Luis C. Loredo
M.Eng. Industrial Electrical Wiring Engineer
Lean 6σ Manufacturing Engr
Project Manager Professional
Full Stack Developer
SME Railway Wiring Expert
+41 (0) 76 577 8619
lloredo.eng@gmail.com
/in/lucalobe
International Industrial Engineer and Project Manager ®PMP for railway, automotive, and marine.
My broad multidisciplinary background provides design, manufacturing, process optimization, and software development, with strong commitment to quality and collaboration.
Currently seeking transition to Leadership positions which I believe founded on building trust, reaching agreements, and having clear and assertive communications.
Methodical. Do Things Right. Learner.
Lead Railway Expert and Electrical Design Engineer
Switzerland
Leclanché SA
2021-Today
- Battery design, testing and commissioning for electromobility in Railway, Automotive and Marine.
- Leveraged my expertise in Railway, Manufacturing and Business to lead the implementation of testing protocols saving 0.5MCHF/year in Quality Cost. Enhanced product quality, and raised the documentation to industry-level best practices.
- Trained and managed 2 colleagues, and mentored the whole department in electrical design and best practices.
- Railway Subject Matter Expert (SME) for electrical design and Quality consultant for electrical matters.
- Development of electrical design processes and implementation of design standards.
Electrical Process and Manufacturing Engineer
USA
CAF SA
2019-2021
- Managed the Technology transfer to manufacture the electrical installations for rolling stock.
- Autonomously created a software (SaaS) to streamline the kitting process logistics and ERP BOMs for manufacturing, saving 2MUSD in work-hours and material waste.
- Recovered trust from the manufacturing line (15 people) by thoroughly and accurately addressing issues and providing assertive feedback and communication in a cross-cultural international environment.
- Operations and process improvement with LEAN manufacturing methodology and Work Instructions.
- Management of ECRs, modifications, and incidences.
Railway Design Engineer and 3D Design Leader
Spain
Hispacold
2013-2019
- Railway HVAC electrical, mechanical, and functional project design and execution from concept to commissioning in multidisciplinar, agile, polyvalent teams. Delivering Project and Manufacturing documentation.
- Developed and managed the 3D design process that later generations use today. Becoming the Training Responsible and mentor of colleagues. Having always the focus in process improvement and automation.
- Electrical design in Wire sizing and routing. Electrical schematics, harness drawings, and interfaces. Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC), test, validation and commissioning.
- Mechanical design in frames and metalsheet for cost and volume optimization.
- Functional design in Logic and requirements for PLC control and electronics. CAN Open communication and debugging.
- Problem solving. Prototyping, tooling and retrofit campaigns.
- Customers mindset and suppliers management. Purchasing, logistics, industrialization, production, and integration.
- Quality consultant for audits, IRIS, FAI, internal audits, and tests in third-party laboratories.
External Consultant Line Commissioning and Presence Control
Spain
Comercializadora Aloe Vera Español, s.l.
04/2018
Lighting Designer for Solar Decathlon House
Belgium
Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven
09/2011 - 02/2012
Commissioning of Photovoltaic Installation & Electrical Schematics
Spain
Universidad de Sevilla - Electrical Engineering Department (Internship)
05/2011- 09/2011
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Critical Thinking
- Leaning Processes
- Industrial design
- Project design
- Software development
- Process Automation
- Management
- Resilience
- Communication
- Innovation
- Artificial Inteligence
- SAP
- E3 Zuken
- SolidWorks Electrical
- SolidWorks
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Excel Advanced
- Microsoft Project
- Trello
- Jira
- GitHub
- Visual Studio Code
- MATLAB
- Simulink
ETSI US - Higher Technical School of Engineering
Seville - Spain
M.Eng. Electric Power Industrial Engineering
2004-2011
KU LEUVEN - Higher Technical School of Engineering
Leuven - Belgium
Master courses in Electrical, Materials and Energy
2011-2012
Binghamton University - Thomas J. Watson College Eng
New York - USA
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
2020-2021
4Geeks Academy
Online - Switzerland
Full Stack Developer
2022-2023
Elected Vice President of Education
Toastmasters International
07/2025-Present
- Direction committee of 7 people.
- Team management of 50 people.
Elected President and Secretary representative
Company Workers Council and Union
4 years
- Team management of 9 people.
Elected Academic Senate member,
Student Representative
Students Representative Council member
3 years
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- SolidWorks Professional Certificate
- Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt
- Generative AI for Project Managers
- Agile Project management techniques – SCRUM
- Labor Health Risk Prevention Basics
- Swiss Electrical Risks training
- Health Risks: Biomechanical, Electrical, Height and Loads
- Crimping and Quality Control
- Dow Automotive Adhesive Training
- High School with first class honors