10 Wabtec plant leaders
These Wabtec plant leaders hold plant manager titles today, including Plant Manager - Locomotive Assembly, Plant Manager - Cabs and Plant Manager, WGS KRC. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Wabtec from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Audie Penn
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Corporation
Audie Penn has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Corporation since June 2026, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager | Albia Operations | Wabtec. Audie Penn was Operational Performance Consultant at Independent Advisory & Operational Work from 2017 to 2026 and Manufacturing Technical Steward - Lean Methodology Manager at Caterpillar Inc. from 2016 to 2017.
Derrick McCoy
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Locomotive Assembly · Wabtec Corporation
Derrick McCoy has been Plant Manager - Locomotive Assembly at Wabtec Corporation since March 2025, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. At Wabtec Corporation, Derrick McCoy was also Director - Program Management - New Technology Programs from 2024 to 2025 and Senior Operations Manager - Locomotive Final Assembly from 2021 to 2024.
Jack Kliewer
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Corporation
Jack Kliewer has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Corporation since May 2024, based in Moundridge, Kansas, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager at Wabtec - ATP. Jack Kliewer was Production Manager at K-Tron from 2023 to 2024 and Plant Production Manager at Aramark Uniform Services from 2017 to 2021.
Jason Danowski
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Cabs · Wabtec Corporation
Jason Danowski has been Plant Manager - Cabs at Wabtec Corporation since January 2024, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jason Danowski was Senior Operations Manager at Wabtec Corporation from 2019 to 2024 and Senior Productivity Project Manager at GE Transportation, a Wabtec company from 2016 to 2018.
Luis Fernando Coronado
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager, WGS KRC · Wabtec Corporation
Luis Fernando Coronado has been Plant Manager, WGS KRC at Wabtec Corporation since July 2025, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager, WGS Kansas City. Luis Fernando Coronado also held a Plant Manager row at Wabtec Corporation from 2022 to 2025 and was Plant Manager at GE Transportation, a Wabtec company in 2020.
Michelle Rybolt
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Global Services
Michelle Rybolt has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Global Services since September 2011, based in the Greater Chicago Area, and was Office Manager there from 2001 to 2011. The profile summary lists lean manufacturing operations, quality control, safety, supply chain and P&L among the areas Michelle Rybolt manages.
Rob Dolak
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Corporation
Rob Dolak has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Corporation since July 2025, and the profile headline reads Plant Manager, Erie Propulsion at Wabtec Corporation. Rob Dolak was Manufacturing Projects & Initiatives Leader at GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company from 2014 to 2025 and Supply Chain Integration Leader there from 2012 to 2014.
Roel Cesar Gonzalez Moreno
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Corporation
Roel Cesar Gonzalez Moreno has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Corporation since June 2021, based in the United States, and also held a Plant Manager row at Wabtec Corporation from 2018 to 2021. Roel Cesar Gonzalez Moreno was Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Unison Industries from 2010 to 2018.
Steven LaFever
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Plant Manger · Wabtec Corporation
Steven LaFever has been Senior Director Plant Manger at Wabtec Corporation since May 2024, based in Glassport, Pennsylvania. Steven LaFever was General Manager at Wabtec Rubber Products from 2016 to 2024, QPS Group Leader at Wabtec Corporation from 2014 to 2016 and Quality & Performance Systems Engineer at Wabtec Rubber Products from 2012 to 2014.
Tyler Rettger
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Wabtec Corporation
Tyler Rettger has been Plant Manager at Wabtec Corporation since June 2023, in Emporium, Pennsylvania, as the profile shows. Tyler Rettger was Value Stream Manager at GKN Powder Metallurgy from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Quality Engineer there from 2017 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months running your plant?
- 02How do you split your time between the shop floor, planning and longer-term priorities?
- 03Which experience before your plant manager role helps you most in the job today?
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