Overview
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Education
Skills
Successes Or Achievements
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Bramwell Ortell

Bramwell Ortell

Head: Rail Traffic Control & Compliance
Johannesburg,GP

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Head: Rail Traffic Control & Compliance

Transnet
10.2021 - Current

Exercise strong operational and strategic leadership to optimally manage teams within a multidisciplinary environment for safe and efficient rail traffic movement to ensure scheduled operations and regulatory compliance.

Executive Manager (Act.): Rail Traffic Control & Compliance (OCC)

Transnet Freight Rail
1 2017 - 10.2021
  • CTC Optimisation
  • Competence Assurance – Continuous Professional Learning
  • Centre of Excellence
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Staff Morale
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Financial Management
  • Management and Administration
  • Enhanced operations and implemented technological innovations in collaboration with senior leadership.

Senior Manager : Train Control

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Operations Lead for the CTC Optimisation Programme
  • Train Control Interface between BU & SOC/NCC
  • Development of Train Control curricula
  • New Technology deployment for Train Authorisation.
  • Operational readiness for CTC Programme

Area Production Manager: Iron Ore & Manganese BU (Heavy Haul)

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Area Production (Execution of Integrated Train Plan)
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Staff Morale
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Financial Management
  • Management and Administration

Area Operations Manager: Container & Automotive BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2006 - 01.2011
  • Manage local area production
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Operations Management (Yards/CTC/Crew)

Junior Manager Train Control: Container & Automotive BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Manage local area production
  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Operations Management (Yards/CTC/Crew)

Section Manager (Acting) Train Control: Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • People Management
  • Resource Management
  • Train Authorisation
  • Safety and Risk Management

CTC Coordinator : Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Train Control Supervision
  • Abnormal Working Management
  • Incident Management
  • Train Plan Execution

Train Control Officer- Various Locations/Positions: Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.1992 - 01.1998
  • Train Authorisation

Education

Master of Science - Railway Operations

Glasgow Caledonian University
Scotland
04.2001 -

BSc Hons - Railway Operations Management

Glasgow Caledonian University
Scotland
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Railway Operations Management

Glasgow Caledonian University
Scotland
04.2001 -

Chief Executive's Talent Nurturing Programme -

Transnet Academy
Johannesburg
04.2001 -

Employee Relations Certificate -

University of South Africa
Pretoria
04.2001 -

Functional Yard Management -

Faculty of Rail
Esselenpark
04.2001 -

Diploma - Trains Working

Diploma in Trains Working
Esselenpark
04.2001 -

Matric -Floors Senior Secondary
Kimberley
12.1991

Skills

Train Authorisation Systems

Successes Or Achievements

  • Developed and facilitated the first National Train Control Workshop to create an operational blueprint for Train Control.
  • Operations Lead for the CTC Optimisation Programme.
  • Selected and graduated from the inaugural CE Talent Nurturing Class comprising of the top 50 performers in TFR.
  • Guest lecturer for the Railway Operations Management Program (ROMP) graduates.

Short Courses Attended

  • Safety: Fire Co-ordinators Certificate
  • Safety: E.H.S.T.C.2
  • Safety: S.A.M.T.R.A.C. (Cum Laude)
  • Safety: RIC Training (Rail Incident Commander)
  • Safety: Du Pont Safety Workshop
  • Safety: WMB 30 Appointed
  • Safety: SHE 8 Appointed
  • Safety: SHE 4 Administrators Appointment
  • Safety: Board of Enquiry Member
  • Safety: Board of Enquiry Chairperson
  • Functional: Diploma in Train Control
  • Functional: Diploma in Functional Yard Management
  • Functional: Section Manager’s Certificate
  • Functional: Trainer of Trainer’s Certificate
  • Supervisory: Supervisory Development Programme
  • Managerial: Interpersonal Skills
  • Managerial: Leadership
  • Managerial: Self-Management
  • Managerial: Project Management
  • Managerial: Negotiation Skills
  • Managerial: Employee Relations Programme (Cum Laude)
  • Managerial: Business Simulation
  • Managerial: Navigator Leadership Programme
  • Chief Executive Talent Nurturing (Leadership Academy)

Nickname

Brammy

Contact Numbers

(011) 544 9775, 083 304 0147

Email Addresses

  • Bramwell.ortell@transnet.net
  • Brammy74@me.com

Personal Information

ID Number: 7405195051085

References

  • Mr. Sibuthe Mdala, 083 4880529, Iron Ore & Manganese BU – Executive Manager
  • Mr. Fuzile Magwa, 083 2845278, NCC – Deputy Chief Operations Officer
  • Mr. Lloyd Tobias, 083 450 7321, Iron Ore & Manganese BU – General Manager
  • Ms. Nozipho Sithole, 083 2832862, Chief Operating Officer – Transnet Freight Rail

Timeline

Head: Rail Traffic Control & Compliance

Transnet
10.2021 - Current

Senior Manager : Train Control

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2013 - 01.2017

Area Production Manager: Iron Ore & Manganese BU (Heavy Haul)

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2011 - 01.2013

Area Operations Manager: Container & Automotive BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2006 - 01.2011

Junior Manager Train Control: Container & Automotive BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2004 - 01.2006

Master of Science - Railway Operations

Glasgow Caledonian University
04.2001 -

BSc Hons - Railway Operations Management

Glasgow Caledonian University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Railway Operations Management

Glasgow Caledonian University
04.2001 -

Chief Executive's Talent Nurturing Programme -

Transnet Academy
04.2001 -

Employee Relations Certificate -

University of South Africa
04.2001 -

Functional Yard Management -

Faculty of Rail
04.2001 -

Diploma - Trains Working

Diploma in Trains Working
04.2001 -

Section Manager (Acting) Train Control: Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.2000 - 01.2004

CTC Coordinator : Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.1998 - 01.2000

Train Control Officer- Various Locations/Positions: Iron Ore & Manganese BU

Transnet Freight Rail
01.1992 - 01.1998

Executive Manager (Act.): Rail Traffic Control & Compliance (OCC)

Transnet Freight Rail
1 2017 - 10.2021

Matric -Floors Senior Secondary
Bramwell OrtellHead: Rail Traffic Control & Compliance