RSI Announces 2024 Quality Assurance Committee Leaders
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
GATX Director of Quality Assurance Margaret Zero and TrinityRail Director of Quality Assurance Michael Ruby in 2024 will lead RSI’s Quality Assurance Committee.
The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) on Dec. 19 announced that executives at GATX Corporation and TrinityRail, Inc., will lead its Quality Assurance Committee in 2024, and advocate for “quality and continuous improvement in the performance, safety, and reliability of the rail supply industry’s products and services.”
According to RSI, the Quality Assurance Committee charter is to “proactively identify industry issues, needs, and trends and provide guidance and service offerings to continually improve railway supplier products, processes, and services. This is accomplished by developing and publishing best practice industry compliance standards, documents, and guidelines, and educating the industry on quality issues and processes.” The committee comprises quality leaders representing railcar owners, fleet managers, repair and reconditioning facilities, and railcar and component manufacturers.
In 2024, GATX Director of Quality Assurance Margaret Zero will serve as Chair of RSI’s Quality Assurance Committee. With more than 10 years of Quality experience in the rail industry, she has held various roles in the GATX Quality Department, and she and her team currently administer, support and oversee the regulatory compliance program, quality auditing and facility certification, the quality management system and the NDT, and welding and training programs for the GATX Rail North America network. Zero is recognized as a Certified Quality Engineer through the American Society for Quality and is member of the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Quality Assurance Committee.
TrinityRail Director of Quality Assurance Michael Ruby will serve in 2024 as Vice Chair of RSI’s Quality Assurance Committee. He began his career at Peterbilt Motors as a quality inspector for heavy-duty trucks, working his way up through various roles, including auditor, problem-solver, supplier quality engineer, and quality engineer. He also served as Quality Manager at Navistar Inc. Ruby in 2015 transitioned to TrinityRail and in his current role manages the quality management system, AAR and ISO audits, AAR facility certifications, and technical approvals. Ruby is also pursuing an Executive MBA at Baylor University.
“I am excited to collaborate with a diverse team of rail industry experts, and to expand RSI’s membership and participation within the industry,” Ruby said.
