Alexander Bunin
Senior Equipment Engineer at MTA Metro-North Railroad
Town of Putnam Valley, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Bunin is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 12 years in equipment engineering and a cumulative multi-decade career at MTA Metro-North Railroad focused on diesel and M8 car performance and procurement. As Senior Equipment Engineer he leads technical reviews, test-plan development, and implementation of equipment modifications while supervising engineering staff and coordinating with OEMs like Kawasaki and GE. His work spans hands-on static and dynamic locomotive testing, specification development, acceptance testing, and daily fleet performance analysis, driving measurable reliability improvements. Trained in electrical traction and wayside power (MSEE, Railway Academy/Miit, Moscow), he brings deep domain expertise in propulsion, auxiliary power and train control systems. Based in Putnam Valley, NY, he pairs rigorous engineering discipline with practical field-tested solutions and a track record of translating complex technical issues into operational improvements. An understated strength is his long-standing role as a bridge between operators, OEMs, and technical teams, keeping projects aligned through meticulous open-item management.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
MSEE, Electrical Traction and Wayside Power for Railways, MSEE, Electrical Traction and Wayside Power for Railways at 1972 – 1977, 1985-1987 Railway Academy (MIIT) Moscow, USSR
russian, ukranian
Github Skills (200)
quickfix10
python10
testing10
readability10
command-line-interface10
bash10
websocket10
ruby10
menu10
pager10
crawler10
pip10
rss10
rss-reader10
txt10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
sashkab/ttrss-docker
Oct 2017 - Jan 2023
Set of scripts to start and run local copy of the ttrss.
Contributions:161 commits, 64 PRs, 208 pushes in 5 years 3 months
rssphpdockerdocker-composettrss
sashkab/ruby.rpm
Nov 2013 - Sep 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 9 months
rpm2-xrpm-specspecruby
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