication”, June 1987