Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Languages
Timeline
Generic

GUADALUPE SANCHEZ

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Software Engineer

BNSF
Fort Worth, TX
10.2022 - Current
  • Maintain 34+ server applications that run batch files to support day-to-day business data needs
  • Analyzed current processes, identified process gaps, and implemented change requests on vendor software deployments and system/network maintenance events for governance and tracking purposes
  • Followed through on a pilot program to completion that was on hold for 3+ years that lead to competitive market for service price reductions on offboarding data for analytics and reporting for business partner needs
  • Utilized Teradata for building queries on data reporting to compare vendor onboard system data for standardization
  • Create business relationships with vendors and business partners to close the loop on application issues and work through requirements on new project needs for the business
  • Support 24/7 operation through on-calls and service interruption bridges to work through fixes and outages
  • Create deck(s) to showcase timelines, successes, and issues for leadership for insights on capital projects
  • Submit timesheets through Planview to track project hours for capital budgets.

Wheel Plant Manager

BNSF
Lincoln, NE
08.2021 - 10.2022
  • Directed and supervised over 120+ shop employees in the safe, quality production of over 90K/year freight car wheel sets in accordance with FRA, AAR and other regulatory laws to meet system demands
  • Managed ~$10M monthly operating budget and under $3.5M yearly capital budget
  • Created a 5-year long term capital project program for expanding wheel plant production operations to increase ROIs and maintain upkeep with existing machinery
  • Evaluated supervisory abilities of exempt direct reports and assisted in their development to permit career growth by providing constructive feedback and cross-training opportunities
  • Revived the Leadership Advisory Team at the Havelock facility to regenerate relationships between the union and management teams, create committees, and get buy-in from teams on process improvements across the different areas in the manufacturing facility
  • Analyzed manpower needs and worked with HR department in setting qualifications for job postings, held interviews, and selected qualified candidates to meet hiring needs to keep up with production demands
  • Celebrated safety milestones with shop teams to generate morale and celebrate successes
  • Conducted quarterly town halls for all three shifts to review production, cost-per wheelset, projects, and Q&A sessions
  • Created weekly touchpoints with direct reports for planning manpower and production based on component forecasts and equipment maintenance downtimes
  • Planned station downtimes based on wheel component supply available in an assembly-line manufacturing process to reduce cost and divert manpower to other areas of need
  • Maintained AAR quality standards on wheelset production to successfully pass FRA quality audits
  • Followed-up with suppliers to determine the root cause of component issues and identified the short-term and long-term fix to reduce wheelset early onset failures, potential equipment failures, and maintain AAR quality standards on production
  • Oversaw discipline for all shop employees for failure to follow safety rules and processes that lead to disciplinary hearings and sometimes, termination of employment, to reduce shop injuries and wheelset failures
  • Conducted shop walk-throughs with Facility Maintenance Manager to identify issues needing repaired and brainstorm ideas on facility improvements for safe, quality production.

Manager of (Mechanical) Budgets

BNSF
Fort Worth, TX
10.2019 - 08.2021
  • Monitor and forecast $200M+ locomotive capital project expenses for the Mechanical Department
  • Improved communication between Finance and Mechanical business partners to increase visibility in projects which led to improved budget forecasts throughout the year(s)
  • Reviewed one-page capital list of projects with VP of Mechanical to highlight increase/decrease in project fundings to have VP prepared to speak through changes with CEO and CFO to get updated monthly funding approved
  • Analyze data and reporting for locomotive projects utilizing SAP, Tableau, TeraData, and TSS Xpress to forecast project completions and project funding needs and budget cutting
  • Updated process for completing monthly close by creating efficient excel files with encrypted SQL queries to pull data and auto-fill journal entries to reduce hours
  • Collaborated with Technology Services department on modernizing a Mechanical Shop Tool that automatically buckets locomotive overhaul to capital or operating expenses based on available component list for each type of locomotive to achieve 100% capital material captured during locomotive overhaul events.

Assistant General Foreman

BNSF
Topeka, KS
10.2018 - 10.2019
  • Manage rebuilds of engine overhauls to supply engine needs across the BNSF network
  • Engaged vendors for sourcing core components and provided forecasting needs for capital budget.

Mechanical Foreman I

BNSF
Lincoln, NE
12.2015 - 10.2018
  • Manage 9+ rapid response teams, over 45+ union employees, that trouble-shoot locomotives to increase velocity across the territory/yard
  • Apply problem-solving skills when power planning for the terminal to increase velocity through terminal
  • Maintain terminal fluidity and on time train performance to meet our customers' expectations.

(Mechanical) Management Trainee

BNSF
Lincoln, NE
06.2015 - 12.2015

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship

Southern Methodist University

Skills

  • Tableau (beginner)
  • TeraData SQL (beginner)
  • SAP
  • TSS Xpress/Mainframe
  • Microsoft Office
  • Agility (Foundation, Product Owner, Scrum Master - Training)
  • Project Management
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Team Building and Development
  • Lean Manufacturing Processes
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Production Planning
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Effective Communication
  • OSHA Compliance
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Team Collaboration
  • Data Analysis
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Decision-Making
  • Leadership
  • Cost Reductions
  • Oral and Written Communications
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Networking Abilities

Affiliations

  • Social Venture Partner - Dana Juett Graduate - Develop professional and philanthropic skillset to be an effective philanthropist, better self-understanding, and sense of civic purpose
  • Sable Nonprofit Coalition - Board Treasurer - Responsible for financial oversight, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and contribute to the organization's strategic plan to ensure alignment with the mission and goals.
  • BNSF Management Trainee Leadership Network - Business Resource Group - Provide resources and support for incoming recent graduates through an onboard leadership program.
  • BNSF Development Program - Leadership Worth Following - Selected and completed leadership assessment tests via 360-feedback process, simulation exercises, and mock interviews to create a development plan for career advancement

Accomplishments

  • 2021 BNSF Railway Employee of the Year
  • 2022 BNSF Railway Achievement Award
  • Dana Juett Graduate - Social Venture Partners
  • 2023 BNSF Railway - Third Place in Hack-a-thon - Forecasting Accuracy using AI

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Sr. Software Engineer

BNSF
10.2022 - Current

Wheel Plant Manager

BNSF
08.2021 - 10.2022

Manager of (Mechanical) Budgets

BNSF
10.2019 - 08.2021

Assistant General Foreman

BNSF
10.2018 - 10.2019

Mechanical Foreman I

BNSF
12.2015 - 10.2018

(Mechanical) Management Trainee

BNSF
06.2015 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship

Southern Methodist University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
GUADALUPE SANCHEZ