Rafael Doblas

Planning Director ‖ Engineer - PMP - IPMA - Business

Name:Doblas Rafael

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Talented engineer with international experience, highly motivated and proactive focusing on performance and efficiency at any level. Recognized ability to improve processes, motivate teams and reach goals with outstanding creativity. Proven geek since a kid with interests on innovation, cryptocurrencies, smart mobility, cybersecurity and IT in general

Experience

2024-present

1. Global Project Planning Fundamentals Director

ALSTOM - Rochester NY (USA)

Main duties
✔ leading and transforming the planning discipline across all Alstom globally, reporting to VP planning from headquarters in close coordination with sites, métiers, product lines and regions.
✔ main focus areas: processes & templates, trainings, job codes and competences, planners community animation, discipline governance, process adherence and performance
✔ travel around the world, mainly in Europe, to the different Alstom offices to do planning deep dives to analyze what they do well and what can be improved

Main achievements
★ Created BI dashboard to gather insights of the community as per multiple datasets
★ Updated Alstom Performance System roadmap gathering consensus among all product lines
★ Revamped department sharepoint and improved communication using modern features
★ Analyzed multiple functionalities in different tools to achieve common ground
★ Led a team based all over the world
★ Prepared information for planning VP and COO
★ Designed custom KPIs to improve performance in projects delivery
★ Improved processes and created fast tips to be more impactful
★ Developed training material to fill the gaps
★ Brainstormed with other disciplines on general improvement ideas
★ Filmed videos for the whole company to increase planning culture and vision

2023-2024

2. Head of Planning

ALSTOM Signaling Inc - Rochester NY (USA)

Main duties
✔ in charge of 2/3 of the US project portfolio with 8 direct reports
✔ Planning referent for the US D&IS portfolio
✔ Planning métier improvement: ways of working, best practices, claims, reporting, workload, etc.
✔ Transform the mètier: revitalize the planning mètier from the perspective of a Project Manager. Regain trust and look for excellence. Get the NAM region to the next level.

Main achievements
★ Defined way of working for the region for tools, workload, finance
★ Improved KPI metrics by creating a proactive unified automatic reporting for the team out of the schedules
★ Capitalized best practices and defined new ways of working
★ Optimized seniority/criticality and PM/PrPM proximity ratios
★ Connected the PM community to PrPM as right hands

2020-2024

3. Project Manager

ALSTOM Signaling Inc - Rochester NY (USA)

– Metro-North Railroad – PTC SI Project in New York, USA. 100M€

Main achievements
★ Put in revenue service the last branch, Waterbury, to have full territory on PTC.
★ Reorganized the way of working and improved communications
★ Strategized deliveries
★ Led the team for closeout
★ Synchronized strategy with Long-Island RailRoad project

– Metro-North Railroad – M8 On Board Computer PTC Project in New York, USA. 12M€

Main achievements
★ Delivered as per the plan
★ Negotiated and got change orders

– Kawasaki – M8 On Board Computer PTC Project in New York, USA. 51M€

Main achievements
★ Led the team for close out
★ Negotiated open commercial items

– City of Edmonton (CoE) – Metro Line Alternate Signaling solution project in Alberta, Canada. 16M€

Main achievements
★ Delivered the project on time, on quality and on budget
★ Created an example for other projects to follow
★ Embraced multilocation working environment with multiple time zones
★ Put in place a more simplified and visual reporting routine- Metro-North Railroad – PTC SI Project in New York, USA. 100M€ Main achievements ★ Put in revenue service the last branch, Waterbury, to have full territory on PTC. ★ Reorganized the way of working and improved communications ★ Strategized deliveries ★ Led the team for closeout ★ Synchronized strategy with Long-Island RailRoad project – Metro-North Railroad – M8 On Board Computer PTC Project in New York, USA. 12M€ Main achievements ★ Delivered as per the plan ★ Negotiated and got change orders – Kawasaki – M8 On Board Computer PTC Project in New York, USA. 51M€ Main achievements ★ Led the team for close out ★ Negotiated open commercial items – City of Edmonton (CoE) – Metro Line Alternate Signaling solution project in Alberta, Canada. 16M€ Main achievements ★ Delivered the project on time, on quality and on budget ★ Created an example for other projects to follow ★ Embraced multilocation working environment with multiple time zones ★ Put in place a more simplified and visual reporting routine
Data Analytics

2020-2020

4. Program Manager

ALSTOM Signaling Inc - Rochester NY (USA)

Managing the iVPI (integrated vital processor interlocking) program to continue developing functionalities the transport authorities need.

