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Dylester Scott
Terminal trainmaster
Atlanta, GA

I have been employed with Norfolk Southern since February 1990. My career began on the Piedmont Division as a brakeman, conductor and eventually an engineer. I was the first female train and engine employee on the Piedmont Division South End. I was promoted to management in March 1998 and transferred to my present assignment as a terminal trainmaster on the Georgia Division (Inman Yard) Atlanta , Ga.

My military experience consists of the following:

Medical Lab Specialist 306th Fld Hospital Memphis, Tenn.	1982-1986	Enlisted Soldier
Transportation Platoon Leader 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Fort Bliss, Texas	1987-1989	Officer
Terminal Team Chief 1188th Terminal Transportation Unit East Point , Ga.	1990-1993	Officer
Commander 319th Transportation Company Augusta, Ga.	1993-1996	Officer
Platoon Leader Observe/Controller 2/347th Battalion Fort Gordon, Ga.	1996-2000	Officer
Battalion S3 (Operations Officer) 1/349th Battalion Fort Gordon, Ga.	2000-2003	Officer
Logistics Staff Officer FORSCOM Augmentation Unit Fort McPherson, Ga.	2003-Present	Officer

I have been mobilized since May 2003. I serve as one of the logistics officers in the Plans, Operations and Force Projection Branch of the Logistics Division. We run a 24 hour/7 day operation to include all holidays. I'm responsible for supporting the chief of logistics operations center in coordinating and synchronizing logistical planning in support of the global war on terrorism. I assist in maintaining the combat readiness of over 750,000 active and reserve soldiers in the continental United States. I also monitor alerted and deploying force logistics and maintenance readiness.