Sam Abbruzzese
Jersey City,NJ
Summary
Innovative Operations & Project Engineer seeking a new role to improve processes, identify opportunities, and implement solutions that drive business success. Clever creator of novel approaches to stale technical and manual tasks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Engineering Manager
Rent The Runway
04.2022 - Current
- Optimized Outbound process flow by eliminating operational and mechanical bottlenecks, resulting in 77% increase in hourly throughput.
- Design, budget, launch and operationalize CAPEX transformative projects spanning across automation, productivity, quality, capacity management and safety.
- Work closely with data and product teams to provide technical and operational direction in product development stages.
- Address design challenges and evaluate alternative design models to meet project requirements.
- Identify deficiencies in mechanical processes to develop improvements.
- Altered and modified designs of critical equipment to meet demands and eliminate malfunctions.
Outbound Operations Manager
Rent The Runway
- Led and managed flow of outbound operations with a team of 70+ associates and 2 supervisors driving best operational performance YTD.
- Developed KPI metrics and processes for direct and indirect roles to increase department productivity by 75% driving $400K in yearly labor savings.
- Led a cross functional project to revamp the outbound sorter preventive maintenance program, resulting in reducing machine downtime by 60%.
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
Engineering/Maintenance Planner & Supervisor
PepsiCo
06.2019 - 04.2022
- Led, staffed, and coached a team of 13 union mechanics and parts coordinator to maintain a 24/7 fast paced environment and department KPI.
- Developed onsite project management program for planned maintenance and vendor overhauls to eliminate impact to production.
- Revamped site preventative maintenance program utilizing CMMS for quality and efficient upkeep reducing PM documentation by 30%, increasing maintenance productivity by 25%.
- Utilized LSS tools to improve work order, receiving, and work planning processes reducing downtime due to breakdowns by 10%
- Managed site CAPEX projects with site engineers for major equipment installations/retrofits.
- Mentored the co-op program to immerse and guide students with aspiring careers in manufacturing.
Site TPM Leader
PepsiCo
- Launched site autonomous maintenance, total productive manufacturing program and processes.
- Provided site RCA and BDA process training to improve leader-operator collaborations & improve downtime communications.
- Developed a cross-functional autonomous maintenance team to improve operational performance increasing overall running efficiency by 8%.
- Led kaizen events to optimize machine package changeovers, reducing process downtime by 50%.
- Optimized tank sanitation/change over process steps utilizing DMAIC to minimize operational downtime by 20%.
Assistant Project Manager
John Gallin & Son
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Developed and incorporated new submittal process to streamline data input improving processing time by 50%.
- Monitored and tracked project metrics and collected data to share with project members.
- Maintained open communication by providing regular updates on project status to customers.
Education
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ05.2021
Skills
- Solid Works
- AutoCAD
- LSS Tools
- SAP
- CMMS
- SQL
- Machine Shop Practices
- SAP
Timeline
Operations Engineering Manager
Rent The Runway
04.2022 - Current
Engineering/Maintenance Planner & Supervisor
PepsiCo
06.2019 - 04.2022
Assistant Project Manager
John Gallin & Son
09.2018 - 01.2019
Outbound Operations Manager
Rent The Runway
Site TPM Leader
PepsiCo
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
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