Oscar Rueda

About Oscar Rueda

As a seasoned and accomplished locomotive senior project management and engineering leader, I have 20+ years of experience and a comprehensive background in overseeing, leading, and delivering high-profile engineering and development, quality control, reliability/maintenance systems and productivity initiatives in, rail / railroad, marine, and stationary power markets, with the following skills:• I have expertise in strategic planning and execution, roadmap development, reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, next-generation technology implementation, locomotive control, equipment development, and quality assurance. • I am also adept at managing, leading, and completing multiple initiatives on time, on budget, and within scope and I am dedicated to delivering high-quality client service and care. • As a proven leader, I can build, train, develop, and direct engineering, supply chain, durability, and technical teams on a cross functional organization A key driver to my professional success has been applying my communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction across all levels of the organization

Experience

1. Director - Life Cycle Cost Ops Leader

   Wabtec Corporation

   Aug 2023 — Present · Fort Worth, TX, US

   Develop and monitor metrics to drive execution in the overall Operations and Technology (O&T) organization, manage monthly operating rhythms, perform detailed data analysis, and deliver executive level reports and presentations that address budget adherence, variances, resourcing needs, skill gaps, for all related KPI.Responsible to lead cross-functional planning, communication, and coordination for STRAP and BUDGET processes for O&T. Develop and utilize dashboards to drive visibility and transparency of key business metrics, aligned with Services / Operations expectations, including project impact, implementation dates, execution.Lead and support ad hoc strategic initiatives, like Organizational integrations, synergies, and profitability analysis.Lead and partner with engineering leaders across product lines to execute functional improvements to simplify and streamline engineering processes across product lines to deliver productivity enhancement benefits.Collaborate cross functionally with HR, P&L Leaders, and Finance leaders to solve complex problems related to material usage, supply chain challenges, budget changes, profitability improvement targets, project schedules, operating plan management, and strategic planning as needed.Partner with Service Operations and Finance Manager to actively manage profitability and develop annual budgets for Services Accounts.

Education

• Universidad Industrial de Santander

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering

  1996 — 2003

• Gannon University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering

  2009 — 2010

• Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

  Specialist, Management of Energy Resources

  2007 — 2008

Skills

• Scada
• Wonderware
• Locomotive
• Mp2
• Maintenance & Repair
• Interpersonal Skills
• Process Simulation
• Simulations
• Productivity Improvement
• Profibus
• Power Electronics
• Project Planning
• Generators
• Project Management
• Reliability Engineering
• Modbus
• Power Plants
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Service Management
• Simulink
• Factory
• Electric Drives
• Matlab
• Electrical Engineering
• Power Generation
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Electronic Instrumentation
• Ni Labview
• Team Leadership
• Hit
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Plc
• Commissioning
• Hardware Architecture
• Project Engineering