Michael R. Francis

PROFESSIONAL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.        
2003-present, Senior Railcar Mechanical Consultant

CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO. LP
1996-2002, Senior Maintenance Specialist

GE CAPITAL RAILCAR SERVICE
1989-1995, Director of Field Maintenance

BRAE CORPORATION
1982-1989, Director of Field Maintenance

BERWIND RAILWAY SERVICE COMPANY
1975-1982, Quality Control & Chief Railcar Inspector

Representative Accomplishments

• For GE, established car inspection standards and procedures and developed corporate equipment acquisition processes that were used in the purchase of over 5,000 railcars
• Successfully performed net lease termination inspections and negotiated maintenance settlements in excess of $2MM
• Developed, instituted, and trained the GE Field Maintenance staff in the performance of proper comprehensive technical and photographic railcar mechanical inspections and documentation
• Established ChevronPhillips’ corporate standards for railcar specifications, including mechanical specifications, parts, construction details, designs, paint specifications, lining material specifications, and lining application specifications
• While managing ChevronPhillips’ new car construction process, no warranty claims were required on the 1,200 new railcars purchased under Mike’s direction
• At ChevronPhillips, managed entire maintenance program and budget for a fleet of over 9,000 railcars, including 1,800 tank cars and 7,200 hopper cars
• Upon arriving at Chevron Phillips, determined ChevronPhillips’ response to major lining failures problem and negotiated, coordinated, and executed the lining replacements and associated warranty claim.

• Tank and hopper car fleet maintenance management (Chemicals)
• Lease/acquisition pre-inspection and negotiation (Chemicals)
• Lining inspection and specification – specialty chemical fleets (Chemicals)
• Turnkey tank car fleet acquisition, preparation, and entry into hazmat service (Chemicals)
• Truck bolster inspection and remediation program management (Railcar Leasing)

• Certified Coatings Inspector – National Association of Corrosion Engineers

• American Chemistry Council   

• Association of American Railroads – Tank Car Committee