Rideau Transit Maintenance employs a large team of dedicated professionals who maintain the Confederation Line light rail transit system.
Steven Cassidy – General Manager
Steven joined RTM as its General Manager in July 2025 after leading various organizations in the engineering and operational fields. He’s a Chartered Engineer with a broad range of experience in the rail industry and has led teams in rolling stock maintenance, infrastructure maintenance, and rail operations.
Steven’s extensive experience with leading high speed, freight, and metro systems in the UK and the Middle East provides our team a unique and advanced perspective.
Dale Strilchuk – Maintenance Director
Dale has an extensive history working in the railroad industry, with many years of experience as a senior leader at PNR Railworks and Canadian Pacific Railway. Dale’s experience and skills in operations management, safety management systems, contract management, process scheduling, and rail transport have made him a valuable member of RTM as the Maintenance Director since 2022.
Subeg Gill – Director, Technical Services
A graduate of the University of Calgary with a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Subeg brings over 15 years of experience in reliability and maintenance engineering. His background spans mining, petrochemical, chemical, pulp and paper, manufacturing, and utilities, with specialized expertise in fixed plant and mobile equipment maintenance across diverse industrial environments. Since joining RTM as Director of Technical Services in 2024, he has been instrumental in developing and implementing reliability-driven maintenance programs that enhance asset performance, reduce downtime, and support long-term operational excellence.
In earlier chapters of his career, Subeg established reliability and planning teams from the ground up, leading the development of proactive maintenance strategies that significantly improved asset availability and reduced planned downtime. He also spearheaded major defect elimination and maintenance optimization initiatives, delivering substantial operational savings and long-term performance gains. His leadership continues to strengthen RTM’s Engineering Team and drive sustainable technical advancement.
Christine Freeman, CHRP, CHRL – Director of Human Resources
Christine joined RTM in July of 2022 as the Human Resources Manager after having many years of experience in logistics and supply chain industries. Christine brings with her an extensive background with over 10 years of experience in HR roles and her skills include interviewing, recruiting, employee benefits design, employee satisfaction and morale building. Christine is a Certified HR Business Partner, is certified in workplace investigations, mental health first aid, and in labour relations.
Tauheed Ali Bhatti, CPA, CMA – Director, Finance
Ali brings a wealth of experience in the finance and accounting arena and has worked with leading real estate investment and facility management services companies in the areas of asset management and consulting services for hospital, bridge, and road Public-Private Partnerships (P3). With both CMA and CPA designations, Ali holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
Sarah Ruckpaul – Office Services Coordinator & Assistant to the GM
Sarah joined RTM in 2022 as the Office Services Coordinator and the Assistant to RTM’s General Manager. She studied Human Rights Law at Carleton University and holds a diploma in Business Administration, where she specialized in Finance. Her background includes experience working in Inventory, Human Resources, and Finance roles. Her role within RTM includes encouraging and maintaining office organization, providing administrative support to the General Manager, and managing all administrative office services.
