Reza Heydari

Experienced professional with extensive experience in leading maintenance, reliability, engineering, and mobile equipment maintenance activities. Proven expertise in public and private sectors, operations management, project planning and delivery, business process review and change management, operations budgeting, and strategic leadership. Demonstrated commitment to public service, equity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Team Leader, New Unit Commissioning - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada

(2023-02)

• Leading a team of 10 Journeymen (CUPE37 & AUT583) in the New Unit Commissioning group.
• Maintaining a visible presence in the shop to strengthen employee engagement and prioritize safety.
• Supervising performance, provided mentorship, and managed the workforce within the context of the collective agreement.
• Ensuring timely and safe execution of all maintenance work assigned.
• Setting work expectations and performance levels with employees and provided timely and relevant feedback.
• Ensuring adherence to all permit and lockout procedures.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to minimize disruption during capital projects and maintenance activities, successfully meeting project deadlines and objectives.
• Managing operating budgets, reviewed monthly financials, and adjusted spending to align with organizational goals.
• Maintaining a strong focus on safety, promoting a safe and healthy work environment in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Reviewing and managing procurement processes, ensuring the timely acquisition of necessary materials and services.
• Implementing change management initiatives to improve maintenance processes and adapt to evolving organizational needs.

Acquisition Specialist – Fleet Tech Services - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada

(2017 - 2022)

• Collaborated with customers to plan asset replacements, lifecycles, and asset types by gathering and synthesizing technical requirements and specifications.
• Created weight distribution diagrams and conceptual designs of vehicles and equipment using technical specifications and data.
• Completed the procurement process by creating tender documents, contract extensions, and vendor performance evaluations.
• Performed quality control inspections and attended meetings at manufacturing and installation facilities.
• Managed fleet acquisition projects by ensuring internal and external vendors meet promised deliverables and specifications.
• Produced RFQs and RFPs to support the competitive tendering of City contracts.
• Trained new acquisition specialists and mentored new hires.

Acting Team Leader, New Unit Commissioning - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada

(2020 - 2021)

• Temporarily managed the commissioning team, ensuring timely and safe project execution.
• Investigated incidents to improve safety protocols and prevent recurrence.

Ground Engaging Tools (GET) Specialist - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB

(2014 - 2017)

• Ensured compliance with Suncor EH&S management system.
• Managed $10M projects by monitoring and reporting GET life, usage, cost, and inventory.
• Directed contracts with SCM (Logistics) and vendors.
• Collaborated with business units and maintenance for work coordination.
• Provided technical response reports.

Reliability Specialist - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB

(2011 - 2014)

• Provided maintenance engineering support for crane lifts, incident learning programs, and investigations.
• Developed and monitored contamination control for spills and other contaminants.
• Oversaw contractor workforce to ensure proper training and compliance with safety procedures.
• Ensured unit downtime outage durations are minimized while maintaining worker safety and unit reliability.

Reliability Inspector - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB

(2009 - 2011)

• Provided daily assistance to the Maintenance Engineer for fleet maintenance activities.
• Coordinated and performed field inspections.
• Managed external contractors/consultants for projects as required.
• Supported the Suncor safety culture and performed safety audits.

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - SAIT (2009)

Certification - Professional Management - University of Calgary (2021)

Certificate - Foundational Leadership - University of Calgary (2024)