Rewards & Recognition Spring 2018

Teamwork Award

The Infrastructure Improvements Team co-ordinated with numerous internal and external stakeholders in order to complete the project involving complex streetcar track improvements and Overhead Contact System (OCS) renewal on the Queensway and Humber Loop.
They co-ordinated with two City-managed contracts and worked effectively with the contractor, consultant and TTC staff to ensure clear communications of goals, objectives and timelines which resulted in the success of the project.
Stakeholders were regularly advised of the work progress and challenges were clearly communicated, leading to increased trust and a more cohesive team. This, in turn, resulted in time savings on negotiations and decision-making as well as a smooth and successful project.

Bryan Callaghan
Construction and Preventative Maintenance Supervisor
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Jeff Collins
Surface Track Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

David Crockford
Overhead Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Joe DiMarcantonio
Project Manager – Electrical
Subway Infrastructure

Michael Donson
Foreperson – Substations
Subway Infrastructure

Frank Gagliardi
Wiring and Service Foreperson
Subway Infrastructure

Peter Girimonte
Overhead Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Robert Heighington
Overhead Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Amy Hsiao
Construction Engineer
Construction

Albert Johnston
Track Geometry Inspection Supervisor
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Thomas Kliem
Senior Project Engineer
Construction

Nahid Lamei
Senior Inspector
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Ralph Mancini
Surface Track Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Gregorio Procopio
Substations Foreperson
Subway Infrastructure

Farhad Salehi
Construction Site Manager
Construction

Davian Scuric
Overhead Foreperson
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Diego Sinagoga
Senior Community Liaison Officer
Community Relations

Richard Vella
Senior Designer – Overhead
Streetcar Maintenance and Infrastructure

Philip Wood
Senior Design Engineer – Traction Power
Subway Infrastructure

The Employee Services Team is responsible for the recruitment and hiring of all transit Operators, including the review of applications, conducting information sessions, administering pre-employment testing, interviewing candidates and onboarding new employees.
In 2018, the required number of new Operators changed to approximately 700 from 400, with short notice. The team worked together to come up with the best approach to meet this need. They scheduled additional information sessions each Saturday from January to April in order to achieve the hiring goal.
The team met their hiring target due to their motivation and commitment to the task at hand. As a result, they were able to onboard the required number of transit Operators to keep service running smoothly.