Main achievements
★ Restored program governance in a record time
★ Controlled development baselines to execute within time and budget

Main duties
✔ Program management
✔ Reporting to central and region
✔ Manage external subcontractors

2017-2019

5. Deputy Project Manager

ALSTOM Signaling Inc - Rochester NY (USA)

In charge of trainings, manuals, maintenance, warranty, work cars and TR4 CBTC deployment for Toronto Line 1 CBTC revamping project in addition to supporting the NAM PMO department to improve their way of working and the Rochester site with the management of a new office.

Main achievements
★ Made roadmaps for strategy and decisions
★ Developed a close relationship with the client traveling often to their offices and communicating quickly
★ Created reports for better and efficient PMO control
★ Interfaced with the client daily to solve problems right away
★ Monitored progress and adapted to the constraints and risks
★ Controlled industrialization and delivered materials in a short time
★ Communicated with teams around the world from different time zones successfuly
★ Pushed the organization at all levels to get things done on time with client’s satisfaction
★ Coordinated a tailored design of CBTC for Work Cars
★ Improved NAM PMO Department ways of working
★ Identified risks in advance and proposed quick mitigation plans
★ Worked closely with engineering to deliver systems as per contract and on time
★ Prioritized activities to reach commitments
★ Preserved quality and safety on all tasks
★ Contributed in a new site relocation project to move in all employees on time
★ Introduced MS Teams in the whole region and pushed dashboards for analysis with Excel/BI.
★ Engaged stakeholders frequently and led discussions to remove bottlenecks

Main duties
✔ Industrial Management: spares, repairs
✔ Warranty and Maintenance Management: client communications, RAM, follow up with the team
✔ Work Cars Management
✔ Trainings and Manuals management: manage 2 contractors plus the in-house team to synchronize the development and delivery of trainings and manuals for work cars and mainline.
✔ New site relocation Management
✔ Workload and costs management
✔ NAM PMO Department tools & methods improvement

2016-2017

6. Senior Project Planning Manager

ALSTOM Signaling Inc - Rochester NY (USA)

In charge of trainings, manuals, spares and the technical part of maintenance for Toronto Line 1 YUS CBTC revamping project

Main achievements
★ Developed roadmaps for strategy and decisions
★ Created dashboards for better and efficient PMO control
★ Interfaced with the client for technical maintenance topics and spare parts
★ Adapted tools and created/improved maintenance procedures
★ Put control on spare parts and inventory
★ Improved train readiness status control and reporting
★ Managed contractors WL and strategy

Main duties
✔ Strategy roadmaps
✔ Mini plannings to support brownfield closures
✔ Material production follow-up
✔ Client operation training strategy and planning
✔ Planisware Key User and Expert Trainer
✔ Spare parts management and inventory control
✔ Reporting improvement
✔ Planning updating in Primavera P6 and Planisware
✔ Resources workload management in Planisware

2015-2016

7. Deputy Project Manager

ALSTOM - Madrid (SPAIN)

Deputy Project Manager for a new concept of Small Projects Office dedicated to executing these kinds of projects in a more efficient way in order to deliver all of them on time but reducing costs and maintaining the quality standards.

Main achievements
★ Brain of the new processes and tailoring rules.
★ Simplification of tasks and improvement in the idle times.
★ Developed new control and reporting tools for each deparment getting a new full set of information on request.
★ Generated optimized planning as a factory
★ Reduced bottlenecks.

