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David Smith

Shrewsbury,Shropshire

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in fleet management and team leadership. Demonstrates a strong knowledge of safety regulations and emergency response preparedness, ensuring optimal safety consciousness in all operations. Adept at critical evaluation and effective decision making, contributing to enhanced team collaboration and customer service. Proficient in utilising fleet management systems to streamline processes and improve efficiency. Career goal includes leveraging skills in product knowledge and team leadership to drive organisational success.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Performance manager

London Midland
Birmingham , West Midlands

Assessed performance metrics for London Midland, compiling data from past days and weeks into comprehensive graphs and actionable recommendations.

Fleet manager

West Midlands Trains
Birmingham, Saltley, West Midlands
02.2001 - Current

Oversaw fleet operations for West Midlands Trains, ensuring optimal service delivery.

Coordinated with train service managers and maintenance controllers to resolve disruptions efficiently.

Facilitated timely arrival of units at depots for scheduled maintenance.

Managed effective utilisation of fleet resources to maintain correct train formations.

Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Travel & Tourism

Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology
Shrewsbury
09.1987 - 05.1989

GCSEs - Mathematics, Economic History

Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
Shrewsbury
09.1986 - 05.1987

GCSEs - English, Classical Studies

Priory School
Shrewsbury
09.1981 - 05.1986

Skills

  • Team collaboration
  • Safety regulations knowledge
  • Critical evaluation
  • Safety consciousness
  • Customer Service
  • Product knowledge
  • Emergency response preparedness
  • Fleet management systems
  • Team Leadership
  • Fleet management
  • Effective decision making

Affiliations

A huge music fan, both listening too and attending concerts, I like most sports, go walking in the Alps and in the UK with my wife when we can. Still find time to pick up a book on the train.

Certification

Have attended and passed all relevant courses that WMT, LM have provided both recently and in the past.

Timeline

Fleet manager

West Midlands Trains
02.2001 - Current

Certificate of Higher Education - Travel & Tourism

Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology
09.1987 - 05.1989

GCSEs - Mathematics, Economic History

Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
09.1986 - 05.1987

GCSEs - English, Classical Studies

Priory School
09.1981 - 05.1986

Performance manager

London Midland
David Smith