February 11, 2005 16:16 ET
McMasterville, Quebec resident earns CN President's Award
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FEBRUARY 11, 2005 - 16:16 ET
McMasterville, Quebec resident earns CN President's
Award
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(CCNMatthews - Feb. 11, 2005) -
North America's leading railroad honours employee excellence at Chicago
gala
CN, North America's leading railroad, recently named McMasterville
resident Bruno Michaud as a winner in its CN President's Awards for
Excellence program for 2004. This latest edition of the annual employee
awards program recognizes more than 30 employees from throughout the CN
system for their team and individual achievements in various areas
covering the company's five principles: Service, Cost Control, Asset
Utilization, Safety and People.
The annual President's Awards program showcases employees whose
ingenuity, passion and dedication contribute to CN's continued
performance as North America's best railroad.
"Our employees have demonstrated their commitment to our five
principles," says E. Hunter Harrison, CN President and Chief Executive
Officer. "And they have done so in unique and creative ways. On behalf
of CN, I am pleased to recognize them for their outstanding contribution
to the company."
Each year, CN employees nominate their deserving colleagues as
candidates for the CN President's Awards for Excellence program. Winners
are invited to a gala evening, and are awarded 20 CN shares.
Bruno Michaud, computer systems officer, IT, and member of CN's
Mainframe Install Team, received a CN President's Award for Excellence
in the Service category.
Thanks to the members of this team, CN's three mainframe computers have
been replaced with two newer model mainframes, translating into $1.9
million in savings in 2004 alone. Aware that any outages of the
mainframe computers which host CN's most critical applications would
hurt operations of the railroad, they used care and professionalism in
tackling the complex and highly technical task of replacing the
mainframes. They accomplished the task on weekends over a five-week
period, ensuring that every detail of the work was achieved
successfully, and avoiding any disruptions to operations.
Canadian National Railway Company spans Canada and mid-America, from the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and
Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,
Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points
in North America.
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