Main duties
✔ Develop and tailor all processes.
✔ Support the Project Manager on the whole portfolio.
✔ Coordinate with all departments on plans and way of working.
✔ Work closely with core team to follow up all activities.
✔ Contribute the Regional Center integrating in the same place the Small Projects Office portfolio.

2011-2011

8. Process Engineer

Gadir Solar - Puerto Real (SPAIN)

In charge of optimizing the process of a 40MW Photovoltaic Solar a-Si Factory

Main Achievements:
★ Weekly reports to inform the engineering team about the performance and issues with the process.
★ Improvement in the quality thanks to data analysis from production and metrology in order to discover possible relations and indicators to comply with the standards and certifications ISO 9001, TÜV y UL.
★ Statistical Analysis, representation and interpretation of the results to develop with i+D+i new recipes with better specifications. Key for developing new products versions and improve processes inside the factory
★ Continuous improvement and lean manufacturing with SPC and 6sigma
★ Planning and management of all the projects: new products, experimental solar farms, architectonic integration and follow up of the scope, cost and time
★ Development of documentation for projects, specifications, data reports and results analysis
★ Creation of new products more efficient thanks to the tests in factory and outside to improve production and test new recipes

Main Duties:
✔ Lean Manufacturing
✔ Statistical Processes Control SPC using JMP
✔ Development of Specifications
✔ Analysis of Metrology Results
✔ Analysis of new products
✔ Management of University Projects to test new products
✔ PV Architectonic Integration Projects Management

2012-2016

9. Project Planning Manager

ALSTOM Transport - Madrid (SPAIN)

Planning Resources coordinator and Projects Planning Manager for Projects in the railway sector (signalling and security) in addition of supporting the Global Performance Department in different processes and give support in planning and its tools, coaching and supporting the projects for all ALSTOM TIS Spain portfolio in continuous connection to ALSTOM headquarters.

Main achievements
★ Conducted all steps to deploy all planning processes in the site to successfully control all the projects portfolio following all standards.
★ Implemented the corporate planning tool with all its modules.
★ Motivated the Planning Managers Resources team with team building meetings.
★ Developed a new way for controlling the whole portfolio of projects in one place in terms of scope, time and cost.
★ Facilitated communication in all projects, anticipating risks and therefore saving costs.
★ Generated guides, especial spreadsheets, kpis, reporting templates, tips newsletter.
★ Performed and monitored roadmaps.
★ Simplified ways for develop plannings, controlling them and alerting the teams.

Main duties
✔ Coordinator of the Planning Managers team, training and couching them.
✔ Planning Manager for all kind of projects around the world: Mainlines, Tramways, Metro, Tram-Trains, coordinating with other offices and following up a group of more than 50 engineers and technicians.
✔ Coordinate with central team on new functionalities deployment, processes, guides, kpis, etc.
✔ Work closely with all the departments, especially with quality to comply with certifications and standards and use its tools to improve processes.
✔ Support to the Global Performance Department for planning processes and workload.
✔ Creation of templates, KPIs and presentations for reporting and Project Management.
✔ Contribute the Regional Center controlling the projects portfolio.
✔ Key User of Planisware giving trainings and support on the tool to the regional center employees in addition of implementing new functions.

Education

2022-present

1. IPMA – Certified Project Manager

International Project Management Association

2015-present

2. PMP – Project Management Professional

Project Management Institute

2007-2009

3. MS Industrial Management Engineer

University Of Cádiz - SPAIN

Superior degree specialized in control, improvement and optimization of processes, quality management, organizations at a level of structuring, politics, resources management and project management.

2003-2008

4. BS Industrial Engineer – Electronics

University of Cádiz - SPAIN

Technical degree fundamentally focused in Automation and Control Electronics. Graduated with honors.

2009-2011

5. Certification in Business and Project Management

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - USA

Completion of 2 Postgraduate studies at the prestigious UCLA in order to aquire practical knowledge about design, management, planning and execution of projects, MS Project, sales, marketing and business development.

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