Locomotive Diagnostic Copilot — AI-Powered Troubleshooting Companion

Locomotive Diagnostic Copilot — AI-Powered Troubleshooting Companion

Locomotive Diagnostic Copilot — AI-Powered Troubleshooting Companion

A guided, structured diagnostic workflow modeled after real SE scoping patterns. Turns messy locomotive symptoms into clear next-step decisions a technician can act on.

Overview

This project converts hands-on locomotive troubleshooting into a repeatable clarification engine.

It shows how a Sales Engineer structures ambiguity, reduces noise, and leads a customer toward the right root-cause path.

The system takes unstructured failure descriptions, asks targeted clarifying questions, proposes ranked hypotheses, and outputs step-ready verification procedures.

This mirrors how SEs support frontline operators and industrial customers when the signals are unclear but the decisions matter.

What It Does


  • Clarifying question engine that reduces ambiguity and accelerates scoping


  • Ranked root-cause suggestions modeled like a SE’s consultative reasoning


  • Step-by-step verification flows that technicians can use with customers or in support workflows


  • Structured outputs suitable for dashboards, ticketing systems, or knowledge-base ingestion


  • Failure-pattern recognition that maps locomotive symptoms to known GEVO modes

Tech Stack & Business Value

Stack: GPT model, structured prompt logic, pattern-matching rules, verification flows.

Business Value:

  • Demonstrates ambiguity handling
    Shows how I turn vague, high-stakes failure descriptions into actionable diagnostic paths.


  • Models real SaaS troubleshooting workflows
    Mimics the communication style and reasoning patterns used in connected-operations, IoT, and industrial support teams.


  • Translates technical depth into customer clarity
    Displays my ability to explain complex systems without drowning users in jargon.


  • Signals consultative problem-solving
    The exact skill mid-level SEs are evaluated on; structuring chaos, identifying the right questions, and guiding users with confidence.

Clarifying Engine

Clarifying Engine

Pattern Logic

Pattern Logic

Root Cause

Root Cause

Step Guidance

Step Guidance

GPT Model

GPT Model

Prompt Design

Prompt Design

Utilities

Utilities

SaaS Bridge

SaaS Bridge

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